Euzeli Dos Santos, School of Engineering and Technology
Principal Investigator: Euzeli Dos Santos, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
Project Title: Just-in-Time Teaching Technique Applied to ECE 321 (Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion)
Funding Level: $2,900
Abstract:
The ECE 321 (Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion) is a three-credit course offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. This course covers the basic principles and general theory of electromechanical motion devices relating to electric variables and electromagnetic forces. Basic concepts and operational behavior of DC, induction, and synchronous machines are also presented in this course. The enrollment numbers of ECE 321 for the least five years are the following: (1) Fall 2012: 19; (2) Fall 2013: 19; (3) Fall 2014: 29; (4) Fall 2015: 29; and (5) Fall 2016: 48. Although the institutional commitment to the so called nontraditional students, there is a challenge to engage the interest of these students who more often than not either home tired from work or exhausted from extra classroom problems. This internal grant opportunity will, therefore, allow the PI (Prof. Euzeli dos Santos) to apply the Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) technique to the course ECE 321. The lectures’ outline for the ECE 321 will be defined using quotes from the students’ answers to the pre-class assignments, which will be designed to be open-ended and sometimes ambiguous. This approach will guarantee a more student-centered lecture as well as will promote an interactive learning environment.
