Principles of electricity are analogous to principles of fluid. Use fluid to explain electric principles.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/watcir2.html

Start with some practicals before each subtopics... 

Try to put the subject in the context. Try to find reasons why this course make sense for them. Then one can start with the examples related to daily life (electricity at home, fan regulators, heaters, battery and chargers, DC and AC etc.) and then explain the principle behind these.

Try to keep course simple covering the most important theorems and principles. Lots of numerical and problem solving make the concept clear and easier to remember.

All the best.

Saurabh.

By giving a lot of demonstrations that help to simplify the course

Dear Prof Hala,

I think the following may help:

Define the course objectives precisely,,

Define the course outcomes

describe the course content that satisfy this learning outcomes

Put learning outcomes to every topic in the subject

Plan how to realize these out comes 

That is lectures, laboratory, exercise, simulations, demonstrations

In preparing the course plan and the course work consult the other similar course in similar curriculum 

Try to make your course informative and attractive to nonelectrical engineering students by including practical case studies, demos and examples. I addition to simulation and practical hands on. I think electrical installation is an important issue for the civil engineering students. 

Best wishes

Currently I'm teaching this course and I'm teaching it as two parts

A. Basics if circuits like kcl, kvl and nodal.

B. Sensors that are used by civil engineers like strain gauges, thermocouples and LVDT.

So the course was more geared towards application of electric engineering in civil