A Data Visualization for Helping Students Decide Which General Education Courses to Enroll: Case of Chulalongkorn University

2019 ◽  
pp. 627-635
Author(s):  
Nagul Cooharojananone ◽  
Jidapa Dilokpabhapbhat ◽  
Thanaporn Rimnong-ang ◽  
Manutsaya Choosuwan ◽  
Pattamon Bunram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Data Visualization ◽  
General Education Courses ◽  
Education Courses

Engaging the Unengaged: Using Visual Images to Enhance Students' “Poli Sci 101” Experience

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Ulbig
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
American Government ◽  
Lecture Material ◽  
Science Instructors ◽  
General Education Courses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Courses

As the nation witnesses a distinct decline in civic engagement among young adults, political science instructors across the nation face the formidable task of engaging students in lower-level, general education courses outside students' primary domain of interest. The research presented here seeks to understand if visually enhanced lecture material can effectively engage such students better than more traditional methods of classroom delivery. The project utilizes an experimental design involving two different sections of the same introductory American government course. By exposing the sections to different visual presentations, and controlling for a variety of potentially confounding factors, the impact that simple visual images have on student engagement both inside and outside the classroom are isolated. Findings suggest that the use of simple visual images can enhance students' impressions of the discipline of political science and boost their interest in and knowledge of politics and public affairs more generally.

A Green Heat Transfer Design Project to Introduce Globalization and Society Awareness

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Fleischmann ◽  
Mehmet Sozen ◽  
Wael Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
General Education ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
General Education Courses ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Or In Developing Countries

Energy, environmental issues and society awareness are three of the main components in many engineering problems. Engineering Schools use general education courses to address these issues. However, the bridge between the engineering skills and these issues is still a challenge. In the present work, an open-ended design project was used in a senior level Heat Transfer course to address this need. The students were asked to work in teams to design and build a one- or two-person shelter that is built from recycling material and has no active heat source. The shelter should be portable and easily assembled and disassembled using limited tools to match the use in the time of crises or in developing countries. The details of the project are presented and supported by samples from the students’ work.

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