DocumentCode :
80393
Title :
Implementation of a Project-Based Telecommunications Engineering Design Course
Author :
Aliakbarian, Hadi ; Soh, Ping Jack ; Farsi, S. ; Hantao Xu ; Van Lil, Emmanuel H. E. M. J. ; Nauwelaers, Bart K. J. C. ; Vandenbosch, Guy A. E. ; Schreurs, Dominique M. M.-P
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Volume :
57
Issue :
1
fYear :
2014
fDate :
Feb. 2014
Firstpage :
25
Lastpage :
33
Abstract :
This paper describes and discusses the implementation of a project-based graduate design course in telecommunications engineering. This course, which requires a combination of technical and soft skills for its completion, enables guided independent learning (GIL) and application of technical knowledge acquired from classroom learning. Its main implementation challenge is the need for instructors to define graduate-level GIL activities that are unique for the project objectives and scope. This process is required at both the system and subsystem levels. These activities must also satisfy the program learning outcomes and course outcomes (PLOs and COs). The course initiation, implementation, and management are first described from the instructor´s perspective. Technical specifications and outcomes from a recently implemented project titled “A Human-Inspired Telecommunication System” is taken as a case study. Besides explaining the methodology used to evaluate both the course and the students, an empirical assessment of PLOs and COs against the associated educational activities is also presented. Results of a student exit survey, in which each instrument was mapped to specific COs, indicated that the intended course objectives had been accomplished and that there was a good level of student satisfaction.
Keywords :
educational courses; telecommunication engineering education; CO; GIL; PLO; associated educational activities; classroom learning; course initiation; course outcomes; guided independent learning; human-inspired telecommunication system; program learning outcomes; project based graduate design course; project based telecommunications engineering design course; soft skills; student satisfaction; technical knowledge; technical skills; Biomimetics; communication engineering education; direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation; student experiments;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9359
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2013.2262800
Filename :
6521393
Link To Document :
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