scholarly journals PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIFIED CURRICULUM DESIGN SPINE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Carrick ◽  
Alex Czekanski
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Team Design

 Abstract - Preparing students for the technical aspects of engineering practice has not been difficult, as the teaching strategies and learning outcomes are well developed. The teaching of so-called "soft-skills" such as communication, teamwork, project management, and design, however, are more difficult and varied in their strategies. In this paper, we examine the design curriculum as implemented by York University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and discuss the advantages of promoting soft-skills development through team design projects, and outline continuous improvement processes we undergo to ensure we are giving students the training they need to practice engineering. Finally, we discuss our planned studies that will track the effectiveness of the design spine as students enter the workforce.  

scholarly journals Developing soft skills of music teachers through involvement in student project office activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 268-275
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Dubrovskii ◽  
Yaroslav A. Gorbik ◽  
Larisa A. Pidzhoyan ◽  
Irina V. Efremova
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Legal Documents

  The aim of this paper is to analyze the results of soft skills development of music teachers through involvement in student project office activities. The content analysis of normative and legal documents regulating professional training and professional activity of a music teacher resulted in the following soft skills content for this category of employees: communicative competences, self-management skills, critical thinking, and managerial competences. The study of music teachers' soft skills development in the process of their involvement in project activities was carried out through a pedagogical experiment. 76 students (3-4 years) of the Institute of History and Culture, 15 teachers and 12 social partners took part in the research. The conducted research confirmed the effectiveness of developing soft skills of future music educators in the process of involving students in project management. The implementation of this activity began with the creation of student project office, which is a necessary tool to organize project management in the student environment.  

scholarly journals Integration of Desired Learning Outcomes in a First Year Design Course

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Eggermont ◽  
William Bill Rosehart
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Design Challenge ◽  
Interdisciplinary Course

Our first year design and communication course is an interdisciplinary course involving the application of engineering principles, design, communications, leadership and project management concepts through a sequence of team-based design projects. Integrating and translating these components from lectures to labs and vice versa is a challenge. During the upcoming Fall semester a paper project will be introduced that combines all communications deliverables into a submission for a student design challenge. The instructors expect a greater appreciation for the communications components as a part of the design course.

A Review of Project Management Course Syllabi to Determine if They Reflect the Learner-centred Course Pedagogy [Abstract]

10.28945/4323 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Community Of Learners ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Course Syllabi ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Course Syllabus

Aim/Purpose: Project Management (PM) capability is one of the skill sets that employers across a broad range of industries are seeking with a projected current talent deficit of 1.5 million jobs. Background A course syllabus is both a tool and a resource used by the learners, the faculty, and the school to articulate what to learn, how to learn, and how and when to access and evaluate the learning outcomes. A learner-centred course syllabus can enhance the teaching, the learning, and the assessment and evaluation processes. A learner-centred pedagogy seeks to create a community of learners by sharing power between the teachers and the students, providing multiple assessments, evaluations, and feedback mechanisms. Methodology: This study seeks to find out if the PM course syllabi reflect the attributes of a learner-centred pedagogy through a content analysis of 76 PM course syllabi gathered in 2018 from instructors affiliated with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in the USA. Contribution: On the issue of PM content, only seven percent (7%) of the syllabi articulate that students would be involved in “real world” experiential projects or be exposed to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) areas and process groups. Findings: The results reveal that PM instructors fall short in creating a community of learners by not disclosing their teaching philosophy, beliefs, or assumptions about learning and tend not to share power, and do not encourage teacher-student interactions. Recommendations for Practitioners: Schools should try to align their programs both to the local and the national job markets by engaging PM practitioners as advisors. When engaged as ad-visors, PM practitioners provide balance and direction on curriculum design or redesign, emerging industry innovations, as well as avenues for internships and job opportunities. Recommendation for Researchers: PM has various elements associated with entrepreneurship and management and is also heavily weighted towards the use of projects and technology, making it a good candidate for learner-centred pedagogy. However, researchers should explore this assertion further by comparing the attainment of learning outcomes and students’ overall performance in a learner-centred and a non-learner-centred PM course. Impact on Society: To minimize this talent deficit individuals as well as the academy should invest in PM education and one approach that may increase the enthusiasm in the PM coursework is having a learner-centred pedagogy. Future Research: Researchers should explore this line of research further by gathering syllabi from other regions such as the European Union, Asia, Africa, Australia, etc. as well as conduct a comparative study between these various regions in order to find if there are similarities or differences in how PM is taught.

scholarly journals Design of Student and Course Learning Outcomes Measurement

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Hans Kristianto ◽  
Susiana Prasetyo ◽  
Ratna Frida Susanti ◽  
Mariskha Tri Adithia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Outcomes Measurement ◽  
National Accreditation ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Clear Method

Measurement of the outcomes becomes a vital part in OBE system to ensure the attainment of each outcome. In Indonesia, OBE was adopted in 2015 for higher education level. However, the changes were not accompanied with clear method to measure the outcomes, which became the urgency of this research. In this study, a preliminary method to measure student learning outcomes (SLO) and course learning outcomes (CLO) was presented. The measurement of SLO and CLO attainment was started by SLO mapping to courses, which usually had been done at curriculum design. Based on the mapping, formulation of CLO with a set of direct assessment was planned at the start of each course. After the teaching learning activities, a series of calculation was designed to obtain the attainment of SLO and CLO for each student, course, and whole study program. In the same time the final mark for GPA calculation of each student could also be obtained. The designed method could play an essential part in teaching-learning quality assurance and curriculum continuous improvement, which is aligned with both international and national accreditation criteria and standards. Furthermore, this study could provide insight for other study program in SLO and CLO attainment measurement.

A review on the prerequisites of Evidence-Based Curriculum as a driver to skills development of the leather value chain in Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mwinyikione Mwinyihija
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Review Study

The review study closely introspects’ on the prerequisites of evidence-based curriculum within the realms of specialized skills development agenda as pursued through higher education Institutions in Africa. Explicitly, the constraining factors that bedevil the leather sector are identifiable when appropriate research designs tools are applied. As such, in the process of identifying the constraints, renascence themes could, therefore, be beneficial in collecting evidence in support of developing curriculum. Such a developed curriculum stands higher chances of acceptability and aptly mitigates against challenges related to specialized skills development. The review succinctly indicates that in the process of identifying the themes, the scope of collecting evidence becomes attainable, thus, improving curricula that entails a participatory and transformative orientation. Indeed, during the review phase of the study, three main perspectives are depicted to be consequential in attaining a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum, such as; action research, backward curriculum design perspective and theoretical perspective. Therefore, about this perspective, a reflection based on personal experiences and related to new knowledge with what they already know leads to constructivism. The relevancy of a constructivist strategy is observed to facilitate the observatory and evaluative stance during the development of evidence-based curriculum. Moreover, in consolidating and sustaining the benefit of such a developed curriculum, threshold concept was found during the review that it complements the process and strengthens the collecting evidence for curriculum development. Accordingly, therefore, the result of the review study indicate that Africa would  position itself for initiating transformational changes in aspects of specialized higher education, fruition towards socio-economic benefits (e.g. employment, wealth creation and technology transfer), reversal of urban-rural or inter/intra continental migration flurry.

Implementation of Guidance nuanced Learning Model at MAN 1 Bandar Lampung

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Rifda El Fiah ◽  
Saiful Bahri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Expert Rating ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Process Implementation

This research was conducted based on the problems that often arise in formal education learning. This problem has an impact on learning achievement results obtained by students. This research was conducted at MAN 1 Bandar Lampung. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of the instructional model nuanced guidance data collection techniques using expert rating scale and user rating scale. The results of this study indicate that the nuanced learning model meets the achievement of student learning outcomes in MAN 1 Bandar Lampung, by developing students' knowledge and skills in the form of soft skills and hard skills. Guidance nuanced learning model design consists of learning process planning standards, learning process implementation standards, learning process outcome standards, and learning process control standards. 

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