scholarly journals Internationalization and Digitalization in Engineering Education

Author(s):  
Natascha Strenger ◽  
Dominik May ◽  
Tobias Ortelt ◽  
Daniel Kruse ◽  
Sulamith Frerich ◽  
...  

Digital, virtual and E-learning elements have increasingly become a part in higher education and, most recently, the high potential of digitalization for processes of strategic internationalization of higher education institutions is coming into focus. The collaborative project of three German universities, XYZ, is working on strategies for the internationalization and virtualization of engineering education. While these topics used to be different key areas of the project, a combination of both distinguished itself as a potential new working field. This paper introduces two pilot concepts that were implemented and evaluated at the universities Y and Z which both aim at the complementation of incoming students’ experiences in Germany by digital means. At Y, a transnational online class explores means of preparing degree-mobile engineering students from all over the world for their master’s studies in Germany. At Z, an online course was designed to accompany a summer school research exchange for US-American engineering students in order to prolong their short-term mobility by digital elements. These pilot projects were well-accepted by students and faculty at both universities and their evaluations between 2014 and 2017 have revealed valuable results for further optimization. This paper presents the results and discusses future potential.

1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Samaan ◽  
D. Sutano

An interactive computer-aided package for electrical engineering education This paper describes an interactive, general-purpose computer-aided teaching package. This package is for use on IBM or compatible personal computers. Although it was initially developed for training electrical engineering students, it is envisaged that it can also be applied to other areas of higher education.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 877-894
Author(s):  
Ola Leifler ◽  
Jon-Erik Dahlin

Purpose This study aims to report on how programme directors address sustainability within engineering education at Swedish universities and engineering colleges. Design/methodology/approach The study was performed as a survey with follow-up interviews around the following core questions: to what extent do programme directors possess a deep understanding of the subject of sustainable development? Which are the core competencies in sustainable development that programme directors identify as important for their engineering students to acquire during their basic training? To what extent are those competencies integrated into engineering education today and what kind of support do programme directors receive from their department to integrate these competencies into the curriculum? Findings Programme directors believe that learning for sustainable development is important mainly based on their personal convictions. However, out of 10 potential learning objectives extracted from the literature, only four-six are implemented in degree programmes. Learning objectives and activities are not always aligned, as students are required to learn about interdisciplinary collaboration without working with students from other faculties. The programme directors receive some support from the department, but they express a need for additional support. Examples of support that they suggest are faculty training, efficient teaching material and incorporation of sustainability in the quality assessment instruments for degree programmes. Originality/value This study is the first comprehensive, national survey of what programme directors think about sustainability in higher education. Their views are important in the attempt to accelerate the integration of sustainability in higher education curricula.


Author(s):  
А.Я. Минин

в статье рассматриваются вопросы развития цифровизации высшего образования, совершенствования качества подготовки обучающихся как профессионально-ориентированного «цифрового поколения» с применением электронного обучения и систем дистанционного образования. В России не хватает преподавателей, которых специально готовили бы для разработки онлайн курсов в сфере цифрового образования и дистанционной работы с обучающимися с личного компьютера. the paper discusses problems of high-tech in the higher education sphere, of quality to prepare students as professional-oriented «digital-generation» with used e-learning and Learning Management System. It is the fact that there are no special personnel in Russia who would be specially trained for e-learning, making online-course activity, worked distant from personal computers.


Author(s):  
Evangelia Marinakou ◽  
Charalampos Giousmpasoglou

The introduction of e-learning in higher education has brought radical changes in the way undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are designed and delivered. University students now have access to their courses anytime, anywhere, which makes e-learning and m-learning popular and fashionable among university students globally. Nevertheless, instructors are now challenged, as they have to adopt new pedagogies in learning and teaching. This chapter explores the adoption of m-learning at universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as the relevant current developments and challenges related to the major stakeholders (educators and students) in higher education. It mainly investigates the educators' views and perceptions of m-learning, as well as its future potential in higher education. Most of the educators use m-learning tools to some limited extent, and there is still opportunity to reach full integration with curriculum and the blended learning approach. Further, it is proposed that professional development should be provided to instructors to enable them to use the available new technologies in an appropriate and effective way.


Author(s):  
Andreas Ahrens ◽  
Olaf Bassus ◽  
Jeļena Zaščerinska

Engineering education is facing a challenge to bring e-business closer to student engineers. Enterprise 2.0 application in engineering education advances engineering students’ enterprise for the development of innovative products, processes, and services. The aim of the research is to analyze student engineers’ Enterprise 2.0 application underpinning elaboration of pedagogical guidelines on student engineers’ Enterprise 2.0 application in engineering curriculum. The meaning of key concepts of Enterprise 2.0 and engineering curriculum is studied. Moreover, the study indicates how the steps of the process are related following a logical chain: Enterprise 2.0 ? engineering curriculum design ? modelling Enterprise 2.0 application in engineering curriculum ? empirical study within a multicultural environment. The present empirical research was conducted during the Baltic Summer School “Technical Informatics and Information Technology” in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The findings of the research allow drawing the conclusions that student engineers’ Enterprise 2.0 application in engineering curriculum is efficient.


2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Rajai ◽  
Keith V. Johnson

This paper explores issues relating to the fields of engineering education that are constantly evolving. Business, industry, and higher education institutions must come to a consensus on what skills, talents and resources engineers need if they are to survive in a technological society. The authors investigate a growing division between higher education and industry. The results of a national survey by the US Consensus Bureau on hiring, training, and management practices in American business indicate an increasing conviction among employers that colleges and universities have not adequately prepared students for rapidly changing market environments. The authors also examine the issues that have apparently contributed to the divergence between industry and academia. To bridge the gap between industry and academia, guidelines are suggested that can result in producing a new generation of engineers. Data were gathered from a survey soliciting perceptions from business, industry and engineering students at various colleges and universities. The results of this survey are also discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3 Nov-Feb) ◽  
pp. 15-36
Author(s):  
Miguel Pérez Ferra ◽  
José Manuel Ortega Martos ◽  
Luis Henríquez Alvear

La revisión bibliográfica evidencia el desfase entre las expectativas del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y los logros alcanzados, tanto en la competencia comunicativa como digital, sobre todo por la ausencia de una formación previa de tipo transversal, tanto en los centros educativos como en línea. Se parte de cuarenta y seis narrativas autobiográficas de los estudiantes que cursaron el programa, utilizando un proceso de análisis inductivo que generó dos metacategorías: “valoración del desarrollo del programa” y logros alcanzados en el mismo”. Para ello se utilizó la “Teoría fundamentada” y el software informática NVivo-12Plus. Los resultados muestran que el programa ha generado interacción entre los estudiantes participantes, calificando la experiencia de interesante por lo aprendido y la interacción en el desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa y digital. Del mismo modo, ponen de manifiesto la transversalidad de las actividades propuestas, especialmente: “creación y mantenimiento de un blog” Y “realización de un video sobre privacidad en la red”, que incidieron, respectivamente en 7 y 6 de las unidades de competencia propuestas, así como la flexibilidad del curso, superando los problemas de espacio y tiempo. Los estudiantes valoran el curso como “experiencia positiva”, aludiendo a que los aspectos afectivos han potenciado su orientación al aprendizaje y a la interacción. Los estudiantes reconocen carencias iniciales en su formación en ambas competencias que el curso en línea les ha permitido superar, así como la utilidad didáctica del mismo para su futuro profesional. The literature review evidenced a lack of congruence between the expectations of the European Space for Higher Education and the achievements reached. This was as much the case for communicative competence as it was for digital competence and was mostly due to the lack of prior teaching of transversal skills, both in educational centres and online. A process of inductive analysis based on forty six autobiographical narratives of students enrolled on the program, produced two meta-categories: “evaluation of program development” and “achievements of the program”. To achieve these outcomes “grounded theory” and the information software NVivo- 12Plus were used. Results suggest that the program led to an interaction between participating students. Participation in the program is therefore of interest due to the learnings provided and the interaction that is evident in the development of the communicative and digital competence. In the same way, outcomes show the transversality of the proposed activities, especially: “creation and maintenance of a blog!” and “development of a video about privacy online”, which influenced the proposed competence units in 7 and 6, respectively (table 1). Further influences were found on course flexibility and overcoming time and space problems. Students rated the course as a “positive experience”, alluding to affective aspects which had enhanced their inclination towards learning and interaction. The students recognised initial weaknesses in the training of both competences made available to them through the online course. Further, they noted the didactic utility of the program with regards to their professional future.


Author(s):  
Edmond Sanganyado

The purpose of this study was to develop e-learning activities that integrated sustainability concepts and practices in process engineering education. Two blended courses were developed with two activities evaluated quantitatively and qualitatively to measure student engagement, quality of responses, and incorporation of sustainability in their arguments. Social network analysis and lexical analysis were used to assess students’ participation in discussions and peer reviews. In the online discussion, 97 comments were made averaging 120 words per comment. The participants averaged 3.88 comments, with the majority of comments exhibiting simple and complex argumentation, a deep reflection, and widespread use of terms associated with sustainability such as recycling, pollution, waste, and environment. Furthermore, evaluation of peer reviews revealed that the participants demonstrated they could identify errors and positives in an argument. Therefore, this study demonstrated that e-learning, particularly peer review and online discussion could help chemistry and engineering students understand sustainability.


2022 ◽  
pp. 364-390
Author(s):  
Nandhini Vineeth ◽  
H. S. Guruprasad ◽  
Sheetal V. A.

Imparting quality technical education and training can be expected to be the vision of most engineering institutions globally to build a healthy society. The major stakeholders who contribute to this are students, teachers, industrialists, researchers, and institutes. The current scenario of rapid technological advancements demands engineering students to be dynamic and novel. Considering the heterogeneous intellectual ability of students, institutions frame time-restricted curriculums. Students who want to outperform have a challenge that they cannot be completely dependent on their academic curriculum. The objective of this chapter is to motivate and bring awareness among engineering students to adapt self-learning to excel in their professions. E-learning and project-based learning are identified as the two significant tools that could help students to self-learn. The influence of these tools on engineering students has been proved in this chapter with a case study, surveys, and feedback from students.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Barpi ◽  
Davide Dalmazzo ◽  
Antonella De Blasio ◽  
Fiorella Vinci

The paper presents a report that discuss the experience of participation of the authors in the EduHack, an online course designed to train university teachers in the use of digital techniques and learning strategies. This study highlights two issues of great interest in pandemic times. The first one is the structure and the organization of the EduHack course with some suggestions related to its improvement; the second one is Drag&Fly, the project idea of an e-learning web platform developed by the authors during the collaborative part of the course. The experience of participation to EduHack course has been analyzed by authors using concepts and categories of analysis widespread in the pragmatic theoretical tradition, enhancing the possibility of changing the teachers’ approach to the design and the implementation of a higher education e-learning course.


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