Applied Microcontrollers course is a project-based learning (PBL) methodology. The Project Based Learning (PBL) methodology is considered one of the most effective ways for the student to obtain the ability to solve problems. However, these systems infrastructures have a high price and closed architecture, which prevent the student to understand how the system was developed and be just users for them. A prototype based on Cloud SCADA System, CSS, was proposed as an educational tool to be used for entitled Applied Microcontrollers course which can used with Control and Automation Engineering students. This course has project-based learning (PBL) methodology which can be either software programming or building a hardware test rig. This prototype is now used in the discipline mentioned in order to teach practical lessons about embedded systems projects, wireless communication, data acquisition and supervisory systems for students of different Bachelor and Master degrees in engineering at the Faculty of Technology and Education, Helwan University. As all stages of the project were declared to the students in detailed way and its development was performed on a real time application, the students showed a lot of interest about this tool during most of the year. This is due to the fact that the theoretical issues discussed in the lectures are presented and observed in practice. Furthermore, this methodology prepares students for the market, as it promotes the development of leadership skills, decision making, time planning, teamwork, conflict resolution and synthesis of results on students. |
