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Better Learning Through Curricular Design at a Reduced Cost
Author(s) -
Murray Martin H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1997.tb00303.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , engineering education , medical education , engineering management , computer science , mathematics education , engineering , psychology , medicine , paleontology , biology
At Queensland University of Technology the teaching of engineering science to first year students has undergone a substantial modification in the past three years. The best aspects of on‐cam‐pus and distance education have been combined to produce a student‐centered program, comprising comprehensive print resources, peer assisted study sessions, tutorials, computer‐based exercises, a design‐and‐build project, and brief context‐setting lectures. The paper describes the development and operation of these components of the program and how the change from formal content‐driven lecturing has brought about a significant improvement in students' performance in the course. Importantly, the changes have also enabled a reduction in the cost of the course.