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Engineering education

About: Engineering education is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 24293 publications have been published within this topic receiving 234621 citations.


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed discussion of their experiences teaching structural design at the School of Civil Engineering of Ciudad Real, Spain, using project-based and cooperative learning methods, as well as implementing knowledge management and transference.
Abstract: This paper briefly reviews the history of structural engineering education: The dawn, development, and consolidation of traditional education systems, as well as their fall into decline in the contemporary technological world. Recent graduates in civil engineering do not have all of the skills and knowledge that the labor market is demanding and civil engineering is losing the social prestige and professional recognition that our profession deserves. It is necessary to improve traditional education systems to produce the best civil engineers. The writers present a detailed discussion of their experiences teaching structural design at the School of Civil Engineering of Ciudad Real, Spain, using project-based and cooperative learning methods, as well as implementing knowledge management and transference to the learning process. Results and costs of these methods, as well as the problems related to faculty selection, are set out. The paper concludes with a reflection on the major educational possibilities an...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors use in-depth interviews with industry experts to investigate the provision of undergraduate engineering education in the UK and propose a typology of future engineering roles and their requisite attributes.
Abstract: High skills are today seen as being of vital importance to economies, industries, companies and individuals. The engineering industry is no exception and the graduate engineer has a key position in this regard. In the research reported in this paper, the authors use in-depth interviews with industry experts to investigate the provision of undergraduate engineering education in the UK. The current and future skill needs of industry are examined. A typology of future engineering roles and their requisite attributes is proposed. Implications for undergraduate engineering are also discussed.

50 citations

Book ChapterDOI
01 Dec 2012
TL;DR: This chapter argues in this chapter that an essential element of OBE is aligning content, assessment, and delivery that practitioners can use to inform the design or re-design of engineering courses.
Abstract: The emphasis on Outcome-Based Education (OBE) and student-centered learning is an enormous advance in engineering education. We argue in this chapter that an essential element of OBE is aligning content, assessment, and delivery. The objective of this chapter is to provide a model for aligning course content with assessment and delivery that practitioners can use to inform the design or re-design of engineering courses.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the relation between the demands and the educational objectives of engineering education and the implications for assessment and discussed four different feedback pathways can be identified in detail.
Abstract: The focus of objectives of engineering education has evolved from knowledge to skills. This is a logical consequence of the changing demands of employers of graduated engineers. This change is referred to as a paradigm shift in engineering education. It is therefore not surprising that the views on assessment of student learning are changing as well. In this paper the relation between the demands and the educational objectives are reviewed. Consequently, the implications for assessment are discussed. Assessment is introduced as a feedback procedure. It is discussed that in fact four different feedback pathways can be identified. Finally, the relation between educational methods and their relation to assessment is discussed in detail. As an example, the problems in assessment of group work are discussed.

50 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
01 Dec 2011
TL;DR: An insight into the potential and challenges of using Augmented Reality (AR) in Engineering Graphics Education is given and an AR-based system specifically designed for EG instruction were studied and developed.
Abstract: Engineering graphics (EG) is the subject of transferring information from design into manufacture. Developing ability to create and read graphical representation of engineering structure is essential for individual. Therefore, training engineers able to use the graphical language to communicate is vital in every engineering college. However, in the classroom, where lecture time is limited, it is hard for the instructors to illustrate clearly the relationship between the 3D geometry and their 2D projection using only one kind of presenting technique. This work gives a brief insight into the potential and challenges of using Augmented Reality (AR) in Engineering Graphics Education. An AR-based system specifically designed for EG instruction were studied and developed. The system aims at improving the spatial awareness and interest of learning. Our own interest is to apply the AR system to Engineering Graphics instruction and provide the students with their own unique discovery path. The AR application enables faster comprehension of complex spatial problems and relationships which will benefit the students greatly during their learning processes. The AR-based method is proved to be effective teaching aids for engineering graphics courses and applying AR technology to support learning activities may become a trend in the future.

50 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023239
2022652
2021607
20201,010
20191,046
20181,123