This paper describes an education scenario for a first course in power electronics based on a MATLAB/SIMULINK approach. This scenario was followed in the Electrical Engineering Department of the TEI of Crete in 2014 and students were asked to fill in a questionnaire after completing the class. The scenario was based on thyristor-based rectification and AC control, as prior approaches were based on the use of hardware and/or the simulation of such circuits in OrCAD/PSpice. Fourier/harmonic analysis through the use of MATLAB was added and students were encouraged to undertake projects focused on simulating other types of converters in SIMULINK to receive a passing grade. The course's syllabus, the general teaching approach and the questionnaire's results are briefly presented and discussed in the paper.
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