{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3037838646","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125367","title":"STEAM-based Active Learning Approach to Selected Topics in Electrical/Computer Engineering","display_name":"STEAM-based Active Learning Approach to Selected Topics in Electrical/Computer Engineering","publication_year":2020,"publication_date":"2020-04-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3037838646","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125367","mag":"3037838646"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125367","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125367","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091479847","display_name":"Ashraf A. Zaher","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-2498"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I75535952","display_name":"American University of Kuwait","ror":"https://ror.org/00w73cg32","country_code":"KW","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I75535952"]}],"countries":["KW"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ashraf A. Zaher","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Engineering, American University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Engineering, American University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I75535952"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5085140258","display_name":"Ghulam Amjad Hussain","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5161-7233"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I75535952","display_name":"American University of Kuwait","ror":"https://ror.org/00w73cg32","country_code":"KW","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I75535952"]}],"countries":["KW"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"G. Amjad Hussain","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Engineering, American University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Engineering, American University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I75535952"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5091479847"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I75535952"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.3206,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":11,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.85546936,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1752","last_page":"1757"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11283","display_name":"Experimental Learning in Engineering","score":0.9987999796867371,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11283","display_name":"Experimental Learning in Engineering","score":0.9987999796867371,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13827","display_name":"Mechatronics Education and Applications","score":0.989300012588501,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2210","display_name":"Mechanical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10533","display_name":"Teaching and Learning Programming","score":0.9686999917030334,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6259210109710693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/active-learning","display_name":"Active learning (machine learning)","score":0.5042775869369507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.2546217441558838}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6259210109710693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77967617","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4677561","display_name":"Active learning (machine learning)","level":2,"score":0.5042775869369507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.2546217441558838}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125367","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125367","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Quality Education","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","score":0.5899999737739563}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":25,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W71132547","https://openalex.org/W1580911485","https://openalex.org/W2067886401","https://openalex.org/W2073503708","https://openalex.org/W2089993681","https://openalex.org/W2130819508","https://openalex.org/W2162417893","https://openalex.org/W2234788697","https://openalex.org/W2288573343","https://openalex.org/W2404065970","https://openalex.org/W2775527231","https://openalex.org/W2806854623","https://openalex.org/W2892103692","https://openalex.org/W2905772803","https://openalex.org/W2914818840","https://openalex.org/W3027072951","https://openalex.org/W3149429200","https://openalex.org/W3208648528","https://openalex.org/W4233381323","https://openalex.org/W6679580794","https://openalex.org/W6689956774","https://openalex.org/W6747018609","https://openalex.org/W6759635066","https://openalex.org/W6777785722","https://openalex.org/W6803340942"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4391375266","https://openalex.org/W2899084033","https://openalex.org/W2748952813","https://openalex.org/W2390279801","https://openalex.org/W4391913857","https://openalex.org/W2358668433","https://openalex.org/W4396701345","https://openalex.org/W2376932109","https://openalex.org/W2001405890","https://openalex.org/W4396696052"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Adopting":[0],"an":[1,196],"active":[2,89],"learning":[3,72],"approach":[4,46],"to":[5,32,64,68,79,98,130,133,156,159,173,199],"improve":[6,33,200],"the":[7,69,75,99,105,134,176,179,201,204,209,212],"performance":[8],"of":[9,74,93,107,112,126,136,189,203,208],"engineering":[10,30,139,166],"students":[11,177,210],"in":[12,49,56,138,164],"higher":[13],"education":[14,24,95,191],"is":[15,47,129,154,192],"becoming":[16],"highly":[17],"important.":[18],"This":[19,43],"paper":[20,128],"investigates":[21],"how":[22,78],"art":[23,94,137],"could":[25],"be":[26],"integrated":[27],"into":[28],"STEM-based":[29],"curricula":[31],"creativity,":[34],"critical":[35],"thinking,":[36],"reasoning":[37],"skills,":[38],"aesthetic":[39],"sensibilities":[40],"and":[41,61,77,110,120,162],"appreciation.":[42],"new":[44],"STEAM-based":[45,190],"explored":[48],"three":[50],"different":[51,165],"case":[52],"studies":[53],"for":[54,142,178],"courses":[55,161],"electrical":[57],"circuits,":[58],"digital":[59],"design,":[60],"control":[62],"systems":[63],"highlight":[65],"its":[66],"correlation":[67],"designed":[70],"course":[71],"outcomes":[73],"syllabi":[76],"implement":[80],"it":[81],"using":[82],"small":[83],"projects,":[84],"lab":[85],"experiments,":[86],"or":[87],"conducting":[88],"simulations.":[90],"General":[91],"attributes":[92],"are":[96],"tied":[97],"courses\u2019":[100],"contents,":[101],"with":[102],"focus":[103],"on":[104],"amount":[106],"details,":[108],"structure,":[109],"organization":[111],"specific":[113],"applications":[114],"such":[115],"as":[116,195],"photography,":[117],"painting,":[118],"sculpture,":[119],"fashion":[121],"design.":[122],"The":[123,186],"main":[124],"contribution":[125],"this":[127],"raise":[131],"awareness":[132],"value":[135],"programs,":[140,167],"especially":[141],"academic":[143],"institutions":[144],"that":[145],"adopt":[146],"a":[147],"liberal":[148],"arts":[149],"approach.":[150],"A":[151],"rich":[152],"discussion":[153],"given":[155],"address":[157],"extensions":[158],"other":[160],"labs":[163],"while":[168],"addressing":[169],"novel":[170],"pedagogical":[171],"approaches":[172],"better":[174],"equip":[175],"21":[180],"<sup":[181],"xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\"":[182],"xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\">st</sup>":[183],"century":[184],"workplace.":[185],"multidisciplinary":[187],"nature":[188],"also":[193],"investigated":[194],"important":[197],"tool":[198],"quality":[202],"capstone":[205],"design":[206],"projects":[207],"at":[211],"senior":[213],"level.":[214]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}