TY - GEN
T1 - Advancements in using a machine design project for teaching introductory electrical engineering
AU - Lei, Chi Un
AU - Liang, Hai Ning
AU - Man, Ka Lok
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Project-based learning is commonly used in teaching electrical/electronic engineering content. This paper analyses a proposed course that used a Rube Goldberg machine design project for introductory electrical engineering teaching. To facilitate students' learning, two main enhancements of the original course development are described: i) a refurnished project vehicle and new curriculum-framing questions have been proposed to assist students achieving the course's learning outcomes, and ii) tools for idea cultivation, design progress monitoring and design/learning collaboration technologies have been proposed to assist students to direct their learning.
AB - Project-based learning is commonly used in teaching electrical/electronic engineering content. This paper analyses a proposed course that used a Rube Goldberg machine design project for introductory electrical engineering teaching. To facilitate students' learning, two main enhancements of the original course development are described: i) a refurnished project vehicle and new curriculum-framing questions have been proposed to assist students achieving the course's learning outcomes, and ii) tools for idea cultivation, design progress monitoring and design/learning collaboration technologies have been proposed to assist students to direct their learning.
KW - Rube Goldberg Machine
KW - checklists
KW - curriculum-framing questions
KW - e-learning
KW - electrical engineering education
KW - introductory engineering
KW - project-based learning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84892632963
U2 - 10.1109/TALE.2013.6654499
DO - 10.1109/TALE.2013.6654499
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84892632963
SN - 9781467363556
T3 - Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
SP - 556
EP - 559
BT - Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
T2 - 2013 2nd IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
Y2 - 26 August 2013 through 29 August 2013
ER -