Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine students’ computer attitudes and experience, as well as students’ perceptions about the use of Jupyter notebook in the Electrical Engineering context, specifically in teaching Power Systems. Forty-five power systems students in the department of Electrical Engineering Science at the University of Johannesburg took part in this study. Results suggest that students hold favorable computer attitudes and perception about the use of the Jupyter notebook in power systems education. Furthermore, the feedback from respondents can help software developers make informed decision about aspects of the application to improve.
Highlights
ICT has become an indispensable part of learning in the academia today
Certain factors need to be considered when making the choice of software application to be used to facilitate students’ learning
Compared to other factors, students did not consider the software to be highly useful in their future work life
Summary
ICT has become an indispensable part of learning in the academia today. Its educational uses can be potentially quite numerous [1]. The impact of ICT on students’ learning experience is partly determined by their attitude and perception of its use. We investigate the perception of fourth-year students on the use of the Jupyter Notebook in power systems optimization. The Notebook was employed in the delivery of practical tasks to fourth-year students of Power Systems at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. A Python-based optimization tool – Gekko is to be used to solve the ED problems of the practical tasks To enable this, it is integrated into the Jupyter Notebook. To study students’ attitudes towards the use of the Jupyter Notebook in power systems and how it impacts students’ learning experience This study was designed to explore the following objectives: 1. To study students’ attitudes towards the use of the Jupyter Notebook in power systems and how it impacts students’ learning experience
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