A Method to Teach the Design and Operation of a Distribution System

The undergraduate "power option" program at New Mexico State University consists of five courses. Of these five, one is required of all electrical engineering majors, one is a "block elective" and three are senior electives. The "block elective" is a method by which an electrical engineering major must select three courses from a list of six. The list includes one course in each of the six "option" areas offered by the department. The five power courses are: 1. Electric Machinery -------- required of all majors 2. Power Transmission Lines -- "block elective" 3. Power Systems Analysis ---- senior elective 4. Distribution Systems ------ senior elective 5. Power System Protection --- senior elective