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dc.contributor.authorPalmer, S
dc.contributor.authorHall, W
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:39:58Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:39:58Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-09-22T06:48:07Z
dc.identifier.issn0304-3797
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03043797.2011.593095
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/40884
dc.description.abstractProject-based learning (PBL) is a well-known methodology for engineering design education due to a number of benefits it is claimed to offer. This paper presents the initial offering of a first-year engineering PBL unit at Griffith University in Australia. An evaluation of student perceptions of the unit revealed that students generally enjoyed the experience, with the oral presentation aspect receiving the lowest satisfaction rating. There was no significant difference in the ratings between any demographic grouping, suggesting that all students were able to participate in, and experience, the unit in essentially the same way. The best aspects of the unit and those aspects needing improvement were similar to the findings of other investigations documented in the literature. It is proposed that future offerings of the unit will reduce the number of design projects from three to two per semester and will attempt more sophisticated individualisation of marks for group work activities.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom357
dc.relation.ispartofpageto365
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Engineering Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume36
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducational technology and computing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390405
dc.titleAn evaluation of a project-based learning initiative in engineering education
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHall, Wayne


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