CONCEPTION OF A NEW ENGINEERING CURRICULUM IN “SMART BUILDINGS”

Abstract

The disaffection of students for electricalengineering led us to define new curricula based onconcepts of electronics that could attract students. The ideaof a course leading to jobs such as integrator of solutions forenergetic efficiency of buildings, or designer of systems forsmart homes revealed to be fitted as well with the needs ofcompanies as with the interest of young people. The point ofview of the design of the curriculum is for 2/3 the point ofview of the IEEE engineer and for 1/3 the point of view ofthe building engineer. To go through such a transverseproject, methodology of brainstorming and team efficiency isnecessary. The result is a curriculum considered by majorcompanies of the domain as necessary, and by the team ofresearchers-teachers of the engineering school as a projectallowing a better knowledge of the fields of each other.Index Terms ⎯ electronics, energetic efficiency, engineeringeducation, home automation.