DocumentCode :
1923880
Title :
Work in progress - student-driven extended mini-cases for EE service courses
Author :
Rowland, James R.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
fYear :
2008
fDate :
22-25 Oct. 2008
Abstract :
Modern electrical engineering services courses for the other engineering majors have expanded beyond simply providing coverage of basic electrical topics to prepare students for the FE exam. These junior and senior students soon afterwards will also be applying electrical concepts for instrumentation and measurement within their other engineering courses. In Fall 07, 65 civil and architectural students in an EE service course identified the need for mini-cases in the areas of resistance strain gauges, transducers involving capacitors, power systems, and amplifiers. In Spring 08, 125 mechanical and aerospace engineering students in another EE service course focused on force measurements using Wheatstone bridges, digital position encoders, EPROM-based lookup tables, and electronic controllers. A block of material on electrical circuits is common between the two courses. Student-driven mini-cases are being prepared during the summer for class testing during Fall 08, and others will be developed in the fall for Spring 09. Results including student assessments for several of these mini-cases will be reported at FIE 08. Preliminary mini-case details on distinct materials covered in the separate service courses will also be available at FIE 08.
Keywords :
educational courses; electrical engineering education; aerospace engineering; amplifiers; capacitors; electrical engineering services courses; mechanical engineering; power systems; progress-student-driven extended minicases; resistance strain gauges; transducers; Capacitive sensors; Electric resistance; Electrical engineering; Instrumentation and measurement; Iron; Power capacitors; Power engineering and energy; Power system measurements; Springs; Transducers; EE service courses; extended applications; mini-case studies; student-driven applications;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual
Conference_Location :
Saratoga Springs, NY
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1969-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2008.4720584
Filename :
4720584
Link To Document :
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