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Liu, Yucheng – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
In this work, an industry-based and team-oriented education model was established based on a traditional mechanical engineering (ME) senior design class in order to better prepare future engineers and leaders so as to meet the increasing demand for high-quality engineering graduates. In the renovated curriculum, industry-sponsored projects became…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Industry, Course Descriptions, Design
Liu, Yiyuan; Levin, Michael A. – Marketing Education Review, 2018
With the emerging use of analytics tools and methodologies in marketing, marketing educators have provided students training and experiences beyond the soft skills associated with understanding consumer behavior. Previous studies have only discussed how to apply analytics in course designs, tools, and related practices. However, there is a lack of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Marketing, Curriculum Design
Vuylsteke, Jean-François – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Assessing the skills of the students who take part in a Virtual Exchange (VE) project is a challenging and complicated task, especially if it aims to engage both the students and VE co-organisers in the feedback and evaluation process. The objective of this chapter is to outline the pedagogical design of a business communication skills course and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, International Educational Exchange, Course Descriptions, Second Language Learning
Morin, Danielle; Thomas, Jennifer D. E.; Saadé, Raafat George – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2015
This article investigates students' perceptions of the relationship between Problem-Solving and the activities and resources used in a Web-based course on the fundamentals of Information Technology at a university in Montreal, Canada. We assess for the different learning components of the course, the extent of perceived problem-solving skills…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Nunes, Miguel Baptista, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed.; Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2017, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, 20-22 July, 2017. This conference is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2017, 20-23 July, which had a total of 652 submissions.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Information Literacy
Goldman, Richard M. – Educational Technology, 1975
A discussion of the use of simulation in teaching a university education course. (HB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Education Courses, Educational Games, Higher Education

Breen, Myles P.; Gray, Philip A. – Journalism Educator, 1980
Describes a course in mass communication that prepares media producers as media consumers. Discusses the use of simulation as a teaching strategy in such a course. (RL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Journalism Education, Mass Media

Weiting, Stephen G. – Teaching Sociology, 1975
The development and implementation of simulated research experiences for use in teaching research methods to undergraduate sociology majors are described. (Author/DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Research Methodology

McKinnon, Alan C. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1984
College seniors in a geography of marketing and distribution course learn about spatial optimizing techniques by participating in a freight distribution game. Students plan the distribution of confectionery from two factories in England to 20 wholesale and retail customers in Scotland. The team that designs the lowest cost system wins. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography

King, Donald B. – Journal of Legal Education, 1974
Describes the successful use of six simulated games in a commercial law class of 84 students and discusses teacher and student evaluation of their effectiveness. The six games, three with a legislative setting and three with a court setting, are included. (JT)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Games, Higher Education, Legal Education

Howard, Richard A.; Magid, David – Journal of Environmental Education, 1977
This paper describes a series of FORTRAN IV computer models which are the content-oriented subject matter for a college course in forest planning. The course objectives, the planning problem, and the ten planning aid models are listed. Student comments and evaluation of the program are included. (BT)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Course Descriptions, Courses

Vander Heyden, Terry – Journalism Educator, 1986
Arguing that students in journalism need to have more exposure to the design aspects of communication, this article describes a course that simulates employment at a design company. (HTH)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Graphic Arts, Higher Education, Journalism Education
McLeod, Roy H. – 1978
This document describes an attempt to design a non-traditional course in which the analog computer plays a central role as a pedagogical tool. A brief introduction cites some justification for a course of this type. Various facets of the course such as the general procedure, the special materials prepared, and the methodology employed are…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions

Shatz, Mark A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A simulation exercise of a labor-management dispute is used to teach psychology students some of the basics of descriptive statistics. Using comparable data sets generated by the instructor, students work in small groups to develop a statistical presentation that supports their particular position in the dispute. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Labor Demands, Labor Problems

Bonin, Hugues W.; Weir, Ronald D. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1984
Describes a course designed to assist students in writing differential equations to represent chemical processes and to solve these problems on digital computers. Course outline and discussion of computer projects and the simulation and optimization of a continuously stirred tank reactor process are included. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Computer Simulation, Course Descriptions, Engineering Education