a novel microwave engineering course asif shakur salisbury university salisbury, maryland
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A Novel Microwave Engineering Course
Asif ShakurSalisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland
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Is there a need?
Collaborative Engineering Program
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
K&L Microwave
Salisbury is hub of Microwave Engineering!
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What is the Goal?
Teach a BETTER course in LESS time!
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Contradiction in Terms?
“I have never seen a process which cannot be speeded up by a factor of two while simultaneously increasing the quality”
Bob Galvin
Former CEO, Motorola
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What Engineers do Best!
My favorite operational definition of what engineers do is “ design under constraint”
Bill Wulf
President of NAE
(National Academy of Engineering)
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What are the Constraints?
Must NOT increase program credit hours
Increase student motivation
Increase student retention
Increase student learning
Improve Industry - Academic Partnership
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Traditional Approach
First Electromagnetics
Second Transmission Lines
Third Waveguides
Fourth Microwave Engineering
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Novel Approach
Transmission Lines from Circuit Theory
Scattering Matrix from Circuit Theory
Striplines use rudiments of electromagnetics
Gory details of Electromagnetic Waves!
Waveguides
Passive Devices, Filters, Amplifiers
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Rationale for Bass Ackwards!
Kill Two Birds With One Stone
1. Does Not Create an Additional Course
2. Improves Student Comprehension
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“How People Learn”
This is a 300-page NAE Report
www. nap. edu
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Kolb Experiential Cycle
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Four Stages of Learning
Concrete Experience (CE)
Reflective Observation (RO)
Abstract Conceptualization (AC)
Active Experimentation (AE)
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Why Restructure?
The vast majority of students find it difficult to formulate an abstract view of the phenomena (Kolb’s “AC”) until they have had an opportunity to grapple with the tangible and the concrete (Kolb’s “CE” and “AE”) and reflect on their experience (Kolb’s “RO”).
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Software Simulation of Smith Chart
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Microwave Engineering Laboratory
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Wedding GR Slotted-Line & Agilent!
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Pedagogical Epistemology
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Practitioners of creative disciplines, such as the arts, are found in the DIVERGENT quadrant.
Pure scientists and mathematicians are in the ASSIMILATIVE quadrant.
Applied scientists and lawyers are in the CONVERGENT quadrant.
Professionals who have to operate more intuitively, such as teachers, are in the ACCOMMODATIVE quadrant.
Square peg in a round hole?
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At first blush this seems to be a paradox
Kolb holds the key to resolving this paradox
Concrete before abstract is the key
Less is more!
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Innovative microwave engineering course
No increase in graduation credits
Overall increase in the diversity of topics covered
Expanded depth, breadth, and comprehension
Useful course in the students’ repertoire
Conclusion
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That’s All Folks!