Design and Evaluation of an Instructional Solar Energy Technologies Lab

Authors

  • Mohammad Al-Addous German Jordanian University
  • Christina B. Class German Jordanian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v7iS1.1730

Keywords:

solar energy, lab design, ABET

Abstract


This paper presents a design for a solar energy lab that allows students to plan, install and evaluate different system architectures and gain relevant practical experiences. The addressed learning outcomes are analyzed based on the 13 learning outcomes defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as well as based on the taxonomy levels of the cognitive domain after Bloom. In this paper we present a sample lab assignment and map its tasks to the learning outcomes and cognitive domains. First results of qualitative student feedback are equally presented.

Author Biographies

Mohammad Al-Addous, German Jordanian University

M. Al-Addous studied Energy Technology at Technical University (TU) Freiberg, Germany, and obtained his PhD in Energy Engineering from the same university. From 2002 to 2006 he worked as scientific and research assistant in the Institute of Heat Engineering and Thermodynamics (IWTT), TU Freiberg, Germany. From 2007 to 2009 Dr. Al-Addous was in the Department of Metallurgy and Measurement, Development of Testing Specifications and Methods at the Royal Scientific Society, Amman. In 2008 he joined the Energy Engineering Department at the German Jordanian University in Amman, Jordan. (Mohammad.Addous@gju.edu.jo).

Christina B. Class, German Jordanian University

C. B. Class studied Business Informatics at the Univer-sity of Mannheim, Germany, and made her PhD in the Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzer-land. From 1999 to 2008 she was professor for computer science at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland. In 2008 she joined the computer science department at German Jordanian University in Amman, Jordan. Dr. Class has several certificates and degrees in didactics. (Christina.Class@gju.edu.jo)

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Published

2011-09-18

How to Cite

Al-Addous, M., & Class, C. B. (2011). Design and Evaluation of an Instructional Solar Energy Technologies Lab. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 7(S1), pp. 6–13. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v7iS1.1730

Issue

Vol. 7 (2011): Special Issue: EDUCON2011

Section

Special Focus Papers