scholarly journals Implementation of PBL in Engineering Education: Conceptualization and Management of Tensions

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Van Barneveld ◽  
Johannes Strobel
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Classroom Activity ◽  
University System ◽  
Classroom Processes ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations ◽  
The University

Engineering educators are facing high demands as they are being challenged to create learning environments that not only better teach technical skills, but also incorporate process skills and foster other desirable attributes. Problem-based learning, known as PBL, and its variants have been deemed effective as an instructional strategy in a variety of different disciplines including engineering. With pedagogical innovations like PBL, however, comfortable routines related to the structure and flow of classroom activity is disrupted for both educators and students. In addition to having to manage changes within their classroom processes and routines, engineering educators must also interact and operate within the larger systems in which their classrooms are embedded, the university. The structure and culture of the university system may facilitate or hinder the teaching intentions and goals of educators, as this larger system can impose its own set of tensions. In this paper, we report findings of a research study which investigated conceptualizations of PBL, tensions as experienced when implementing PBL and strategies to manage the tensions.

EVAINU Research

2018 ◽  
pp. 332-343
Author(s):  
Alejandra Bosco
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
University Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Curricular Innovation ◽  
University System ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The University

New virtual learning environments for educational innovation at the university of the present-future--EVAINU--is a research project financed by the Autonomous University of Barcelona as part of its support for emerging research groups. The project came about as a result of the growing presence of the ICTs in the higher education system and has focused on identifying typical cases, which use these media at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) involving some form of curricular innovation or improvement in accordance with the European convergence processes, which the Spanish university system is currently undergoing. As a result, three case studies of different qualifications were carried out in order to investigate their potential for improving university education. One of these cases--Virtual Veterinary Science--is described in this study. Among the preliminary results of this research so far, of particular interest is the fact that while the ICTs are clearly an important opportunity to make a qualitative leap and to go beyond teaching outlooks based on exposition, passive reception, and memorising, more institutional support is necessary in terms of working strategies, which promote new ways of organising teaching, the development of ICT skills among teaching staff and students, and the creation of incentives for teacher training, among other initiatives.

MOOCs for Enhancing Engineering Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 204-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Manzoor
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Present Form ◽  
University System ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Class Room ◽  
The University

All over the world, thousands of engineering institutions offer conventional engineering education. However, the quality of education, is a matter of concern. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) permit learners to access and benefit from the teaching by renowned professors. MOOCs offer an unprecedented opportunity to revitalize education. These cause complete dis-intermediation of the university system, making them very affordable; however, they have several shortcomings in their present form. Students enrolling for a MOOC still have to conventionally study the subject for their degree. Complete absence of physical group activities in a class room under a teacher's mentoring, is another serious issue. Conduct of practical sessions in laboratories is an important aspect of engineering education, for which MOOCs offer no alternative. This chapter reviews the state-of-the-art of MOOCs in engineering education and provides suggestions as to how MOOCs can be effectively utilized for enhancing engineering education.

EVAINU Research

2012 ◽  
pp. 494-508
Author(s):  
Alejandra Bosco
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
University Education ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Curricular Innovation ◽  
University System ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The University

New virtual learning environments for educational innovation at the university of the present-future--EVAINU--is a research project financed by the Autonomous University of Barcelona as part of its support for emerging research groups. The project came about as a result of the growing presence of the ICTs in the higher education system and has focused on identifying typical cases, which use these media at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) involving some form of curricular innovation or improvement in accordance with the European convergence processes, which the Spanish university system is currently undergoing. As a result, three case studies of different qualifications were carried out in order to investigate their potential for improving university education. One of these cases--Virtual Veterinary Science--is described in this study. Among the preliminary results of this research so far, of particular interest is the fact that while the ICTs are clearly an important opportunity to make a qualitative leap and to go beyond teaching outlooks based on exposition, passive reception, and memorising, more institutional support is necessary in terms of working strategies, which promote new ways of organising teaching, the development of ICT skills among teaching staff and students, and the creation of incentives for teacher training, among other initiatives.

scholarly journals ELECTRIZARTE: COMBINING ENGINEERING EDUCATION, ARTS AND SOCIAL OUTREACH IN AN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teodoro Willink ◽  
Gustavo Núñez ◽  
Lochi Yu
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Specific Topic ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
Technical Content ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
The University

In the Electrical Engineering undergraduate program of the University of Costa Rica, most of the design and analysis projects are guided, structured and related to a specific topic, limiting technical content and machining the way problems are solved, which in turn, restricts the motivated student creativity. The ElectrizArte Project provides the opportunity to develop both technical and not-technical skills in a extra-curricular enviroment. As the main theme, ElectrizArte allows students to design, implement, and operate projects that combine engineering with art, taking advantage of the particular situation that many of the students participating in the project, have interest in art in general, or practice some artistic activity.

Doctoral Training of Psychology Students in France

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Roland-Lévy
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Doctoral Training ◽  
University System ◽  
The Third ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Psychology Doctoral ◽  
Phd Programs ◽  
Phd Program

Abstract: The aim of doctoral programs in psychology is to help students become competent psychologists, capable of conducting research and of finding suitable employment. Starting with a brief description of the basic organization of the French university system, this paper presents an overview of how the psychology doctoral training is organized in France. Since October 2000, the requisites and the training of PhD students are the same in all French universities, but what now differs is the openness to other disciplines according to the size and location of the university. Three main groups of doctoral programs are distinguished in this paper. The first group refers to small universities in which the Doctoral Schools are constructed around multidisciplinary seminars that combine various themes, sometimes rather distant from psychology. The second group covers larger universities, with a PhD program that includes psychology as well as other social sciences. The third group contains a few major universities that have doctoral programs that are clearly centered on psychology (clinical, social, and/or cognitive psychology). These descriptions are followed by comments on how PhD programs are presently structured and organized. In the third section, I suggest some concrete ways of improving this doctoral training in order to give French psychologists a more European dimension.

Blast Furnace In Engineering Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Petrescu ◽  
Florian Popescu ◽  
Alina Gligor
Keyword(s):  
Blast Furnace ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Quality Of Presentation ◽  
Computer Interaction

AbstractUsing blended learning method, Blast Furnace subject was analysed inside the DidaTec Project. The analysed factors were the quality of presentation, quantity of information per page and human – computer interaction. The analysis shows the preference of students to work with different learning environments.

Hindrance to the Integration of e-learning Adoption in Nigerian Universities

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Abasiama G. Akpan ◽  
Chris Eriye Tralagba
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
University System ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University

Electronic learning or online learning is a part of recent education which is dramatically used in universities all over the world. As well as the use and integration of e-learning is at the crucial stage in all developing countries. It is the most significant part of education that enhances and improves the educational system. This paper is to examine the hindrances that influence e-learning in Nigerian university system. In order to have an inclusive research, a case study research was performed in Evangel University, Akaeze, southeast of Nigeria. The paper demonstrates similar hindrances on country side. This research is a blend of questionnaires and interviews, the questionnaires was distributed to lecturers and an interview was conducted with management and information technology unit. Research had shown the use of e-learning in university education which has influenced effectively and efficiently the education system and that the University education in Nigeria is at the crucial stage of e-learning. Hence, some of the hindrances are avoiding unbeaten integration of e-learning. The aim of this research is to unravel the barriers that impede the integration of e-learning in universities in Nigeria. Nevertheless, e-learning has modified the teaching and learning approach but integration is faced with many challenges in Nigerian University.

Environmental engineering education in conjunction with or as Part of social sciences curricula

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.H. Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
The University ◽  
Engineering Programme ◽  
Environmental Infrastructure

Traditionally in Germany environmental engineering education took place within the context of a civil engineering programme. There were reasons for this: the beginning of much of what we understand today to be environmental works fell within the parameters of city engineering. There were and are advantages mostly in view of the necessary planning, construction and operation of environmental infrastructure. There are also disadvantages which become more and more pronounced as the field of environmental protection expands: the civil engineer frequently lacks basic training in disciplines such as biology and chemistry and carries a large and sometimes burdensome knowledge of other less relevant subjects. Thus, educators begin to look for alternatives. This paper deals with an alternative that was developed some ten years ago and therefore has proven viable and successful: at the University of Karlsruhe students may choose to major in environmental engineering within the context or on the basis of an economics and business administration curriculum. The basic question here is as to what extent the student masters the field of environmental engineering if he or she has predominantly a solid background in social sciences and very little in natural sciences. The paper will describe the curriculum in structure and intensity and evaluate the accumulated knowledge and suitability of these students in terms of actual environmental problems. This will be done in terms of examination performance parallel and/or relative to traditionally trained civil environmental engineers as well as in terms of topics successfully treated in Masters' theses. In conclusion, it is argued that such combination of curricula should not be confined to economic sciences and environmental engineering but also be planned for legal sciences and environmental engineering.

The Indian University in a Comparative Perspective

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Madhava Menon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
University System ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

The purpose of looking at Indian universities in a comparative perspective is obviously to locate it among higher education institutions across the world and to identify its strengths and weaknesses in the advancement of learning and research. In doing so, one can discern the directions for reform in order to put the university system in a competitive advantage for an emerging knowledge society. This chapter looks at the current state of universities in India and highlights the initiatives under way for change and proposes required policy changes.

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