Online and Design-Based Learning in Sophomore Engineering Mechanics

Long, John M.; Kaynak, Akif; Paulino, Mariana; Чандрасекаран, С.

doi:10.1615/intjinnovonlineedu.2019029778

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“…The groups meet in person during the individual coursesʼ intensive days. Initial assessments of the new curriculum indicate that the off-campus cohort is generally satisfied with the new curriculum, and the academic performance of both cohorts is similar (Long et al, 2016a(Long et al, , 2017b(Long et al, , 2018. The new curriculum is still relatively new.…”

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Anywhere-Anytime Engineering Education in a Complete Undergraduate Program

Long

2020

Int J Innov Online Edu

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Increasingly, many STEM schools are interested in offering their educational programs online. They struggle with several difficulties associated with online education: the structure of programs and individual courses, communication among students and teachers, delivery of learning material, delivery of exams, accreditation, equity between on-campus and off-campus students, and especially the delivery of practical and laboratory training. This paper presents a longitudinal case study of engineering distance education and online learning in Australia. In the early 1990s, Deakin University faced these same challenges when it commenced teaching undergraduate engineering by distance education. It offers a full bachelor of engineering degree in both on-campus and off-campus modes. Student cohorts are approximately 70% on campus, 30% off campus. Fully accredited and part of the Washington Accord, the programs have adapted to advances in communications technology and changes in educational design. The success of the off-campus program was measured by five key performance indicators: enrollments, graduations, attrition, graduate employment, and graduate satisfaction. Data on these measures are presented from 1992 to 2016. The future direction of the school includes an emphasis on design-and project-based learning.

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Anywhere-Anytime Engineering Education in a Complete Undergraduate Program

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2020

Int J Innov Online Edu

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“…The implementation and scale and open-ended items of this survey are robust and the result of significant iteration over a number of years of development at Curtin University of Technology prior to being employed at Deakin University [39,42]. The eVALUate survey has featured in multiple research studies as a sound metric for gauging student engagement and learning [43][44][45], including other design based learning units [46]. As such, the eVALUate survey can be considered a robust metric of student satisfaction and engagement and as free from bias as a student survey can be.…”

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Presentation and Evaluation of a New Graduate Unit of Study in Engineering Product Development

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2020

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Engineering education has a key role to play in equipping engineers with the design skills that they need to contribute to national competitiveness. Product design has been described as “the convergence point for engineering and design thinking and practices”, and courses in which students design, build, and test a product are becoming increasingly popular. A sound understanding of product development and the implications associated with developing a product have been strongly linked to sustainability outcomes. This paper presents an evaluation of a new Master level engineering unit offered at Deakin University in product development technology. The unit allowed the students an opportunity to engage with the entire product development cycle from the initial idea to prototyping and testing through strategic assessment, which drove the unit content and student learning. Within this, students were also afforded an opportunity to explore resource usage and subsequent minimisation. Student evaluation surveys over two successive years found that students were responsive to this type of learning and appreciated the opportunity to do hands-on work. Improved student effort and engagement indicate that the students likely had better learning outcomes, as compared to traditionally taught units.

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Online and Design-Based Learning in Sophomore Engineering Mechanics

Cited by 2 publications

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Anywhere-Anytime Engineering Education in a Complete Undergraduate Program

Anywhere-Anytime Engineering Education in a Complete Undergraduate Program

Presentation and Evaluation of a New Graduate Unit of Study in Engineering Product Development

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