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Case Study of a Problem-Based Learning Course of Project Management for Senior Engineering Students
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Lutsenko, Galyna – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
The analysis of the current state of the Ukrainian system of engineering education indicates the prevalence of traditional teaching-learning approaches in contrast to the modern needs of the labour market. Many universities across the world use the problem/project-based learning (PBL) which is an effective approach for the development of design…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
An Empirical Exploration of Metacognitive Assessment Activities in a Third-Year Civil Engineering Hydraulics Course
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Meyer, Jan H. F.; Knight, David B.; Callaghan, David P.; Baldock, Tom E. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Threshold concepts are transformative, integrative, and provocative; understanding these difficult concepts allows students to be capable of solving advanced problems. This investigation and evaluation of a metacognitive curricular approach explore variation in students' and teachers' discernment of structural complexity of concepts and its…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Statistical Analysis
Learning Mechanisms in Multidisciplinary Teamwork with Real Customers and Open-Ended Problems
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Heikkinen, Juho; Isomöttönen, Ville – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Recently, there has been a trend towards adding a multidisciplinary or multicultural element to traditional monodisciplinary project courses in computing and engineering. In this article, we examine the implications of multidisciplinarity for students' learning experiences during a one-semester project course for real customers. We use a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Active Learning, Student Projects
Using Interactive Problem-Solving Techniques to Enhance Control Systems Education for Non English-Speakers
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Lamont, L. A.; Chaar, L.; Toms, C. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
Interactive learning is beneficial to students in that it allows the continual development and testing of many skills. An interactive approach enables students to improve their technical capabilities, as well as developing both verbal and written communicative ability. Problem solving and communication skills are vital for engineering students; in…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Communication Skills, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
Engaging Distance and On-Campus Students in Problem-Based Learning
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Brodie, L. M.; Porter, M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
The University of Southern Queensland in Australia offers multiple entry pathways to a suite of integrated programs delivered to on-campus and distance-education students. The programs cover 2-5 years in nine majors. A specially designed strand of four integrated courses using problem-based learning (PBL) was incorporated into programs and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Majors (Students), On Campus Students, Problem Based Learning
Design in Industrial Design Engineering: Teaching Design at the School of IDE at the TU Delft.
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Schierbeek, Bernd B. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1988
Describes an industrial design course in the Netherlands. Includes a discussion of the school history, integration of various courses, implications from the experience, design process as decision-making, basic design cycle derived from the general problem-solving process, design methodology, creativity, and conclusions. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions, Creative Art, Creative Expression