Title :
Student research groups as a research-based didactic strategy in renewable energy education
Author :
López, Yuri Ulianov ; Valencia, Diego Fernando ; Zuñiga, Ivan Enrique
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Energetica y Mec., Univ. Autonoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia
Abstract :
This paper describes a learning methodology in undergraduate engineering courses for electrical engineering, based on a hands-on model class, this methodology. This work with undergraduate students and a Ph.D professor showed every academic period more and more students interested on the topic and to belong to the group, which started with five electrical engineering students and has been growing every semester almost 100%, with students from other engineering careers.
Keywords :
further education; power engineering education; renewable energy sources; Universidad Autonoma de Occidente; electrical engineering; hands-on model class; renewable energy education; research-based didactic strategy; student research groups; undergraduate engineering courses; Conferences; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Photovoltaic systems; Renewable energy resources; Teamwork; Renewable energies; Student research groups; research based learning;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Applications (WEA), 2012 Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bogota
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0871-7
DOI :
10.1109/WEA.2012.6220089