Abraham, S., & Korivi, N. (2015, June), Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-based Learning in Introductory Circuit Analysis Courses  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23769

\bibitem{asee_peer_23769}
  Abraham, S., \& Korivi, N. (2015, June), \emph{Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-based Learning in Introductory Circuit Analysis Courses}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23769

Shiny Abraham and Naga Korivi.  "Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-based Learning in Introductory Circuit Analysis Courses".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23769 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23769}
  Shiny Abraham and Naga Korivi.
  "Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-based Learning in Introductory Circuit Analysis Courses".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23769 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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AB  -         Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-Based Learning in                    Introductory Circuit Analysis CoursesAbstractIntroductory Circuit Analysis courses are aimed at providing undergraduate students with afoundational knowledge of electric circuits, and preparing them for the Electrical Engineering(EE) Curriculum. These courses are conventionally taught as a combination of in-class lecturesessions and accompanying laboratory exercises, both tried and tested instructional methods.However, in addition to imparting knowledge, it is crucial that learning activities be designed tochallenge students, stimulate their curiosity, and engage them in hands-on activities that are notlimited to the laboratory.    This paper proposes the integration of an activity-based learning approach in the EEcurriculum with the use of Analog Discovery Boards (ADB) by Digilent Inc. This enhancementallows students to build, analyze and visualize circuits using the USB-powered AnalogDiscovery platform, a personal computer, and a basic analog parts kit. This opens the door for avariety of learning activities that include in-class experimentation, take-home exercises, groupactivity sessions, and design-and-learn projects among many others. Our work aims to create anenvironment for a student that is conducive to innovation and creative thinking; while providingan experience of all three learning modalities: Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic. Designing suchhands-on sessions for students, tie theory and practice, and enable them to acquire technicalskills that are crucial and necessary in the engineering workforce.    We are employing formative and summative assessment tools to validate the efficacy of thisapproach as an effective pedagogical method when compared to traditional lecture-only-basedmethods. The formative assessment strategies include observations during class experiments,discussion sessions, and think-pair-share. The summative assessment strategies will focus on theoutcome of the program using tools like questionnaires, surveys, tests and projects. In addition,pre and post surveys will be administered in order to gauge the student’s understanding and skilllevel before and after the hands-on experience. The AD boards have been partially integrated inCircuit Analysis I and II courses over the duration of three semesters, and the results, althoughpreliminary, have been positive. Current and future work includes continued efforts for acomprehensive integration of the boards into the Electrical Engineering curriculum.    The underlying goal of this work is to promote innovation and creativity through education,and to better prepare undergraduates for careers in the electrical engineering workforce. Whilethe efforts of the present project are directed towards underrepresented minority students, ourfindings indicate its overall applicability to a broader spectrum of electrical engineering studentsin the United States.References:   1) Smith, K. A., Sheppard, S. D., Johnson, D. W. and Johnson, R. T. (2005), Pedagogies of      Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices. Journal of Engineering Education, 94: 87–101.      doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00831.x   2) http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,842,1018&Prod=ANA      LOG-DISCOVERY
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