Experiences with Integrating Project-Based Learning into an Instrumentation Course for EET Students

This paper presents experiences with and advantages to integrating project-based learning into an instrumentation course for electronics engineering technology students.In support of projectbased learning, the final three weeks of a 14-week semester are dedicated to student-initiated projects.These projects focus on integration of hardware and software, sensor and actuator selection, continuous process improvement via test and measurement, project management, teamwork, and oral and written communication.The stated course objectives support attainment of all five ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 student outcomes and contribute to satisfying some of the Criterion 5 and Program Criteria requirements.Two sample student projects along with the impact of project-based learning on student outcomes attainment are included herein.