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Theory, Practice and Interiority: An Extended Epistemology for Engineering Education
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Cosgrove, Thomas; O'Reilly, John – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Engineering education is appropriately concerned with technical problem solving. However, the philosophical tradition has periodically asserted that technical rationality is but one mode of rationality. Informed by experience in both design practice and engineering education the authors agree with Donald Schön that professional artistry is an…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Engineering Education, Outcomes of Education, Creativity
The Philosophical Basis of Seeing and Touching Structural Concepts
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Ji, Tianjian; Bell, Adrian; Wu, Yue – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Structural concepts are fundamentals of civil engineering for students to learn, for lecturers to teach and for engineers to use. Many students however find it difficult to understand structural concepts due to their abstract nature. "Seeing and Touching Structural Concepts" has been developed as an approach to help civil engineering…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Engineering Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Web Sites
EdMedia + Innovate Learning: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 24-28, 2019)
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Bastiaens, Theo, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2019
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" took place in Amsterdam, The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Technology Integration
Case Study of a Project-Based Learning Course in Civil Engineering Design
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Gavin, K. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
This paper describes the use of project-based learning to teach design skills to civil engineering students at University College Dublin (UCD). The paper first considers the development of problem-based leaning (PBL) as a tool in higher education. The general issues to be considered in the design of the curriculum for a PBL module are reviewed.…
Descriptors: Expertise, Engineering Education, Student Projects, Student Attitudes
Engineering in Communities: Learning by Doing
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Goggins, J. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on a number of initiatives in civil engineering undergraduate programmes at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) that allow students to complete engineering projects in the community, enabling them to learn by doing. Design/methodology/approach: A formal commitment to civic engagement was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study
What Are the Perceptions of Lecturers towards Using Cooperative Learning in Civil Engineering?
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Ahern, Aoife – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2007
The objective of the current paper is to examine how group learning and cooperative learning are used in civil engineering courses. The paper defines group learning and cooperative learning in the first section. It is hypothesized that group learning is used in civil engineering courses to build teamwork skills and communication skills among civil…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Civil Engineering, Communication Skills, Teaching Methods