Development of chemical engineering course methods using action research: case study

This paper reports on the systematic development of a teaching methodology for two chemical engineering courses. The aim was to improve the quality of teaching to achieve expected learning outcomes more effectively. The development was carried out over a period of several years based on an action research methodology with data systematically extracted from student feedback and teacher reflection. Two new development targets were set every year based on teacher reflection and analysis of the data. Using action research as a development tool is an approach that can also be adopted in many other teaching fields. The results show that persistent development work leads to better learning outcomes and positive course feedback.     

大学生德育失效的归因与对策

以案例的形式研究当代大学生在道德品质上存在的一些问题,进而深入分析产生这些问题的主客观原因,有针对性地提出对大学生进行德育的必要性和途径,以期能对当代大学生德育的提高提出一些有效的建议。     

电工学系列课程急需进行规范化分类模块教学

“电工学”是面向工科非电各专业开设的一门必修的技术基础课程，其教学质量的好坏直接影响着学生对后续课程的学习，应当受到足够的重视。在充分调查研究的基础上，针对目前教学实际情况，为便于规范教学安排和管理，按照教学大纲要求，对电工学系列课程教学进行了深入的探讨、改革与实践。     

普通高校高年级学生体质下降原因之探析

采用文献资料、调查、数理统计等研究方法，通过探讨影响大学高年级学生体质下降的原因和分析高校体育教学和课外体育锻炼的现状，认为缺少场地器材、体育锻炼的知识、体育项目等是影响的原因，并提出建议。     

当前大学生爱国主义教育低效的社会原因探析

爱国主义是一个古老而常新的话题。当前，大学生爱国主义教育效果不容乐观，在其客观因素中，社会原因不客小视。为此，笔者结合问卷调查数据，探析了导致当前大学生爱国主义教育低效的三大社会原因，以期为提高大学生爱国主义教育实效提供参考。     

Design-based research to broaden participation in pre-college engineering: research and practice of an interest-based engineering challenges framework

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a design-based research project undertaken to test and implement an interest-based engineering challenges framework for pre-college students. This work is motivated by the need for innovative engineering education practices in pre-college settings, and making engineering more inclusive for people from diverse backgrounds. The design-based research methodology can be challenging to implement as it comprises of multiple, cyclical research activities that provide challenges in documenting and communicating the larger study’s progress. This paper presents findings from this continuously evolving study, and also the design and implementation of this design-based research at roughly the halfway point for a four-year study. Each of the consequent versions scaffold to answer the broader research questions of the study pertaining to: engineering appealing to students’ personal interests, empowering underrepresented groups to find meaningful connections to engineering, leading more authentic engagement in engineering and design practices, and improving students’ attitudes and perception of engineering.     

Enhancing Force Concept Inventory diagnostics to identify dominant misconceptions in first-year engineering physics

This work presents the results of a study whose aim is to detect systematic errors about the concept of force among freshmen students. The researchers analysed the results of the Force Concept Inventory test, which was administered to two different groups of students. The results show that, although there were significant performance variations between the two groups, they, nonetheless, shared common incorrect answers that were consistently triggered by the same misconceptions. The analysis proposed in this paper could also be applied in other universities to reveal the students’ a priori mindset in Newtonian mechanics and serve as a guideline for developing effective computer simulations or other tools.     

Developing science and engineering career opportunities for American Indians: Experiences and observations

This paper reports our experiences in working with precollege and undergraduate American Indian students. In 1990, we began a fourth-grade after-school science program for 30 American Indian students. At the present time the program, called Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership (SKILL), involves over 200 American Indian 4th-9th grade students in weekly science/mathematics activities, quarterly Saturday seminars, and summer science camps. We have collected data to try to determine factors that help to improve student attitudes towards mathematics and science. Conclusions are drawn from these analyses and from our own subjective observations. The development of American Indian involvement in undergraduate science and engineering education on our campus has been aided by the establishment of an American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) chapter and also by the promotion of collaborative learning. A comparison of our observations in the framework of other more well-established programs is given. Changes that have occurred as a result of both precollege and college activities are described and discussed. It appears that each of these activities has had beneficial influences on the other. We also report problems and concerns as well as recommendations to other groups or institutions who may be embarking on similar endeavors.     

Research and exploration for operational research education in industry and engineering subject

On the basic of exploring the relationship of industry engineering and operational research technique, the thesis analyzes the location and utility of the operational research education in the whole industry engineering subject education. It brings forward the system design about operational research and relative class among industry engineering subject and the imagine of concrete class design for industry engineering operational research class, it puts forwards the view of optimizing operational research teaching, and it also makes some exoloration and research on ooerational research education of industry engineering, subject     

大学生职业生涯规划问题与对策研究

目前全国高校大学毕业生就业形势日益严峻,对大学生进行系统的职业生涯规划尤显意义重大。笔者从实际出发,在分析当前大学生职业生涯规划现实意义的基础上,对当前大学生职业生涯规划中存在的问题进行系统的思考,并提出具有可操作性的对策建议。     

Engaging students as partners in developing online learning and feedback activities for first-year fluid mechanics

Much learning takes place outside of formal class settings, yet students starting in higher education are not always well equipped with independent learning skills, appropriate self-knowledge or the required levels of intrinsic motivation This project used students as partners to develop resources that could be used by first-year undergraduates in fluid mechanics, using activities and receiving feedback through the virtual learning environment (VLE), in order to build these three attributes of independent learners. While there were significant benefits to the students who developed the resources, the target students saw much lower benefits as a result of poorer than expected engagement. The challenge this research presents is to develop activities that maximise engagement in large classes, as well as develop appropriate independent learning skills.     

高校不良亚文化产生的原因、消极影响与对策研究

高校校园文化的主流是健康的,但不可否认,大学校园不良亚文化现象也是客观存在的.它的形成和发展既有深刻的社会原因,有信息互联网飞速发展的原因,也有大学生自身特有的身心素质的原因.不良亚文化对大学生产生的消极影响,我们必须高度重视.对于它的存在,应积极寻求对策.     

美国斯坦福大学电子工程专业本科培养方案研究

介绍并剖析了美国斯坦福大学电子工程专业本科培养目标、推荐课程方案与课表以及暑假实践培养项目,总结了对我国高校电子工程专业人才培养的若干启示。     

根深才能叶茂

非洲草原上的尖毛草,是非洲大地上生长得最高的毛草之一,有“草地之王”的美称,但它生长过程却十分怪异。在最初的半年里,它几乎是草原上最矮的草,只有一寸高,人们甚至看不出它在生长。那段时间,草原上任何一种野草,长得都要比它旺盛,没有人能看出尖毛草会是今后的“草原之王”。     

浅析将维修电工考证融入课程教学中的方法

文章分析了维修电工的知识体系结构,以及在维修电工教学中存在的问题,提出了将维修电工考证融入依托课程的日常教学中的方法,并举例说明了整合后课程的具体设计内容,提出笔者自己的看法,以期为该领域的研究提供借鉴。     

The resilience of the MBA in emerging economies: student motivations for wanting an MBA in China and the United Arab Emirates

In recent years, domestic demand for MBAs has fallen in most major Western markets but has increased or remained stable in emerging economies such as China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which are the two countries globally that host the largest numbers of international branch campuses. Thus, this research aimed to discover why students in China and the UAE still want an MBA. A survey questionnaire was completed by a total of 354 MBA students, at two universities in China and two universities in the UAE. Some of the results were surprising and unexpected. For example, recognition, prestige and networking – all key features in Chinese and Emirati societies – were found not to be key motivators for wanting an MBA. Instead, the desire to acquire knowledge and skills was the strongest motivator among respondents, accounting for 32.4 per cent of variance. This was followed by reasons associated with intrinsic benefits. The findings have implications for institutional strategy, curriculum design, program delivery and the marketing of programs.     

面向工程教育的电工学实验教学改革方法初探

利用工程教育平台,结合虚拟现实技术对电工学实验教学进行了有益的探索实践研究。该方法编程简单,直观性强,通过编程实例来引导学生进行电工学实验。经过课堂实训,最后学生可以独立自主开展课外课程设计。实践证明,该方法是一种有效的电工学教学辅助手段。     

浅析大学生犯罪的原因与对策

从大学生犯罪本身的特殊性出发,分析该犯罪现象的特征,挖掘大学生犯罪的动机及各种犯罪原因,在此基础上提出预防大学生犯罪的对策。     

Introducing a project-based assignment in a traditionally taught engineering course

This study seeks to explore whether a combination of traditional teaching methods with project-based learning (PBL) activities can improve the student learning experience in an engineering course of soil mechanics. As an alternative to the traditional type of assignment that consisted of several textbook problems, a project-based assignment was introduced in 2015 so that students could work on real-world geotechnical problems throughout the whole semester. Students were permitted to choose whether they would undertake the project-based assignment or the traditional one, thus forming the ‘project’ and ‘non-project’ groups, respectively. The academic performance of these two groups was compared on the basis of student marks while the student experience was evaluated through a series of interviews. The data collected over 3 years indicated that students from both groups had very similar academic performances; however, the students who completed the project-based assignment reported better engagement in the learning process as they enjoyed the opportunity to experience the practical aspects of soil mechanics. The obtained results also revealed low motivation among students to embrace new learning approaches such as PBL, as the majority of them preferred more traditional methods of teaching.     

大众化教育进程中普通工科院校人才培养模式研究

大众化教育进程中普通工科院校普遍存在人才培养目标不明确、培养模式单一、培养课程设置不够合理等问题,应该明确应用型人才培养的目标、建构特色专业课程体系、开发综合性课程、实现多样化的人才培养模式。