A flipped mode approach to teaching an electronic system design course

E. Cetin; C. Wijenayake; V. Sethu; E. Ambikairajah

doi:10.1109/TALE.2017.8252337

A flipped mode approach to teaching an electronic system design course

E. Cetin, C. Wijenayake, V. Sethu, E. Ambikairajah

School of Engineering

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Abstract

This paper presents the active and collaborative learning based “flipped mode” approach taken to deliver a second-year electronics systems design course in an electrical engineering degree curriculum and reports on initial results from a longitudinal study undertaken to assess the impact of this course on the development of design skills of the students in future courses. The proposed approach was aimed at maximizing time spent on acquiring hands-on design skills, while providing students with necessary theoretical insights. Various projects undertaken by the students over the past four years, namely digital FM radio, GPS tracker and temperature and humidity control system, have imparted strong design skills and improved their ability for independent learning making them more confident of undertaking complex projects in the future. Course structure, phases of teaching and their pedagogical aims and assessment methodologies, and student feedback are presented. A double-blind cohort analysis carried out to evaluate the merits of the course and its flipped mode teaching methodology indicates that the design skills acquired in this course are retained by the students in subsequent years.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ, USA
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	223-228
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538609002
ISBN (Print)	9781538609019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2017.8252337
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) - , Hong Kong Duration: 12 Dec 2017 → 14 Dec 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
Abbreviated title	TALE
Country	Hong Kong
Period	12/12/17 → 14/12/17

Keywords

Education
Electrical engineering
Embedded systems
Microcontrollers
Programming
Active and Collaborative Learning
Blended learning
Design
Flipped class
Project based Learning

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Cetin, E., Wijenayake, C., Sethu, V., & Ambikairajah, E. (2017). A flipped mode approach to teaching an electronic system design course. In Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE) (pp. 223-228). Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2017.8252337

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Cetin, E, Wijenayake, C, Sethu, V & Ambikairajah, E 2017, A flipped mode approach to teaching an electronic system design course. in Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, USA, pp. 223-228, 2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Hong Kong, 12/12/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2017.8252337

A flipped mode approach to teaching an electronic system design course. / Cetin, E.; Wijenayake, C.; Sethu, V.; Ambikairajah, E.

Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE). Piscataway, NJ, USA : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017. p. 223-228.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution

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Cetin E, Wijenayake C, Sethu V, Ambikairajah E. A flipped mode approach to teaching an electronic system design course. In Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE). Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2017. p. 223-228 https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2017.8252337