A Project-Based Approach to Learning: Comparative Study of Two Disciplines

Autor/inn/en	Fain, Nuse; Wagner, Beverly; Vukasinovic, Nicola
Titel	A Project-Based Approach to Learning: Comparative Study of Two Disciplines
Quelle	In: Design and Technology Education, 21 (2016) 1, S.51-60 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-1431
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Student Projects; Comparative Analysis; Interdisciplinary Approach; Skill Development; Job Skills; Marketing; Engineering Education; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Masters Programs; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Relevance (Education); School Business Relationship; Partnerships in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ingenieurausbildung; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Relevance; Relevanz; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	To be successful in the competitive workforce markets, graduates nowadays need more than just disciplinary skills and knowledge. The changes in how businesses operate, have brought about the need to develop highly skilled workforce that is equipped with generic skills, such as communication, creativity and problem solving, next to their discipline-relevant knowledge. To provide these sets of skills Universities are engaging in project-based learning with industrial partners. Such modules should provide the development of both sets of skills and thus produce highly employable students. In this paper perceptions of marketing and engineering students related to the project-based learning outcomes are explored, to determine how they rate the acquisition of relevant employment skills in the studied modules. The findings show, that the students appreciate the project-based approach, specifically with relation to their project management and team-working skills, there is however improvement possible in the discipline-based aspects of their learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01