Experience in the delivery of an engineering capstone design course for Associate Degree program at the University of Southern Queensland
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Somasundaraswaran, Kathirgamalingam. 2016. "Experience in the delivery of an engineering capstone design course for Associate Degree program at the University of Southern Queensland." Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Education and Communication Technology. 2 (3), pp. 64-73.
| Article Title | Experience in the delivery of an engineering capstone design course for Associate Degree program at the University of Southern Queensland |
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| ERA Journal ID | 211804 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | |
| Author | Somasundaraswaran, Kathirgamalingam |
| Journal Title | Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Education and Communication Technology |
| Journal Citation | 2 (3), pp. 64-73 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISSN | 2205-6181 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://apiar.org.au/journal-paper/experience-in-the-delivery-of-an-engineering-capstone-design-course-for-associate-degree-program-at-the-university-of-southern-queensland/ |
| Abstract | The objective of this paper is to describe the delivery of the engineering technology level capstone design course at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) where on campus students had a chance to effectively engage with external students in a blended mode of delivery. The resources supplied from online sources, together with a well-designed assessment criteria of this course, helped to engage students in effective participation. The experiences in delivery gained when offering this AD capstone project in 2015 were used as scenarios to highlight the pros and cons of this blended mode of delivery. The results from selected projects show that these projects helped students to enhance their ability to optimise construction tasks including: proposing cost effective labour materials, designing and constructing reinforced concrete and masonry structure and comparing the probable output from using unit cost and productivity estimations. In addition, students have also used their enhanced design knowledge and drafting techniques learned from this degree program to professionally complete the project. However, maintaining the spirit of teams and continuous communication, and access to data resources were identified to be challenging for students in this course. Alternatively, this blended learning model has positively influences to increasing learning outcomes by helping students in various ways to undertake wide-ranging tasks. In particular, less experienced students have been able to expand their skill set, knowledge and competencies from working alongside experienced students who are already working for the industry. This paper would be useful for academics considering a similar course with blended interaction. |
| Keywords | capstone project; blended course management; team project |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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