The educational process of Automatics in Tallinn Center of Industrial Education

Author

Grinko, Aleksandr

Author_Institution

Tallinn Univ. Technol., Tallinn

fYear

2007

fDate

May 29 2007-June 1 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper discusses the area of studying subject "Automatics" in Tallinn Center of Industrial Education. The effectiveness of engineering education depends upon the teaching style of an instructor and the learning style of a student. The methods of active learning can be applied in order to improve the balance between these styles are described. There are several teaching strategies that can be employed by an instructor, including problem solving, laboratory work, home assignment and group discussions. Described the contents of theoretical and practical courses, equipment, software and laboratories what are used in discipline "Automatics" studying process.

Keywords

educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; Automatics; Tallinn Center of Industrial Education; active learning; group discussions; home assignments; industrial engineering education; laboratory work; problem solving; Actuators; Automatic control; Automation; Communication system control; Electrical equipment industry; Engineering education; Laboratories; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature control; Valves; active learning; automatics; competence; engineering education; hydraulics; pneumatics; practical works; teaching; typical industrial processes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Compatibility in Power Electronics, 2007. CPE '07

Conference_Location

Gdansk

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1055-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1055-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPE.2007.4296536

Filename

4296536