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Motivating Students to Learn Basic Electronic Theories by Adopting Them in Different Courses

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 6 - Curriculum and Programs III

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40798

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https://peer.asee.org/40798

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323

Paper Authors

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Jack li Purdue University Fort Wayne

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JACK LI is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering
Technology in the School of Polytechnic at Purdue
University Fort Wayne. He earned his BS, MS, and PhD
degrees in electronics engineering. Dr. Li may be reached at
lij@pfw.edu.

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Abstract

One of the common problems in college education is the gap between basic theories in textbooks and the real applications in our modern life and work, especially in Electronics Engineering Technology field. Some students lost interests in studying in this field continuously after about two years on learning basic theories because they found what they have learned in classes were total different with what they expected when they joined in the program. For example, it is hard to find a transistor amplifier in their cell phones. Because most of basic theories are covered in one course and seldom be used in other courses, some students forgot the materials they have learned when they tried to solve their real problems. All of these lead them to make lower performance in their major courses and it is difficult for students to face their real work quickly after they graduate from college. This paper proposed an example by adopting these basic theories in different courses frequently to help students review basic theories and use basic theories in following courses; in which the digital circuit design method using a truth table is adopts to help EET students design software for a microprocessor system. The feedbacks from students were positive. They found that the old basic theories as they called were still useful in modern technology, which pushes them to learn the “tedious” theories (as they called) as well as helping them refresh their memory more efficiently to build a solid foundation of knowledge in their college education.

li, J. (2022, August), Motivating Students to Learn Basic Electronic Theories by Adopting Them in Different Courses Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40798

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