Open AccessEXPERIENCE TEACHING CIRCUIT COURSES TO CIVIL ENGINEERS
Author(s) -
Michael Cooper-Stachowsky,
Ayman H. El-Hag
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.vi0.14852
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , course (navigation) , field (mathematics) , mathematics education , instrumentation (computer programming) , engineering , engineering ethics , computer science , civil engineering , engineering management , psychology , political science , mathematics , law , operating system , aerospace engineering , pure mathematics
At the University of Waterloo, students from many non-electrical engineering programs are required totake basic circuits courses. These courses are often disliked by students who do not see their relevance andcannot contextualize the material. In 2019 a new version of this course was developed to cater to the specific needs of civil engineering students. The new course was based around teaching civil engineers circuit theory through relevant examples and focusing on the content that civil engineers would reasonably be expected to see in the field. Lab exercises were developed to encourage independent capacity in circuit building and deep understanding of sensors and instrumentation. Student satisfaction with the course and performance on assessments has increased with the changes.