The role of discourse in group knowledge construction: A case study of engineering students

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie M. Kittleson ◽  
Sherry A. Southerland
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Group Knowledge

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Academic Achievement of Engineering Students: A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
P. Lakshmi Narayanamma ◽  
V. Rama Devi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Engineering Students

scholarly journals Quando expectativas e percepções não convergem: um estudo sobre adequação curricular à demanda de mercado

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (39) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Paiva Andrade ◽  
João Paulo Ferreira Martins ◽  
Siena Alves Costa ◽  
Gustavo Naciff de Andrade ◽  
Jean Carlos Machado Alves
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Production Engineering ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The One ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

In a world where innovation assumes the strategic role of organizations and countries, the training of people, particularly engineers, is fundamental for debates that present its advantages and disadvantages. The present study will examine what happens to Production Engineering students at the Federal University Fluminense who are newly graduated and/or are about to graduate in relation to the alignment between the expectations of their probable employers and their own perceptions of the acquired knowledge and skills during the course. The research strategy used was the case study, on the one hand we collected data from three companies of different sectors through focal groups which involved the managers responsible for recruitment and selection and, on the other hand, through a survey applied to students under the circumstances of the examination. The results showed that there are significant mismatches between business demand and students’ perceptions of what has been offered to them and what they effectively dominate.

THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS. CASE STUDY WITH ENGINEERING STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Morón ◽  
Daniel Ferrández ◽  
Irantzu Recalde ◽  
Engerst Yedra
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students

scholarly journals The emergent role of mind-mapping in CLIL instruction: textual cognitive resources in engineering lectures

2010 ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Carmen Sancho Guinda
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Academic Skill ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Conceptual Mapping ◽  
Conceptual Maps ◽  
Service Training

Starting out from the notion of irradiating thought or conceptual maps (Buzan 1986, 2002), recently and explicitly tackled as an academic skill by some CLIL learner-oriented materials, this article explores the prospects for its introduction in engineering environments. It reports on a small-case study aimed to reflect on the implications of lecturers' textual choices for the note-taking habits of engineering students and ultimately for their representation of contents. The analysis of seven engineering lectures in English and Spanish in a summer seminar for EU polytechnic students, of seven condensed lectures in English by engineering teachers during an in-service training course at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and of twenty questionnaires probing into the students' note-taking routines, suggests an influence of lecturing style on note quality and evidences several lecturing deficiencies at the rhetorical level that may hamper the practice of conceptual mapping.

The Role of Inquiry-Based Learning in Entrepreneurship Education

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Pittaway
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

This paper introduces a course design that used history and inquiry-based learning to develop science students' understanding of invention, innovation and commercialization processes. First, it explains inquiry-based learning and then introduces a sample course design, explaining the rationale, structure and process. Following on from this introduction, a student case study on the development of Taxol is used to show how inquiry-based learning can enhance science students' understanding of entrepreneurial processes. The case study provides an illustration of the forms of knowledge gained through the use of inquiry-based learning. The paper concludes by highlighting the benefits and challenges of this type of course for the students and pointing out how such a course can provide a different approach for entrepreneurship education targeted at science and engineering students.

Discipline and methodological paradigm

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-119
Author(s):  
Irina Shchemeleva
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Epistemic Stance ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Multilingual Scholars

Abstract In contemporary academia, multilingual scholars using English as an additional language (EAL) are actively engaged in knowledge construction producing more research texts in English than native speakers (Hyland, 2016). Having a more general purpose to gain insights into the factors that influence multilingual scholars’ research writing practices in English, this case study seeks to explore how EAL users perceive disciplinary norms of epistemic stance expression in political science. It is based on interviews with 5 Russian political scientists and on the analysis of their research texts. The findings suggest that the participants do not seem to have a shared understanding of disciplinary norms regarding epistemic stance expression; however, their narratives highlight the importance of the methodological paradigm the texts belong to for their writing practices. The study is a contribution to the discussion of the role of the discipline in EAL scholars’ research writing practices and linguistic and rhetorical variability of research texts within one discipline. The results of this study have pedagogical implications for ERPP course designers and practitioners.

scholarly journals Using Online Discussions to Develop the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Environmental Engineering Undergraduates: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Bosman ◽  
Nathalie Duval-Couetil ◽  
Brooke Mayer ◽  
Patrick McNamara
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Summer Sessions

Entrepreneurship is an important aspect of the U.S. and global economy. As such, developing an entrepreneurial mindset is crucial for both engineering students and practicing engineers. The purpose of this paper is investigate the role of online discussions, as a pedagogical approach, in the development of the entrepreneurial mindset, and explore a variety of approaches to assess student learning outcomes. Online discussions prompts were created for environmental engineering courses using the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) framework. The framework proposes that an entrepreneurial mindset can be fostered in students by promoting curiosity, encouraging connections, and creating value. This paper describes the methodology and rationale that served as the foundation for this exploratory study. Examples are provided for online discussion prompts developed and administered in two different environmental engineering undergraduate courses: Introduction to Environmental Engineering (three credit, undergraduate, online course offered during two different summer sessions) and Seminar in Environmental Engineering (one credit, undergraduate level, face-to-face course offered during one semester). Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze and assess potential impacts of online discussion prompt use. The findings provide lessons learned for applying the KEEN framework in an engineering classroom via online discussions.

The role of multiplicity in a cult: A case study

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Worrall ◽  
Ann W. Stockman
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