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Direct linkBrett Rocha; Kevin F. McMullen – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2024
Completion of an escape room activity requires participants to work as a team to find hidden clues and solve challenging puzzles to escape before time expires. The use of escape rooms for active learning may produce a positive classroom environment by improving teamwork skills, encouraging engagement with course materials, fostering intellectual…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Puzzles
Kartoglu, Ümit; Siagian, Ria Christine; Reeves, Thomas C. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Educational design research (EDR) was applied to address the challenge of providing more public health professionals with opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills related to Good Clinical Practices (GCP) inspections. The conduct of clinical research in accordance with the principles of GCP is necessary to ensure that clinical research…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Personnel, Risk, Occupational Safety and Health
Nørgaard, Bente – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2019
The development of employees' skills and competences has become a key driver of economic growth in the developed world. It is widely recognised that enhancing people's skills and competences will be a major cause of future competitive advantage. Consequently, companies need to be able to identify precise areas where they have, or can build,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Engineering Education, Corporations, Models
De Leo-Winkler, Mario A.; Canalizo, Gabriela; Wilson, Gillian – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: We report the results of an undergraduate course in astrophotography designed to engage non-STEM majors in the natural sciences to train future amateur astronomers and citizen scientists. Over 200,000 students enroll in introductory astronomy elective classes every year in the US alone, which will possibly be their only encounter with…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Astronomy, Photography, Mathematics Anxiety
Download full textMartín, Francisco Javier Ferrero; Martínez, Alberto López; Llopis, Marta Valledor; Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Campo; Viejo, Cecilio Blanco; Vershinin, Yuri A. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
Ongoing technological progress in measurement systems triggered the development of an innovative, hands-on teaching program to help students toward a fuller understanding of recent changes in the field. This paper presents a lab project that links theoretical principles with the practical issues of signal conditioning systems. This is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Masters Programs, Masters Degrees
Rodriguez-Sanchez, M. C.; Torrado-Carvajal, Angel; Vaquero, Joaquin; Borromeo, Susana; Hernandez-Tamames, Juan A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
This paper presents a case study analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of using project-based learning (PBL) combined with collaborative learning (CL) and industry best practices, integrated with information communication technologies, open-source software, and open-source hardware tools, in a specialized microcontroller and embedded systems…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Academic Achievement
Ferri, Bonni H.; Ferri, Aldo A.; Majerich, David M.; Madden, Amanda G. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
This paper examines the effects of hands-on learning in an undergraduate circuits class that is taught to non-majors; i.e., students outside of electrical and computing engineering. The course, ECE3710, is taught in a blended format facilitated by the video lectures prepared for two Massive Open Online Courses developed for the Coursera Platform.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Hands on Science, Science Laboratories, Large Group Instruction
Briscoe, Lisa; Bryant, Katrina; Deschamp, Clyde; Galtelli, Mark; Glasson, Kristi; Hall, David; Hood, Brenda; Mahaffey, Libby; McBryde, John; Read, John; Shirley, Gary – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2011
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, First Aid, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design
Jackson, Jennifer; Sims, Addie – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Curriculum Design, Course Descriptions, Program Descriptions
Gullett, Janet; Dinkins, Shivochie – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Banking, Competency Based Education, Vocational Education
Hager, Sherry; Pulver, Tim; Chittom, Suzanne – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2011
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design, Course Descriptions
Stanford-Means, Cynthia; Stevens, Richard – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2009
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Heart Disorders, Equipment
Anderson, Larry; Dickerson, Octavia; Harvey, Bill; Moore, Tony – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2009
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Technical Occupations, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design
Hester, Tom; Chapman, Pamela; Crowson, Patti; Ennis, Kimberly – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Medical Services, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education
Davis, Tonya; Elliott, Jessica; Gandy, Zielda; Binkley, Dottie; Wilburn, Cathy; Ladner, Melissa; Howell, Karen; Shirley, LeAnn; Hinton, Debbie; Allhoff, Tammy – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Surgery, Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education
