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Learning by Doing: Implementing in Microcontroller Course

S. Nethravathi *, R. S. Geetha

Affiliations

  • Electrical & Electronics Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

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Abstract


Many Engineering applications use microcontrollers as one of the important component. Hence, in our curriculum, Microcontrollers course is one of the core subjects for the undergraduate students of Electrical and Electronics stream. Traditionally, the course was taught as a theory subject in classrooms, accompanied by practical sessions. However, it was observed from the course end survey that, the students were not able to appreciate the subject, as they were not involved in applying the concepts in developing a project. In this paper, an alternative approach of teaching Microcontroller course with emphasis on projects or open ended experiments along with traditional method of teaching is presented. The learning level of the students is found to be increased with this approach. The method is also found to improve students' logical ability and spirit of team work.

Keywords

Microcontrollers, Project Based Learning, Open Ended Experiments.

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References


  • “The 8051 Microcontroller” by Kenneth Ayala.
  • “The 8051 Microcontroler and Embedded Systems” by Muhammad Ali Mazidi, Janice Gillispie Mazidi and Rolin D McKinlay.
  • Zaiton Haron, Shahrin Mohammad, Abdul RahmanMohd Sam, MushairryMustaffar, JamaludinMohdYatim, “The Implementation of an Open-Ended Experiment in the Civil Engineering Laboratory, 6th International Forum on Engineering Education (IFEE 2012)



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