Effective approach to assess teaching industrial electronics

In this paper, we describe an effective approach to assess teaching of industrial electronics in a modern engineering technology program. Several active learning techniques were used to reinforce student learning of power electronics theory and applications, including motor variable speed drives, solid-state converters, and the energy conversion in electrodynamics systems. The educational merit of this approach is discussed focusing on the assessment results including direct and indirect measurements with special emphasis on the evaluation used to test effectiveness in terms of course objectives and learning outcomes. Furthermore, we emphasized three main issues for implementing course improvement plans: course reorganization, which includes a discussion on why there was a need for course redesign and how it affects student performance; development of assessment tools, which describes the mechanisms used for course assessment including the use of a course-level outcomes form (CLO), a continuous improvement efforts form (CIE), and a student course outcome form (SCO); and, finally, the implementation of the continuous improvement plan, which describes the results of the continuous improvement process during the academic year.