Communication in a Problem Based Learning Environment : Supporting the Teaching Team in the School of Electrical Engineering
Year: 2006
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: : Problem based learning (PBL) has been introduced at Victoria University (VU) into its undergraduate engineering programs. PBL represents a radical change and requires substantial effort and commitment to adapt traditional practices in response to the challenges of PBL and related communication needs of a diverse student population. Furthermore, professional bodies, such as Engineers Australia, place increasing demands on communication as a crucial engineering graduate attribute. In implementing PBL the delivery of both communication skills and professional skills has been integrated within the technical solution of the problem given. As a consequence there is a greater requirement for the supervisors from the electrical engineering staff to develop their skills in the teaching of language and communication. The linguistic diversity and varying English language proficiency levels of students in the electrical engineering course exacerbate the necessity for staff to familiarise with or upgrade their skills in language across the curriculum, and communication in general. Students in the electrical engineering program
Authors: Juan Shi, Charles Mphande, Alec L Simcock, R. Lawrence Ives, Paul Bronson
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
Funder: Victoria University
OpenAlex ID: W1554403359