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Improving a Flipped Electromechanical Energy Conversion Course

Conference Session
Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thomas E. McDermott, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
the one-evening-per-week class session inthe past. The instructor also incorporated two items from the ASEE National Effective TeachingInstitute (NETI-1) summer 2015 offering. The first new element is detailed learning objectives,which are presented as study guides, amounting to six full pages of objectives for the course. Thesecond new element is a “scaffolded” handout for each class, encouraging students to activelycomplete content and take notes. In addition, the instructor has added animations using theANSYS Maxwell software that serve as demonstrations for students during the software labs.Students also complete short online quizzes before class to promote preparation. Thus, our fall2015 class has assumed a blended classroom format, in
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Development and Implementation of an Undergraduate Course on Smart Grids

Conference Session
Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
Management 11. Microgrid and Power Grid Fault Studies: 12. Security, Economics and Market Operations 13. Policy and Economic Drives of Smart Grid, Standards and Cyber-securityDue to the interdisciplinary and novelty of the smart grid nature of the topics covered in thiscourse are hardly to find in a single textbook. The authors decided to develop a complete set oflecture notes and tutorials and provide the full student access via course website. Additionalreferences and recommended textbooks15-19 were included in the course syllabus with specialrequirements for graduate students and professionals taking the course. However, the authorsintended to publish during this or next year a textbook on Fundamentals on Smart Grids closer tothe course
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