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Application Of Active Learning In Microwave Circuit Design Courses, Branimir Pejcinovic
Application Of Active Learning In Microwave Circuit Design Courses, Branimir Pejcinovic
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Application of active learning in microwave circuit design courses. We have recently expanded our undergraduate labs to include four 20 GHz VNA-s and four high-speed TDR oscilloscopes. They were obtained initially for junior electromagnetics labs but this opens up obvious opportunities for more hands-on approaches to teaching and learning microwave circuit design. We have redesigned our two quarter, senior-level sequence with these goals in mind: a) Emphasize complete design cycle, from "paper" development, to simulation, to prototype development and testing, followed by more advanced prototyping, testing and redesign. b) De-emphasize face-to-face lecture and emphasize in-class activities and peer interaction c) …
Redesign Of Freshman Electrical Engineering Courses For Improved Motivation And Early Introduction Of Design, Phillip Wong, Melinda Holtzman, Branimir Pejcinovic, Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske
Redesign Of Freshman Electrical Engineering Courses For Improved Motivation And Early Introduction Of Design, Phillip Wong, Melinda Holtzman, Branimir Pejcinovic, Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
The student experience during the freshman year has been recognized as one of the keys to not only attracting more students into engineering and improving retention, but also to forming some significant attributes of successful engineering graduates. Portland State University is an urban university, and its Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department serves a relatively large and very diverse student population including a large fraction of transfer and part-time students. Traditionally, all engineering disciplines within our Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science had a similar freshman year curriculum. The common entry course – Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) 101 …