scholarly journals The Problems of Engineering Students’ Professional Identity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.I. Sholina ◽  
N.A. Reprintseva
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Organizational Models ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Nascent Industries ◽  
Flexible Adaptation

Engineering education at Ural Federal University has its traditions; one of them is the design of new programs for nascent industries and flexible adaptation to changes in the economy. It allows UrFU engineering programs not only to survive in the conditions of constant external and internal changes but also to remain highly demanded and competitive. The article describes the problems of the professional identity of students of engineering programs, organizational models and didactic techniques that ensure professionalization in the framework of the leading educational programs of the UrFU Engineering School, which have been tested as part of pilot training for undergraduate students in the program ”System Analysis and Management.” The results of the survey among students and graduates of the program, which was conducted in order to understand their professional identity and awareness of the choice of an educational program for obtaining a profession, are presented. Keywords: Learning outcomes, CDIO initiative, benchmark, modeling, Industry 4.0, student-centered learning, internships, professional identity, efficiency

Ten Years of Positive Feedback on Project-Based Learning From First-Year Engineering Students’ Perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela C. Alves ◽  
Francisco Moreira ◽  
Celina P. Leão ◽  
Sandra Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Continuous Improvement Process ◽  
On Line

Abstract Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an active student-centered learning methodology. Several schools (of varying degrees of education) have implemented, in different ways, PBL, having as common strands that the student learns in teams, and being challenged in the context of a case-scenario. In Portugal, a PBL methodology has been implemented, in the first year of an Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) program, for more than 15 years. This represents a total number above 700 students of IEM enrolled in PBL during the reported timeframe. A continuous improvement process of the PBL activities was relentlessly pursued during such period. Grounded on end-of-term on-line PBL process satisfaction questionnaires, as well as on results of each PBL edition final workshops, this paper studies and reports on a number of such achievements and shortcomings. Thus, this paper presents the analysis of the results of ten academic years of PBL evaluation process, grounded on the compiled results obtained from 2009/10 to 2019/20. Also, a synthesis of the effective findings (either positive or negative), systematically pointed out by the students, will be presented. Altogether, the PBL implementation in the IEM program has been very positive for students and teachers and worth for others to follow.

Comparison of a computer simulation program and a traditional laboratory practical class for teaching the principles of intestinal absorption.

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (6) ◽  
pp. S95 ◽  
Author(s):  
D G Dewhurst ◽  
J Hardcastle ◽  
P T Hardcastle ◽  
E Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Epithelial Transport ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Knowledge Gain ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Resource Requirements ◽  
Approach Working

Here we describe an evaluation of the effectiveness, compared with a traditional laboratory, of an interactive computer-assisted learning (CAL) program, which simulates a series of experiments performed using isolated, everted sacs of rat small intestine. The program is aimed at undergraduate students of physiology and is designed to offer an alternative student-centered learning approach to the traditional laboratory-based practical class. The evaluative study compared two groups of second-year undergraduate students studying a module on epithelial transport: one group worked independently using the CAL program and associated learning materials, and the other group followed a conventional practical class approach, working in the laboratory under supervision. Knowledge gain of each group was measured by means of a test consisting of a range of question types (e.g., short-answer factual, calculation, interpretation) given to students before and after the module. Student attitude to both approaches was assessed by questionnaire, and the resource requirements were also compared. It was found that the knowledge gain of both groups of students was the same, that students had a positive attitude toward using CAL programs of this type, and that the cost of the conventional laboratory-based approach was five times greater. The potential for integrating CAL programs into the undergraduate curriculum is discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring the Perception of Students using Student-Centered Learning Approach in a Malaysian Public University

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Abderrahim Benlahcene Benlahcene ◽  
Sana Anwar Lashari ◽  
Tahira Anwar Lashari ◽  
Muhammad Waleed Shehzad ◽  
Wu Deli
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Public University ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Cognitive Mediation ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Language Courses

This study investigated students’ perception towards language courses using student-centered learning approach at University Utara Malaysia (UUM). Students’ perception was measured through a model termed as environmental, cognitive, affective, and metacognitive mediation (ECAM) which is a common teaching and learning technique used in classroom activities. To assess the implementation of ECAM; qualitative analysis was conducted based on observations of students’ activities in two language courses. The findings of the study indicated that the students employed the techniques of ECAM model. However, cognitive mediation learning technique was extensively used by the students. Moreover, audio-taped interviews were also conducted with four voluntary undergraduate students. The findings from the interviews’ interpretation revealed that students also explicit positive viewpoints about student-centered learning approach.       

scholarly journals What Motivates Students to Study Engineering? A Comparative Study between Males and Females in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Wafa Labib ◽  
Amal Abdelsattar ◽  
Yasser Ibrahim ◽  
Abdelhakim Abdelhadi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Engineering Majors ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Engineering Programs

Motivation to study engineering in undergraduate study is of great importance to students. It encourages undergraduate students to enroll in an engineering program and continue their studies without dropping out. Male students enroll in engineering programs with large numbers compared to female students in many parts of the world. In Saudi Arabia, there were limited engineering programs for female students. In this research, the motivation to study engineering is studied and compared between male and female students in the College of Engineering at Prince Sultan University, the first private university in Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted through a detailed survey distributed to 41 male engineering management students and 45 female architectural engineering students. These students’ performance and experience were considered and compared considering their gender to evaluate their persistence toward engineering study. According to the results obtained, the highest degree of the parents had a considerable effect on the selection of engineering major for male and female students. Most surveyed male and female students select an engineering major because of its positive impact on the community and its role in improving the way of life. Male students may differ in that they considered engineering in order to start their own business after graduation with a higher percentage compared to female students. There was a very limited role of the school in selecting engineering majors according to the surveyed male and female students. This role should be enhanced and utilized to encourage more female students to consider engineering majors in their college study.

scholarly journals Student-Centered Learning Using Feature Films

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Meamber
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Consumer Decision Making ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Organization Leadership ◽  
Decision Making Behavior

This Demonstration session will showcase the use of commercial films to enhance student engagement and learning. The session will detail a project that asks undergraduate students to analyze a film for its marketing and consumer behavior content. The innovation was first profiled in December 2012 in an Office of Media and Public Relations story "Marketing Students Head to the Movies to Learn about Consumer Behavior". Students completing this assignment learn to think comprehensively about consumer behavior and to explain the behavior that is depicted in a film. The goal of the innovation is for students to apply and synthesize knowledge in order to understand their own consumer decision-making behavior and how marketers can influence behavior. This project can be utilized variety of humanities and social science courses. For example, students discuss a variety of topics illustrated in a film—isuch as interpersonal communication and persuasion strategies used by the film characters in "Love and Other Drugs" for a communications class; organization leadership demonstrated "Office Space" for an I/O psychology class; historical inaccuracies as presented in the film "Lincoln" for a history class. Alternatively, the instructor teaching a particular course can take a film and analyze it for use in class.

scholarly journals Developing Autonomy Through Student-Centered English Language Learning Process for Engineering Students

2018 ◽  
pp. 34-58
Author(s):  
Marian Lissett Olaya
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Performance ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The University

This article focuses on how the incorporation of autonomy into university students’ learning process improves their English language performance. The participants of this study were 25 students of engineering programs in a public university. Data collection was done through observation, a survey, and a group interview. Two categories that emerged after the data analysis supported the main finding that technology-based activities can be conceived as a starting point for the incorporation of autonomous learning in the English language education at the university.

Teaching simple experimental design to undergraduates: do your students understand the basics?

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara M. Hiebert
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Experiment Design ◽  
Interindividual Variation ◽  
Simple Experiment ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Classroom Implementation ◽  
Treatment Groups

This article provides instructors with guidelines for teaching simple experimental design for the comparison of two treatment groups. Two designs with specific examples are discussed along with common misconceptions that undergraduate students typically bring to the experiment design process. Features of experiment design that maximize power and minimize the effects of interindividual variation, thus allowing reduction of sample sizes, are described. Classroom implementation that emphasizes student-centered learning is suggested, and thought questions, designed to help students discover and name the basic principles of simple experiment design for themselves, are included with an answer key.

scholarly journals Content-Based English Education in China: Students’ Experiences and Perspectives

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulbahar Beckett ◽  
Fang Li
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Education ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Subject Matter Content ◽  
Education In China

This study explores undergraduate students’ experiences and perceptions of the content-based EFL instruction at a northwestern Chinese university. It is one of the first empirical studies of content-based EFL in China. Through a three-part open-ended questionnaire administered with 34 undergraduate students majoring in finance, the study reveals overwhelming support for this approach to EFL. Participants believed that learning English and content knowledge simultaneously was helpful and that the spread of English in China can benefit the nation and its people. The findings also indicate that some participants were critical of the approach, stating that it is “shallow content teaching” and suggesting that subject matter content be taught in Chinese. The participants praised their original English texts and expressed their preference for student-centered learning.

scholarly journals Makecourse-Art: Design and Practice of a Flipped Engineering Makerspace

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-113
Author(s):  
Sanghoon Park ◽  
Howard Kaplan ◽  
Rudy Schlaf ◽  
Eric Tridas
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Design Skills ◽  
Design And Practice

The Makecourse-Art is a makerspace designed to promote undergraduate students’ aesthetic design skills as well as functional design skills using an interdisciplinary team approach at the University of South Florida. To overcome the unique challenges of the Makecourse (earlier version) and to maximize students’ design efforts working on an engineering project in the classroom, the Makecourse-Art incorporated a flipped classroom model utilizing two instructional methods with corresponding activities. First, the explicit form of instruction is delivered through asynchronous video lectures/tutorials, including topics such as Arduino programming, CAD modeling with the Autodesk Maya, Mudbox, and coding skills. Second, interactive team-based classroom activities are offered to students based on student-centered learning theories such as peer-assisted collaborative learning and problem-based learning. In this paper, we present the design case of the Makecourse-Art with detailed descriptions of the components, and explain the key design decisions, obstacles during the design process, and how the challenges were resolved. In addition, we provide step-by-step examples of students’ engineering design experiences with visual images.

scholarly journals “In Our Own Little World”: Invisibility of the Social and Ethical Dimension of Engineering Among Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Hoon Lim ◽  
Brittany D. Hunt ◽  
Nickcoy Findlater ◽  
Peter T. Tkacik ◽  
Jerry L. Dahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Ethical Dimension ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
The Social

AbstractThis paper explores how undergraduate students understood the social relevance of their engineering course content knowledge and drew (or failed to draw) broader social and ethical implications from that knowledge. Based on a three-year qualitative study in a junior-level engineering class, we found that students had difficulty in acknowledging the social and ethical aspects of engineering as relevant topics in their coursework. Many students considered the immediate technical usability or improved efficiency of technical innovations as the noteworthy social and ethical implications of engineering. Findings suggest that highly-structured engineering programs leave little room for undergraduate students to explore the ethical dimension of engineering content knowledge and interact with other students/programs on campus to expand their “technically-minded” perspective. We discussed the issues of the “culture of disengagement” (Cech, Sci Technol Human Values 39(1):42–72, 2014) fueled by disciplinary elitism, spatial distance, and insulated curriculum prevalent in the current structure of engineering programs. We called for more conscious effort by engineering educators to offer meaningful interdisciplinary engagement opportunities and in-class conversations on ethics that support engineering students' holistic intellectual growth and well-rounded professional ethics.

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