DocumentCode :
821764
Title :
A capstone design project to meet the needs of the changing power systems industry and satisfy new accreditation standards
Author :
Hines, Paul D. ; Christie, Richard D.
Author_Institution :
Musasa Inma, Lebanon
Volume :
17
Issue :
3
fYear :
2002
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
535
Lastpage :
542
Abstract :
Currently, two motivators are effecting change in power systems education. First, the industry´s transition to a more competitive environment is requiring changes in the content and pedagogy of power systems education. Second, engineering education as a whole is seeking to modify its curriculum to reflect a better balance between science and education in order to better meet the needs of industry. These curricular changes are largely a result of revised Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation requirements. In response to these changes, new curriculum and analysis tools were developed for a power systems capstone design course. The project integrates market economics and socio-political considerations with transient stability analysis and transmission planning. A power systems analysis package and an economic analysis tool were developed for use with this project. Student evaluations of the course in which the project was implemented indicate that the curriculum successfully addresses a broad range of ABET accreditation criteria.
Keywords :
accreditation; educational courses; electricity supply industry; power engineering education; power system analysis computing; power system economics; power system transient stability; power transmission planning; socio-economic effects; ABET accreditation requirements; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accreditation requirements; accreditation standards; capstone design project; competitive environment; curriculum changes; curriculum tools; economic analysis tool; engineering education; market economics; power systems analysis package; power systems capstone design course; power systems education; power systems industry; socio-political considerations; student course evaluations; transient stability analysis; transmission planning; Accreditation; Engineering education; Environmental economics; Power generation economics; Power system analysis computing; Power system economics; Power system planning; Power system stability; Power system transients; Power systems;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0885-8950
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRS.2002.800869
Filename :
1033690
Link To Document :
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