scholarly journals Developing Critical Collaboration Skills in Engineering Students: Results from an Empirical Study

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Pazos ◽  
Nina Magpili ◽  
Zikai Zhou ◽  
Luis Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Collaboration Skills

scholarly journals Master Programme “Information and Electrical Engineering” for International Students at Hochschule Wismar: Theoretical Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Norbert Grünwald ◽  
Olaf Bassus ◽  
Jeļena Zaščerinska ◽  
Julija Melnikova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
European Universities ◽  
European Higher Education

Abstract Hochschule Wismar, Germany, has been implementing Master programmes for international students since 1992. However, for most European universities, it is a rather new phenomenon. The purpose of the work is to analyse scientific literature on European higher education programmes for international students and to outline a theoretical framework of European higher education programmes for international students underpinning elaboration of new research question on master programmes for international engineering students. The research methodology comprises the study of the meaning of the key concepts of “framework”, “theoretical framework” and “international students”. Moreover, the logical chain of analysis is shown: theoretical framework → empirical study within a multicultural environment → conclusions. The case study research is applied. The empirical study was carried out at Hochschule Wismar, Germany in March 2017. Semi-structured interview served as the basis for data collection. The empirical findings allow complementing the elaborated theoretical framework consisting of the concepts on reasons for, language and impact of Masetr programme for international students with such a concept as European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Directions of further research are proposed. The novel contribution of the paper is the newly formulated research question on master programmes for international students.

scholarly journals Processes and tasks in collaborative writing in engineering: research-informed views and pedagogical applications

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Gimenez
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
The Uk

Writing plays a central role in the activities that engineers carry out both in academia and industry. Different from other disciplines, in engineering a considerable amount of writing takes place as collaboration between a group of individuals. Despite this recognition, research in collaborative writing (CW) in engineering is rather scant and the available studies are mostly theoretical in nature, with very little empirical evidence. This article reports on an empirical study that examined CW in four schools at a faculty of engineering at a university in the UK. It specifically looks at the processes and the tasks in which engineering students and professionals get involved when writing collaboratively. Based on the findings of the study, the article suggests a number of research-informed pedagogical practices for developing CW in engineering.

A Global Experiential Design Studio for Engineering Students

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dries Verstraete ◽  
K. C. Wong ◽  
Kai Lehmkuehler ◽  
Thomas Netzel ◽  
Patrick Hendrick
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Global Team ◽  
Intercultural Collaboration ◽  
Collaboration Skills

The growing trend of global, multi-company collaboration within the engineering community has led to a changed work environment where new graduates must function under constraints that include global, cultural, and business contexts as part of the new engineering “fundamentals”. The classical “engineering science” education model lacks opportunities for students to gain experience that prepares them for this new work environment. To provide learning opportunities that will enhance the global communication and intercultural collaboration skills of engineering students, a pilot project for providing some goal-directed learning space was set up as a global experiential learning design studio in aeronautical engineering. During this project, engineering teams spread across the globe are designing, building and testing innovative blended wing body UAV airframes. The lessons learned from this pilot project are intended to generate a template that can effectively be used across different disciplines of engineering. This paper describes the education initiative and the accomplished designs. It additionally reports on experiences and lessons learned to date, and steps taken to improve the learning outcomes and graduate attributes, to enhance global team collaboration skills.

scholarly journals ENGINEERING MASTER STUDENTS‘ VIEWS ON DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A HOST EUROPEAN COUNTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Parulkumari P Bhati ◽  
Jelena Zascerinska ◽  
Mihails Zascerinskis ◽  
Anastasija Aleksejeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
European Country ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Theoretical Modelling ◽  
Theoretical Methods ◽  
Digital Entrepreneurship

The importance of engineering education in promoting engineering students’ entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviours now is widely recognised. The aim of the research is to explore international engineering Master students’ views on digital entrepreneurship in a host European country underpinning the elaboration of implications for engineering education in a host country. The research methods imply the use of both - theoretical and empirical - methods. Theoretical methods included analysis of scientific literature, theoretical modelling, systematisation, synthesis, comparison, generalisation. The empirical study was carried out in Germany in February 2021. 32 engineering Master students took part in the online survey. The online survey was based on the online questionnaire. The obtained data were described with the use of percentage, standard deviation and weighted average. The data description was followed by data interpretation and summarization. The use of the theoretical methods allows identifying that digital entrepreneurship is a supplement to traditional settings entrepreneurship proceeds in. The theoretical research resulted in the conceptual framework built of engineering student’s intention to become a digital entrepreneur, the use of the host country language, the use of engineering knowledge in digital entrepreneurship. The results of the empirical study allow finding out that the engineering Master students’ view digital entrepreneurship in a positive way. The survey results show that the engineering students focus their digital entrepreneurship on their professional field, namely engineering. The survey also outlined two major factors, namely host country language and host country rules, that limit the opportunities of becoming a digital entrepreneur in a host country. The implications for engineering education, that international engineering Master students receive in a host country, imply the integration of entrepreneurial culture, namely host country language and host country rules, into engineering education in a host country. The emphasis of the host country language and host country rules should be placed on their use for entrepreneurial purposes. By the entrepreneurial purposes, specific activities that are tied to entrepreneurship are meant. Training of host country language and host country rules within engineering education should be centred on their use for entrepreneurship. 

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ RANKING OF ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES SUB-TOPICS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Jelena Zascerinska
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Theoretical Modelling ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Theoretical Methods ◽  
Future Work

Ranking implemented in the English for Academic Purposes course helps in selecting appropriate sub-topics to be obtained by students. The aim of the present research is to compare teacher’s and students’ ranking of topics of the English for Academic Purposes course delivered to master of engineering students underpinning the elaboration of implications for the advancement of the English for Academic Purposes course. Research methods applied include the use of theoretical as well as empirical methods. Theoretical methods imply analysis of theoretical sources and theoretical modelling. The empirical study was characterized by its explorative nature. The empirical study was based on a survey carried out with 10 engineering master students of the Master programme “Information and Electrical Engineering” at Hochschule Wismar, Germany. The data were interpreted and summarized. The summarizing content analysis allows proposing that the students positively evaluated the majority of the sub-topics of the delivered English for Academic Purposes course. The hypothesis was formulated. Implications for the advancement of the English for Academic Purposes course were identified. Directions of future work were proposed. The novelty of the research is revealed by the formulated hypothesis as well as implications

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