a Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria.
b Department of Biological Sciences, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria.
∗Corresponding author
Email address: enochoghene.samuel@lcu.edu.ng, samuelenochog@gmail.com (Enochoghene S.O.)
Nigerian Journal of Environment and Health 4 (2024) 28-35
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.14615025
This paper presents a proposed innovative way to teaching basic Electrical Engineering by incorporating a zero-waste philosophy and approach. Traditional topics being taught in basic Electrical Engineering include introduction to Direct Current, Alternating Current, circuit theory laws: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws (current and voltage), Superposition theorem etc. The proposal is that when zero –waste as a thinking is introduced ab-initio to Electrical Engineering syllabi, it will promote modular green designs and circular solutions that have the best of two worlds: of Science and Technology on the one hand, humans and the environment on the other hand. The proposal goes to show that in dealing with e-waste, Electrical Engineering is very central and that focusing on the students is pivotal in solving today’s and ultimately eliminate what would have been tomorrow’s e-waste challenges. It details this using a garden fork prong analogy. An implementation of the first prong was made by using e-waste in teaching basic electrical machines. The results indicated a better learning experience for the course participants. This paves the way for introducing analysis with a design oriented approach as a future study, in which human-centredness, environmentally friendly materials and methods can be introduced.
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Keywords: E-waste, Electrical Engineering, Innovative teaching, Zero-waste, Circularity, Improved learning.