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Developing Engineering Students' Generic and Professional Skills through a Consultative Approach to Project-Based Learning
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Ulrika Uotila; Kimmo Keskiniva; Juha-Matti Junnonen; Arto Saari – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
To respond to construction industry-specific requirements for civil engineers, university teachers need to provide opportunities for students to develop their generic and professional skills. This article describes the use of a novel intervention of project-based learning -- PjBL with the consultative approach -- to teach Lean Construction and the…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Skill Development, Job Skills, Intervention
Comparing Models of Problem and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Courses and Student Engagement in Civil Engineering in Qatar
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Naji, Khalid Kamal; Ebead, Usama; Al-Ali, Abdulla Khalid; Du, Xiangyun – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Background: While improved student engagement has been highlighted as an essential goal and a major outcome of Problem and Project-Based learning (PBL), little empirical evidence has been provided regarding types and forms of student engagement. Material and method: The study explored forms of student engagement in PBL settings, drawing on…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects, Learner Engagement
Active, Experiential and Reflective Training in Civil Engineering: Evaluation of a Project-Based Learning Proposal
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Miranda, Marina; Saiz-Linares, Ángela; da Costa, Almudena; Castro, Jorge – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
In today's industry, employers are looking for civil engineering graduates who have acquired not only substantial technical and scientific knowledge, but who also have good life-long learning skills such as problem-solving, creativity and communication skills. Therefore, it is necessary to leave behind the pedagogical approaches exclusively…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Student Projects, Lifelong Learning
Project-Based Learning in Geotechnics: Cooperative versus Collaborative Teamwork
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Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Macedo, Joaquim – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since 2007/2008 project-based learning models have been used to deliver two fundamental courses on Geotechnics in University of Aveiro, Portugal. These models have evolved and have encompassed either cooperative or collaborative teamwork. Using data collected in five editions of each course (Soil Mechanics I and Soil Mechanics II), the different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Student Projects, Engineering Education
Supporting Active Learning in an Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Course Using Group-Based Audience Response Systems Quizzes
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Donohue, Shane – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
The use of audience response systems (ARSs) or "clickers" in higher education has increased over the recent years, predominantly owing to their ability to actively engage students, for promoting individual and group learning, and for providing instantaneous feedback to students and teachers. This paper describes how group-based ARS…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Audience Response Systems
Integrator Element as a Promoter of Active Learning in Engineering Teaching
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Oliveira, Paulo C.; Oliveira, Cristina G. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
In this paper, we present a teaching proposal used in an Introductory Physics course to civil engineering students from Porto's Engineering Institute/Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP). The proposal was born from the need to change students' perception and motivation for learning physics. It consists in the use of an integrator…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physics, Introductory Courses, Civil Engineering
Developing a Dynamics and Vibrations Course for Civil Engineering Students Based on Fundamental-Principles
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Barroso, Luciana R.; Morgan, James R. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2012
This paper describes the creation and evolution of an undergraduate dynamics and vibrations course for civil engineering students. Incorporating vibrations into the course allows students to see and study "real" civil engineering applications of the course content. This connection of academic principles to real life situations is in…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Undergraduate Study, Program Development, Undergraduate Students