Application of Chinese Yin-Yang principle in the teaching of ‘electromagnetic fields and waves’

2020 ◽  
pp. 002072092095415
Author(s):  
Wenhao Zhang ◽  
Shanshan Qu ◽  
Jie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
University Education ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
Electronic Engineering ◽  
Yin Yang ◽  
Steady Magnetic Field ◽  
Basic Course

‘Electromagnetic Fields and Waves’ is an important professional basic course for students in the major of electrical and electronic engineering. Students regard it as the most difficult course because of numerous concepts and equations. Philosophy could assist the students’ understanding of the electromagnetic theories. The Chinese Yin- Yang principle reveals the basic composition and operating principles of the universe from the macroscopic and microscopic view, which provides another way to illustrate the electromagnetic phenomenon and equations. This paper presents a heuristic teaching practice carried out by combining the Chinese Yin- Yang principle and modern electromagnetic theory. Several lectures on vector analysis, electrostatic field, steady magnetic field, time-varying electromagnetic field, and gravitational field, even relativity and particle theories are given to show the application of the Yin- Yang principle. Student survey and exam results show that the adoption of Yin-Yang principle could help students to acquire the basic concepts in limited teaching hours and to promote philosophical thinking embodied in China's university education.

scholarly journals An Evidence-Based Study on Teaching Computer Aided Design in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Andreas Dagman ◽  
Kristina Wärmefjord
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
General Level ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design

The pandemic has had a major effect on engineering education, transforming both current and future teaching practice. The physical meetings between student and teacher have during the pandemic been replaced by online contact and recordings of lectures and demonstrations. In this paper, the focus is on computer aided design (CAD) teaching for first-year engineering students. CAD is a topic usually characterized by a close contact by student and teacher, with hands-on instruction at the computer using the CAD software. In the paper, the experiences and learnings from the rapid shift to on-line teaching in CAD are summarized and discussed, and learnings and takeaways for a redesign of future CAD teaching are discussed. Both the students’ learning and their mental wellbeing are evaluated. It is found that on a general level, the students were satisfied with the online teaching and rated it as better or equal to traditional teaching. However, there is still room for improvement, since some students found the situation stressful and pointed out the difficulty to ask questions online. The findings are based on a student survey, existing literature, and the authors own teaching practices during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Effects of an educational intervention on the technical writing competence of engineering students

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhon Jairo Ramírez-Echeverry ◽  
Fredy Andrés Olarte Dussán ◽  
Agueda García-Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Electronic Engineering ◽  
Qualitative Evidence ◽  
Writing Competence

This article presents the design, implementation and appraisal of an educational intervention developed to explore how education, practice and feedback of cognitive elements, regarding writing summaries, have an effect on the technical writing competence of freshman engineering students. The educational intervention was designed based on the methodol-ogy of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and it consisted of three phases: teaching, practice and feedback. In total, 177 students participated, distributed into three groups: 54 Electronic Engineering students (year 2014), 57 Electrical Engineering students (year 2015) and 66 Electronic Engineering students (year 2015). The intervention effects were studied by quantitative and qualitative evidence. Quantitative evidence was collected through an evaluation rubric of the summaries written by the students; this rubric analyzes ten criteria of the writing competence. Qualitative evidence was collected through open-ended questions about the students’ learning experience throughout the intervention. Results show that the three partici-pating groups improved their technical writing competence due to their participation in this educational intervention. Sen-tence construction (g-Hedges = 0,62) and text sequences (g-Hedges = 0,59) criterion presented the highest effect rates. The other writing criteria, evaluated through the rubric, presented a positive gain with statistical significance, but only in some groups of students.

scholarly journals Práctica docente de los profesores experimentados y noveles de la licenciatura en Médico General de la UAS / Teaching Practice of Experiencied and New Professors of the Degree General Practitioner of UAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Adriana López Cuevas ◽  
Juan Ruiz Xicoténcatl ◽  
María Concepción Mazo Sandoval ◽  
Dora Yaqueline Salazar Soto
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
University Education ◽  
Generational Change ◽  
Know How ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Formación Docente

ABSTRACTIn the university education is presenting the teaching generational change, the new professors are excellent professionals, but do not know how to teach, it is causing difficulties in the teaching-learning process. The objective was to determine the training needs of novice and experienced professors in the Degree General ´Practitioner in UAS. The methodology was qualitative, descriptive type and socioanthropological approach, in which the Likert survey, interview and observation were used. The results show that the training needs of both professors are in the dimension of teaching, research, time and teacher training.RESUMENEn el ambiente educativo superior se está presentando el relevo generacional docente, los nuevos profesores son excelentes profesionales, pero no saben cómo dar clases, ocasionando dificultades en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El objetivo, fue determinar las necesidades formativas de los docentes novatos y experimentados en la Licenciatura en Médico General en la UAS. La metodología fue cualitativa, tipo descriptiva y enfoque socioantropológico, en ella se empleó la encuesta tipo Likert, la entrevista y la observación. Los resultados muestran que las necesidades formativas de ambos profesores están en la dimensión de la docencia, la investigación, el tiempo y la formación docente.

scholarly journals Exploration of the Practical Teaching of the Artistic Thinking of Paper-cutting and the Basic Course of Formation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHANG AILI
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Teaching Reform ◽  
Innovative Practice ◽  
Abstract Language ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Important Position ◽  
Basic Course ◽  
Practical Teaching

Graphic composition occupies an important position in the basic courses of art major. However, the effect is often not brought into play due to the outdated single teaching method. This study introduces the teaching practice of paper-cutting art thinking in the curriculum teaching reform. It analyses how to use paper-cutting art thinking in the curriculum teaching reform and to use art-cutting thinking to help student better understand abstract language. This study also guides students to use paper-cutting for innovative practice in the basic course to improve the composition. The findings showed that the use of paper-cutting art thinking can effectively help students better understand abstract language. Students are constructing basic courses as the course practice of Chinese using this teaching method is richer and more innovative. The paper-cutting art thinking method provides a richer theoretical basis and practical teaching method for teaching reforms.

INTERACTION BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY TO BUILD STATISTICAL CAPACITY AMONG INDUSTRIAL-ENGINEERING STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-180
Author(s):  
JOSÉ LUIS ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ SILVA ◽  
MARIO SÁNCHEZ AGUILAR
Keyword(s):  
Applied Field ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
University Education ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Industrial Environment ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Statistics Course

One of the aims of this work is to highlight the need for connecting the practice and theoretical studies of industrial engineers. One reason for this need is the fact that students tend to graduate without proper preparation for practice, spreading thus a bad reputation of statistics and its potential, and even affecting students’ dispositions and motivation towards the study and applications of statistics. This paper presents the results of a study conducted at two higher-education institutions in Mexico. The industrial engineering students who participated were introduced to a multivariate statistics course, one in a traditional way and the other through a problem-solving approach embedded within an industrial environment. The didactic intervention in both groups and the problems used to evaluate them are described. The results show that the experimental students had a significant increase in their qualifications and alower variance in their performance. From our study we can suggest that a university education in close connection with applications in an industrial environment significantly improves the students’ education. This teaching experiment provides students with opportunities to experience the genuine character of statistics as an applied field, giving meaning to the statistical techniques learnt in the classroom. It is one way to make the education in statistics more apt to the demand from outside and by the same time it enables the students to really understand statistics. First published February 2020 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

Drafting software as a practicing tool for engineering drawing-based courses: Content planning to its evaluation in client–server environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-134
Author(s):  
MVS Babu ◽  
KNS Suman ◽  
P Srinivasa Rao
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Engineering Drawing ◽  
Client Server ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Basic Course ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Server Architecture

In under graduate engineering education, engineering drawing is a basic course offered to 1st semester engineering students. With the advent of computers, the traditional engineering drawing practice in both industry and academia is being extensively replaced with computer aided engineering drawing. The present scenario in Indian engineering educational institutions has been studied and based on it an approach is proposed in the present paper, which involves the integration of software-based practice with client–server architecture. The proposed approach has been implemented to practice in our institute for few years. The use of this approach is required proper planning of the course content, delivery, practice and evaluation. The detailed discussion on the approach and its implications are examined through results. All the stakeholders are benefited by adopting this approach. The present paper focuses on the use of drafting software for the practice of engineering drawing-based courses in a secured client–server environment. This proposed approach guarantees multiple cascading advantages of improved understanding and enhanced spatial visualization among students. The proposed approach has been implemented for the students who admitted in the academic year 2014–15. The end exam results of these students have been compared with results of the batch admitted in academic year 2013–14. It was observed that the number of failures in the proposed approach were reduced up to 85% compared to conventional mode. Further, it facilitates to modernize the conduct of courses, provides data security, optimizes the utilization of computing facilities and most importantly it tests the students for the understanding of the topic and not for their artistic skills. Ultimately, it makes the engineering students industry-ready by enhancing their employability skills.

scholarly journals Makerspaces in First-Year Engineering Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Pooya Taheri ◽  
Philip Robbins ◽  
Sirine Maalej
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Applied Science ◽  
First Year ◽  
Maker Movement ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Diploma Program ◽  
The Impact

Langara College, as one of the leading undergraduate institutions in the province of British Columbia (BC), offers the “Applied Science for Engineering” two-year diploma program as well as the “Engineering Transfer” two-semester certificate program. Three project-based courses are offered as part of the two-year diploma program in Applied Science (APSC) and Computer Science (CPSC) departments: “APSC 1010—Engineering and Technology in Society”, “CPSC 1090—Engineering Graphics”, and “CPSC 1490—Applications of Microcontrollers”, with CPSC 1090 and CPSC 1490 also part of the Engineering Transfer curriculum. Although the goals, scopes, objectives, and evaluation criteria of these courses are different, the main component of all three courses is a group-based technical project. Engineering students have access to Langara College’s Makerspace for the hands-on component of their project. Makerspaces expand experiential learning opportunities and allows students to gain a skillset outside the traditional classroom. This paper begins with a detailed review of the maker movement and the impact of makerspace in higher education. Different forms of makerspace and the benefits of incorporating them on first-year students’ creativity, sense of community, self-confidence, and entrepreneurial skills are discussed. This paper introduces Langara’s engineering program and its project-based design courses. Langara’s interdisciplinary makerspace, its goals and objectives, equipment, and some sample projects are introduced in this paper in detail. We then explain how the group-project component of APSC 1010, CPSC 1090, and CPSC 1490 are managed and how using makerspace improves students’ performance in such projects. In conclusion, the paper describes the evaluation of learning outcomes via an anonymous student survey.

Research and Discussion on Cultivation of Creative Humanistic Quality in Biochemistry Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Xingli Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Humanities Education ◽  
Subsequent Learning ◽  
Basic Course

Fundamentally speaking, medicine is not only a complicated systematic science, it is also a dual-attribute science with natural science and humanistic sociality. Therefore, an excellent medical talent needs not only solid professional basic knowledge but also excellent humanistic qualities. The biochemistry course is a more important basic course in the medical professional education, and the integration of innovative humanities education in biochemistry teaching has a very important guiding role for the students' subsequent learning. Starting from the teaching practice, this article expounds several ways to implement humane quality training in biochemistry teaching.

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