Title :
Cognitive-based teaching of power electronics
Author :
Rashid, Muhammad H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
Abstract :
Power electronics has evolved as a distinctive subject area and into many sub-specialties. There are so many important topics to cover within a limited time period of one semester. The questions raise what materials to cover, how to cover to develop and cultivate studentpsilas intellectual abilities for life-long learning knowledge and how to assess the outcomes achieved by the students. This presentation summarizes means of teaching and answering these questions.
Keywords :
cognition; power electronics; power engineering education; cognitive-based teaching; power electronics education; Accreditation; Engineering education; Globalization; Knowledge engineering; Lighting control; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Psychology; Taxonomy; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. ICECE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2014-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2015-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICECE.2008.4769336
