ERIC Number: EJ1010978
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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Revising a Design Course from a Lecture Approach to a Project-Based Learning Approach
Kunberger, Tanya
European Journal of Engineering Education, v38 n3 p254-267 2013
In order to develop the evaluative skills necessary for successful performance of design, a senior, Geotechnical Engineering course was revised to immerse students in the complexity of the design process utilising a project-based learning (PBL) approach to instruction. The student-centred approach stresses self-directed group learning, which focuses on the "process" rather than the "result" and underscores not only the theoretical but also the practical constraints of a problem. The shift in course emphasis, to skills over concepts, results in reduced content coverage but increased student ability to independently acquire a breadth of knowledge. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Course Organization, Educational Change, Engineering Education, Student Centered Curriculum, Self Directed Groups, Curriculum Development, Critical Thinking, Design, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Instructional Innovation, Intermode Differences, Undergraduate Students
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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