Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

M. Kaushik ¹, Satish Chikkamath ¹, Nalini C. Iyer ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Instrumentation Technology, B.V. Bhommaraddi College of Enineering & Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The proposal describes about a course activity designed for sixth semester students of Instrumentation Technology for the course Process Control and Automation. As the activity demands technical, writing and oral presentation skills, students were accordingly grouped based on their capabilities they possess which in turn helps to enhance the other skills they lack. The activity designed focuses on identification and study of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) required in the field of automation, deployment of automation concepts for development of ptototypes and usage of virtual instrumentation tool for implementation of controller principles. This activity has positive effect on personal and interpersonal development of students as well between peer communities. Progress justification can be made by mapping the performance indicators formed for the evaluation of activity with the attainment of program outcomes.

Keywords

Niddhyaasana, Manana, Adhyayana, Program Outcomes, PLCs.

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M. Kaushik ¹, Nalini C. Iyer ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Instrumentation Technology, B.V. Bhommaraddi College of Enineering & Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The proposal describes about a course activity designed for fifth semester students of Instrumentation Technology for the course Process Instrumentation. The quantifiable short term outcome of the acitivity is to propose a sensor model with new operating principle. Student undergoes phases of field exercise, lab experimentation, literature survey that helps in proposing a sensor model. Course activity has been designed to address exploratory learning, better communication skills and industrial perspective of the course. Thus strengthening Process Automation vertical at program level. This progress justification can be made by mapping the rubrics formed for the evaluation of activity with the attainment of program outcomes.

Keywords

Field Exercise, Sensor Modelling, Process Automation.

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M. Kaushik ¹, Preeti Pillai ¹, Nalini C. Iyer ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Instrumentation Technology B V Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

This paper presents the details of a course activity designed and implemented for the course in Process Automation at undergraduate engineering program in Instrumentation to augment the theoretical concepts. The course activity focuses on integrating basic process devices with plant for automation by developing an industry-like prototype module. The details of the course activity phases are also presented. The outcomes of the activity facilitates in terms of academic performance along with exploratory learning attitude and presentation skills.

Keywords

ABET, Program Outcomes, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Course Project, PLC.

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M. Kaushik ¹, Preethi Baligar ², Gopalkrishna Joshi ²

Affiliations
1 School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, IN
2 Centre for Engineering Education Research, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, IN

Abstract

During recent times, several initiatives have been taken to redesign engineering curriculum to introduce students to the engineering design process starting from the freshman year itself. This involves taking these students from a world of exercise problem solving having single unique solution to the world of real wide engineering problem solving having multiple solutions. And it is observed to be a challenging task as the students are not familiar with ill-defined nature of engineering problems and are having a tendency to get stuck with the first solution that they get. Problem formulation is the first step in engineering design process in which students are expected to carve out problem definition for a given need statement. Students face difficulties in this step, in framing the problem statement and representing it in terms of functions, objectives and constraints depicting an engineering system.In this work, authors share their experience of mentoring freshman students in problem formulation phase of their course project which is done as part of a course, titled, "Engineering Exploration". The work is presented in terms of its evolution of the pedagogies and practices over three cycles of the delivery of the course. An inclusive pedagogy consisting of in-class, case-based reasoning and template based structured mentoring has resulted in improved quality of formulated problems. The paper discusses the details of processes and pedagogy.

Keywords

Design Thinking, Need Statement, Problem Statement, Design Problem, Pair Wise Comparison Chart (PCC).

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