Revitalisation of a 2nd level engineering and spatial science PBL course: almost there but...
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Paper/Presentation Title | Revitalisation of a 2nd level engineering and spatial science PBL course: almost there but... |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Goh, Steven C. (Author), Worden, John (Author), Zhou, Hong (Author) and Clewett, John (Author) |
Editors | Gardner, Anne and Jolly, Lesley |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9780646546100 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://aaee.com.au/conferences/AAEE2010/PDF/AUTHOR/AE100008.PDF |
Conference/Event | 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) |
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Event Details | 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Delivery In person Event Date 05 to end of 08 Dec 2010 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | This paper provides an interim report on the 3rd year of a 4 year study of the effects of curriculum reform on student learning outcome and experience in a 2nd level engineering and surveying PBL course which offers on-campus and off-campus modes of study. This investigation was initiated in 2007 which provided a list of recommendations and lead to structural changes in the course; these were implemented in 2008. Additional student feedback was collected in 2008 to further refine the model, and a list of recommendations resulted in modifications in the course model that was implemented in 2009. Data collected and lessons learnt in 2009 have been used to fine-tune the course design in 2010. The progressive findings noted that even though curriculum reform has resulted in enhanced student learning, it gave rise to a negative student experience in 2009. It can be argued that though the course design implementation process overall has been regarded as successful, academics’ attitudes towards PBL, opportunities for training and orientation in PBL, and familiarity with the new course design were evidenced as weaknesses in the delivery of the course. This scenario also alludes to the dynamics of change management involving large teaching teams, in particular, difficulties relating to academics’ buy-in and adherence to collective decisions. |
Keywords | engineering education; engineering curriculum; problem-based learning; first year experience |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy |
390409. Learning sciences | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2010 Goh et al: The authors assign to AaeE and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive licence to AaeE to publish this document in full on the World Wide Web (prime sites and mirrors) on CD-ROM or USB, and in printed form within the AaeE 2010 conference proceedings. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering | |
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q023y/revitalisation-of-a-2nd-level-engineering-and-spatial-science-pbl-course-almost-there-but
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