Optimizing problem-based learning in civil and electrical engineering: An in-depth study

Abstract

The Activity-oriented learning (AOL) is a fundamental aspect in the process of teaching and learning inorder to acquire the graduate attributes in the field of engineering education. Problem based learning (PBL) is one such type that enables to acquire the desired attributes. The present study furnishes thecrafting of legitimate PBL problems in the field of civil and electrical engineering. The problems that are considered can be of various durations and can beclassified into different phases depending on the knowledge that is gained by the learners and the requirements of the problems. The augmentation of onephase of a PBL problem that is considered in this study is promising by showing the skill improvement within the learners in solving the real timeproblems. The study concluded that with the augmentation of PBL learning, the skills within the engineering learners were enhanced and the inclusion ofPBL in the engineering curriculum can significantly influence the capacities of both the educators as well as learners.