Industry-Practice-Based Engineering Hydrology Education at USQ, Australia

Autor/in	Chowdhury, Rezaul
Titel	Industry-Practice-Based Engineering Hydrology Education at USQ, Australia
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 9 (2019), Artikel 213 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chowdhury, Rezaul)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Water; Industry; Engineering Education; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Course Descriptions; Online Courses; Student Attitudes; Careers; Education Work Relationship; Climate; Educational Objectives; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Group Discussion; Computer Mediated Communication; Management Systems; Student Evaluation; Undergraduate Students; Work Environment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wasser; Industrie; Ingenieurausbildung; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kursstrukturplan; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerverhalten; Career; Karriere; Klima; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Gruppendiskussion; Computerkonferenz; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Arbeitsmilieu; Australien
Abstract	Engineering education must embrace several challenges, such as increased numbers of work-based students, increased demand for online education, mismatches in employability skills and industry requirements, and lack of student engagement. The hydrology course at the University of Southern Queensland attracts more than 100 students every year, where more than 70% of students are off-campus and most of them are work-based. This study explored how an online hydrology course can embrace industry practice and engage students in order to achieve learning outcomes. Industrial careers in hydrology involve extensive use of hydroclimatological data and modeling applications. The course modules, learning objectives and outcomes, and assessment tools have been designed to align with industry practices. Active participation of students was observed in self-assessment quizzes and discussion forums. The course was rated very well in achieving learning outcomes and in overall student satisfaction. Students appreciated the well-structured real-world and professional practice in the course. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01