A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy

Recently, new syllabuses are being implemented accordingly to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in Spain. This paper describes the methodology and assessment strategy applied in the subject ‘‘Digital Circuits and Systems’’ (CSD) in the third semester course in the Telecommunications Engineer...

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Autores: Jordana Barnils, José|||0000-0002-8498-8700, Robert Sanxis, Francesc Josep|||0000-0002-4623-6479
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/26325
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Palavra-chave:Education, Higher
Problem-based learning
collaborative work
circuit simulation
digital systems
competences
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spelling A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategyJordana Barnils, José|||0000-0002-8498-8700Robert Sanxis, Francesc Josep|||0000-0002-4623-6479Education, HigherProblem-based learningcollaborative workcircuit simulationdigital systemscompetencesEnsenyament universitari -- Ensenyament assistit per ordinadorÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitariÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::TIC’s aplicades a l’educacióRecently, new syllabuses are being implemented accordingly to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in Spain. This paper describes the methodology and assessment strategy applied in the subject ‘‘Digital Circuits and Systems’’ (CSD) in the third semester course in the Telecommunications Engineering degree at the Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC) of the Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya (UPC). The course’s main learning objective is that students be able to analyse and design simple combinational and sequential circuits by means of hardware description languages for programmable devices and program applications using microcontrollers and C language. Small groups of two or three students work in cooperation using PBL techniques to solve design-oriented assignments, while instructors act more as mediators than lecturers in order to facilitate project development and knowledge acquisition. The experience we describe corresponds to the spring term of 2011, a period in which this methodology was applied to 46 students. This work compares statistically the influence of the students’ background on their academic performance in our subject. A significant correlation has been detected between test marks and the final grade, based on continuous assessment. Students’ opinions have been obtained by means of a survey at the end of the course. Although the high workload and involvement, because this methodology requires constancy and commitment from the students, most of them have positive opinions on the development of the subject, due to the fact that they realise that they have put into practice several competences or cross-curricular skills, while acquiring the course content, and furthermore, most of them have passed the course, even with higher grades than the ones from other subjects in the same semester.Peer Reviewed20152015-02-0120152015-02-12journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/26325reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/263252026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
title A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
spellingShingle A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
Jordana Barnils, José|||0000-0002-8498-8700
Education, Higher
Problem-based learning
collaborative work
circuit simulation
digital systems
competences
Ensenyament universitari -- Ensenyament assistit per ordinador
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::TIC’s aplicades a l’educació
title_short A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
title_full A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
title_fullStr A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
title_full_unstemmed A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
title_sort A course on digital electronics based on solving design-oriented exercises by means of a PBL strategy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jordana Barnils, José|||0000-0002-8498-8700
Robert Sanxis, Francesc Josep|||0000-0002-4623-6479
author Jordana Barnils, José|||0000-0002-8498-8700
author_facet Jordana Barnils, José|||0000-0002-8498-8700
Robert Sanxis, Francesc Josep|||0000-0002-4623-6479
author_role author
author2 Robert Sanxis, Francesc Josep|||0000-0002-4623-6479
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Education, Higher
Problem-based learning
collaborative work
circuit simulation
digital systems
competences
Ensenyament universitari -- Ensenyament assistit per ordinador
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::TIC’s aplicades a l’educació
topic Education, Higher
Problem-based learning
collaborative work
circuit simulation
digital systems
competences
Ensenyament universitari -- Ensenyament assistit per ordinador
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::TIC’s aplicades a l’educació
description Recently, new syllabuses are being implemented accordingly to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in Spain. This paper describes the methodology and assessment strategy applied in the subject ‘‘Digital Circuits and Systems’’ (CSD) in the third semester course in the Telecommunications Engineering degree at the Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC) of the Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya (UPC). The course’s main learning objective is that students be able to analyse and design simple combinational and sequential circuits by means of hardware description languages for programmable devices and program applications using microcontrollers and C language. Small groups of two or three students work in cooperation using PBL techniques to solve design-oriented assignments, while instructors act more as mediators than lecturers in order to facilitate project development and knowledge acquisition. The experience we describe corresponds to the spring term of 2011, a period in which this methodology was applied to 46 students. This work compares statistically the influence of the students’ background on their academic performance in our subject. A significant correlation has been detected between test marks and the final grade, based on continuous assessment. Students’ opinions have been obtained by means of a survey at the end of the course. Although the high workload and involvement, because this methodology requires constancy and commitment from the students, most of them have positive opinions on the development of the subject, due to the fact that they realise that they have put into practice several competences or cross-curricular skills, while acquiring the course content, and furthermore, most of them have passed the course, even with higher grades than the ones from other subjects in the same semester.
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