{"title":"A control system framework for reflective practice: Design-based research applied to process control teaching","authors":"L. Auret, K. Wolff","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363215","url":null,"abstract":"Reflective practice in teaching is an important requirement for continuous improvement in professional education. In this work, we report on an approach to reflective practice which leverages the technical domain knowledge of the teacher — specifically that of engineering control systems. The structure, elements and properties of a typical control system are appropriated as a model (Control Systems Framework) for the teaching and learning of control systems in a Chemical Engineering qualification in South Africa. By considering the analogies of the various control system elements (and where these analogies break down) in the teaching and learning environment, reflection on teaching activities, as well as potential intervention design, is achieved. The CSF model is demonstrated in a particular case study, and the approach is shown to fit within the broader frame of design-based research methods. The desirable properties of successful design-based research are determined from literature, and reflected on for this work.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121809297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated assessment of course and program learning outcomes for accreditation process","authors":"M. Marey, Y. Ibrahim, E. S. Cristóbal","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363225","url":null,"abstract":"A significant aspect of quality assurance in higher education concerns the assessment of course learning outcomes (CLOs) and program learning outcomes (PLOs). This assessment ensures achieving the intended developmental goals and protects the quality of education delivered to students from falling down. This study is intended to develop a methodology to assess the CLOs and PLOs of the Communications and Networks Program. We use a case study of a course on information theory and coding to illustrate the proposed methodology. We develop a rubric to precisely define students' expectations and to be able to assess their achievements in terms of learning outcomes. In addition, a mapping between the CLOs and PLOs is introduced. Moreover, indirect assessment is also used. The proposed methodology is general in a sense that it can be applied in any engineering program. The results are used for corrective decisions to be taken on both course and program levels to assure the best delivery of education.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126197416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design concept and prototype for an augmented reality based virtual preparation laboratory training in electrical engineering","authors":"Mesut Alptekin, K. Temmen","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363334","url":null,"abstract":"There have been numerous studies so far highlighting the potential of Augmented Reality (AR) in different educational domains and its impact on learners regarding their increased motivation, improved learning, concentration on the topic etc. Ever since high-end AR applications could be used on smartphones, this technology has become suitable to be used in many formal and informal learning environments and educational institutions, beginning with Arts courses in preschool over Biology, History, Chemistry, Physics etc. in K-12 and universities as well as in vocational schools ([1], [2]), e.g. for assembly trainings [3]. However, less research has been done regarding proper educational design principles and guides identifying the learning-promoting characteristics as to their efficacy in an AR environment ([1], [4]). Particularly there is a big lack for design concepts in the field of preparation and accompanying tools for laboratory work, since current studies are only extending real papers or books with additional links, videos or static 3D models (e.g. [5], [6]). Hence, this paper investigates and focuses at a design concept for mobile device based AR application (App) to acquire and deepen practical skills in dealing with electro-technical laboratory equipment and components. In a previous paper, the potentials and limitation of AR technology regarding engineering education with a special focus on laboratory work have been investigated to avoid common mistakes in the design concept.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130913581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integration of computational thinking skills in STEM-driven computer science education","authors":"R. Burbaite, Vida Drasute, V. Stuikys","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363456","url":null,"abstract":"In the context of Computer Science (CS) education, one of the most important goals is the development of computational thinking (CT) and problem solving skills. Computational thinking skills are closely related to the CS concepts and approaches. These skills cover fundamental programming concepts such as task decomposition, abstractions and generalization, data structures and algorithms. On the other hand, CS education challenges, promote the search for new educational tools, methods, activities and resources. Consequently, CS education should be extended by adding the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) paradigm principles. The aim of this paper is to show how STEM-driven CS education supports and ensures the development of computational thinking at the high school. We present the already published STEM-driven CS education approach aiming at extending it by introducing a model to assess student achievements, according to the revised Bloom's taxonomy in the connection with CT skills. As a practical implementation, we describe a curriculum of Programming Basics at the high school with respect to STEM-driven aspects and CT skills. We introduce two case studies implemented in the real educational environment. They provide the evidence of availability of our approach.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130105512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The PACE experience: Global collaborative engineering course and global projects","authors":"P. Orta, R. Ramírez-Mendoza, H. Ahuett-Garza","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363374","url":null,"abstract":"Global engineering in design education is more important in this century and is a challenge for academic institutions. Industry-Academia relations are essential for student development. Two initiatives of collaboration related to the PACE program have been developed: the Global Collaboration Projects and the Global course. In this work, we present a project and course examples, tools related to communication in this type of projects. A discussion of results and a conclusion is presented with some ideas to take into consideration when developing collaborative courses to prepare the new engineers for the global market.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128831477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using cultural heterogeneity to improve soft skills in engineering and computer science education","authors":"Christina Andersson, D. Logofătu","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363227","url":null,"abstract":"If an engineer obtains correct conclusions, but cannot communicate these results in a proper way, then the value of the achievements could be diminishing dramatically. Awareness about the importance of acquiring soft skills in addition to technical knowledge is often present in engineering education, but the issue is still how the improvement of these key competencies should be addressed. Often our engineering classes are heterogeneous, both with respect to pre-knowledge of the mathematical and technical skills, but also concerning the cultural background of the students. This can be an additional challenge for the teaching situation. Instead of considering the cultural heterogeneity as an obstacle, we decided to use it as an advantage for enhancing soft skills in a mathematics course. In this paper, we describe a multicultural-based teaching approach for improving soft skills in engineering and computer science education.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"355 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121631481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Caeiro, Miguel Ángel Conde González, Ainhoa Álvarez, Mikel Larrañaga, A. Martínez-Monés, P. Merino, Ángel Hernández-García, R. Pastor, Juan Cruz-Benito, Salvador Ros Muñoz, M. Guenaga
{"title":"Learning analytics trends and challenges in engineering education: SNOLA special session","authors":"M. Caeiro, Miguel Ángel Conde González, Ainhoa Álvarez, Mikel Larrañaga, A. Martínez-Monés, P. Merino, Ángel Hernández-García, R. Pastor, Juan Cruz-Benito, Salvador Ros Muñoz, M. Guenaga","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363493","url":null,"abstract":"SNOLA is a Thematic Network of Excellence recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness composed of the main Spanish researchers in the field of learning analytics. This network emerged in 2013 focusing mainly on the technology underlying learning analytics development, but also interested on the integration of other views and disciplines that give the network a wider scope. During these years, SNOLA has carry out numerous actions with the goal of promoting the collaboration on this field, the diffusion of knowledge and initiatives, the collection of resources and the provision of broad support. Remarkable examples of these efforts have been LASI Spain events, workshops at TEEM conferences or the numerous webinars. In this case, the EDUCON 2018 has given us the opportunity to organize this special session where 5 papers have been selected for presentation.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122389387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cybersecurity education and training in hospitals: Proactive resilience educational framework (Prosilience EF)","authors":"J. Rajamäki, J. Nevmerzhitskaya, Csaba Virág","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363488","url":null,"abstract":"Healthcare is a vital component of every nation's critical infrastructure, yet it is one of the most vulnerable sector for cyber-attacks. To enforce the knowledge on information security processes and data protection procedures, educational and training schemes should be establishedfor information technology (IT) staff working in healthcare settings. However, only training IT staff is not enough, as many of cybersecurity threats are caused by human errors or lack of awareness. Current awareness and training schemes are often implemented in silos, concentrating on one aspect of cybersecurity at a time. Proactive Resilience Educational Framework (Prosilience EF) provides a holistic cyber resilience and security framework for developing and delivering a multilateral educational and training scheme based on a proactive approach to cybersecurity. The framework is built on the principle that education and training must be interactive, guided, meaningful and directly relevant to the user' operational environment. The framework addresses capacity mapping, cyber resilience level measuring, utilizing available and mapping missing resources, adaptive learning technologies and dynamic content delivery. Prosilience EF launches an iterative process of awareness and training development with relevant stakeholders (end users — hospitals, healthcare authorities, cybersecurity training providers, industry members), evaluating the framework via joint exercises/workshops andfurther developing the framework.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121354412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Yes We CAN: A low-cost approach to simulate real-world automotive platforms in systems engineering education for non-computer science majors","authors":"Dany Meyer, Bianca Bergande, Dominik Seyser","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363441","url":null,"abstract":"In system engineering education, physical computing and problem-based learning are used successfully for some time. These concepts are especially suitable for programming novices and computer science non-major students. However, their broad adoption in universities requires access to affordable low-cost hardware. But for courses specific to the automotive domain, usually specific and expensive hardware and toolchains are required. Therefore, in this paper an approach is presented simulating real-world embedded systems by low-cost single-board computer hardware and allowing the students to focus on the essential elements of the system design. A customized teaching scenario including a laboratory vehicle based on low-cost hardware enables practical lessons in the area of \"Connected Car Applications\" (Car2x). The evaluation results demonstrate the practical feasibility and its strong acceptance and positive influence on the learning success.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125256432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The influence of class attendance on the throughput rates of students at a FET college in South Africa","authors":"A. Amoo, A. Swart","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2018.8363101","url":null,"abstract":"Student engagement with academics in a classroom environment is one of the oldest and well-known pedagogical strategies while having quality teachers in the classroom is but one indicator of possible student success. In Further Education and Training colleges in South Africa, an 80% classroom attendance is usually required for students to qualify to write their final national examination at the end of the term. The main purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of classroom attendance on the throughput rates of students in a National Certificate offered at a Further Education and Training college in South Africa. The research, on which this study is based, incorporates an ex-post facto study involving a non-experimental correlation design using quantitative data. Results indicate a significant attrition rate of 72%. Senior students in Level 4 seemed to attend more class (average attendance is 55% with 63% passing) as compared to first-year engineering students in Level 2 (average attendance is 48% with 44% passing). Results further show that the throughput rates for Mathematics never exceeded 11%, while students performed very well in Workshop Practice and Electrical Workmanship (peak throughput rate of 100% for Level 3). A key recommendation is to alert management of the non-compliance with the 80% classroom attendance policy, which needs to be revised or re-enforced, so that awareness, transparency and accountability may be promoted.","PeriodicalId":102826,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127796949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}