Development of an interdisciplinary educational curriculum by using the electric vehicle

Author

Hirata, Katsumi ; Nishino, Satoshi ; Kobayashi, Kazumitsu ; Nasu, Yuki ; Toyokawa, Saikaku

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Control Eng., Oyama Nat. Coll. of Technol., Oyama, Japan

fYear

2012

fDate

4-8 March 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Modern industrial products incorporate a variety of different technologies, making it is necessary for engineers to understand and appreciate disciplines other than their own. In order to cultivate engineers capable of meeting the demands of the present and future industrial world, the development of interdisciplinary educational curriculums is essential. In this study, an electric vehicle experiment system is used as a teaching aid to promote interdisciplinary thought development. This paper explores the concept behind the curriculum, the configuration of a constructed system, and reports on an evaluation of the initial class. The effectiveness of the curriculum is clarified.

Keywords

educational courses; electric vehicles; power engineering education; teaching; electric vehicle; industrial products; interdisciplinary educational curriculums; teaching aid; Chemicals; Educational institutions; Electric vehicles; Training; Vegetation; chasses dynamometer; curriculum; education; experiment; interdisciplinary; promote engineers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Greenville, SC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1562-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEVC.2012.6183158

Filename

6183158