Design and Implementation of Problem-Based Learning in a Graduate Engineering Course
In this paper it is described how a graduate engineering course is modified so that it can be taught using problem-based learning (PBL). In the first part of this work, PBL is discussed in general, and in the second part it is described how PBL has been used in the past by others, and what should be taken into account when a PBL course is designed. In the third part there is a description of the old course, an explanation for why it was chosen as an example, and a description of the renewed course. The renewed course was held for the first time in the fall of 2010, and the feedback is based on discussions with the students. On the basis of those discussions, it can be concluded that students like the general idea of PBL, and encourage the faculty to use it in the future and in other suitable courses.