Interdisciplinary Project-based Learning Approach Implementation for Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Students

IEEE 63rd International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON 2022): Conference Proceedings 2022
Artūrs Bogdanovs, Aleksandrs Bubovičs, Iļja Galkins

This paper shows a case study of an interdisciplinary project-oriented problem-based learning approach implementation for undergraduate electrical engineering students at Riga Technical University. A group of students have been selected for participation in a voluntary project with a complex interdisciplinary task of multi-level inverter laboratory prototype design. The students involved in a project have successfully solved the problems of inverter prototype printed circuit board design, component selection, converter layout design, board and prototype assembly and testing. The selected group of students have shown a significant professional, social and job-related skill development, higher competence in printed circuit board design, power electronics and general electrical engineering, as well as higher confidence in their problem-solving abilities in comparison with two other reference student groups. The described pilot project is evaluated as useful, effective and essential for future undergraduate electrical engineering students; hence, it is recommended to include the project module as a compulsory or voluntary course in the electrical engineering study programs at Riga Technical University.

Keywords
project-oriented learning; problem-based learning; interdisciplinary learning approach; electrical engineering; PCB design; power electronics
DOI
10.1109/RTUCON56726.2022.9978862
Hyperlink
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9978862

Bogdanovs, A., Bubovičs, A., Galkins, I. Interdisciplinary Project-based Learning Approach Implementation for Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Students. In: IEEE 63rd International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON 2022): Conference Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 10-12 October, 2022. Piscataway: IEEE, 2022, pp.116-122. ISBN 978-1-6654-6559-5. e-ISBN 978-1-6654-6558-8. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUCON56726.2022.9978862

Publication language
English (en)