WHAT AND HOW TO TEACH AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL IN A BASIC ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS COURSE THROUGH A PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING APPROACH? |
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| Christian Eugene |
- Abstract:
- A completely new engineering curriculum has been introduced in 2000-2001 at our University with a modern pedagogical approach, the keywords of which are problem-based learning, project-based learning, active learning. The lecture will, as an introductory part, present the why’s, what’s and how’s of this revolution.
This new context of teaching, which privileges the knowledge acquisition through practice better than theory, certainly favours creativity and especially motivation. But consequently, the place for formal, traditional courses is reduced to a small portion of the curriculum.
It is in particular the case for the courses in electrical measurements and instrumentation, of concern in this lecture, in the new curriculum of students in electrical engineering. Furthermore, the necessary rigour inherent to any training programme in this discipline becomes difficult to achieve in a pedagogical method enhancing the selftraining.
It is in this context of limited time budget that a recentering is needed on what is essential to keep in a basic training in electrical measurements and instrumentation for every student in electrical engineering. A rapprochement with the course of electrical circuits is also a new accent to be emphasised.
The lecture will draw up a list of uncircumventing topics which will be commented often through very simple examples. Only low frequency measurements (below 1 MHz) are here considered. - Download:
- IMEKO-TC1-2002-006.pdf
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC1
- Event name:
- Challenges of New Technologies
- Title:
Symposium on Education in Measurement and Instrumentation
- Place:
- Wroclaw, POLAND
- Time:
- 08 September 2002 - 12 September 2002