AC 2011-294: INTEGRATED LABORATORY CURRICULA AND COURSE PROJECTS ACROSS THE ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • This paper discusses the details of the curricular development effort with the focus on the vertical and horizontal integration of laboratory curricula and course projects within the Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) program at Texas A&M University. Both software and hardware aspects are addressed. A common set of software tools are introduced to the sophomore students in the EET curriculum; these are then used in several junior and senior level courses. Through early and repeated exposure to these tools, students learn to use them more effectively to solve various engineering problems in laboratory and course projects. A DC permanent magnetic motor is identified as one of the common hardware platforms for multiple course projects. By using a common platform for different course projects, the students can spend much less time preparing for the course projects. With each course adding different features to the common platform, the learning experience in several courses becomes seamlessly integrated. The curriculum development effort improves the efficiency of student learning and enhances the students' educational experience. 2011 American Society for Engineering Education.

name of conference

  • 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

published proceedings

  • 2011 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION

author list (cited authors)

  • Zhan, W., Goulart, A., Morgan, J. A., & Porter, J. R.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Zhan, Wei||Goulart, Ana Elisa P||Morgan, Joseph A||Porter, Jay R

publication date

  • June 2011