Moura Oliveira, Paulo (Univ. de Tras os Montes e Alto Douro)

The First Feedback Control Class: A Unique and Unrepeatable Event

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "Challenges for Control Engineering Curricula" (FrAT1), Friday, June 20, 2025, 10:30−10:40, Room F09

14th IFAC Symposium on Advances in Control Education, June 17-21, 2025, Budapest, Hungary

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on June 20, 2025

Abstract

Rapidly evolving scientific and technological advances are introducing both exciting and disruptive edu-cational tools. However, they also present new challenges in engaging and motivating students, particu-larly in courses with a strong mathematical foundation like control engineering. The first class of any course offers a prime opportunity to make a lasting impression that encourages active learning. This pa-per addresses the following question: How can the first feedback control class be transformed into a unique and memorable event that leaves a positive impact on students for the remainder of the course, and perhaps, ambitiously, for their lives?