Experiential Learning: Learning through Projects

There is a need to prepare engineering students for the future world to be good engineers, to be a good engineer the theoretical background of the curriculum that they go through is not sufficient they need to practice what they have understood. In order for students to practice as engineers, they need to have exposure to a number of projects that offer complex problems, along with the uncertainty of factors that influence such problems. In this view Electronic instrumentation program is divided into two verticals embedded system and process automation to provide domain specific Knowledge to students and courses are designed to fit into these domains to satisfy current industrial needs. To provide more hands on experience curriculum and related activities are planned at three different levels. At first level(Second year) along with laboratory course, activities are planned and defined as course projects which augments theoretical concepts and also aids in interconnecting various courses for integrated approach, these activities strengthen the conceptual knowledge of students. Next level (Third year) theme based Mini and Minor projects are planned, themes are decided based on Subject learnt in previous semester and recent technological developments. These activities provide a platform to realize applications belonging to a specific theme. In the final level capstone projects are grouped into Industry projects, product development and research oriented projects. Students are allowed to extend their academic experience into areas of personal interest, working with new ideas, issues, organizations, and individuals. These activities helped students to develop their communication, interpersonal, project management, and design skills. It also provides students with an understanding of the economic, financial, legal, and regulatory aspects of the design, development, and commercialization of the technology with these activities carried out throughout the year we are able to achieve better quality in paper publications, winning awards in prestigious project competitions conducted by industries and academia along with improvement in placements, Semester End Examination and addressing professional and technical outcomes of ABET.