A case study: Problem-based learning for civil engineering students in transportation courses |
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| Authors: | A A Ahern |
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| Institution: | School of Architecture, Landscape and Civil Engineering , University College Dublin , Philips Building, Richview Campus, Dublin 4 , Republic of Ireland |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes two case studies where problem-based learning (PBL) has been introduced to undergraduate civil engineering students in University College Dublin. PBL has recently been put in place in the penultimate and final year transport engineering classes in the civil engineering degree in University College Dublin. In this case study, the paper describes how PBL was introduced, the impacts of its introduction and the feedback received by students regarding PBL. PBL was introduced in these years to help students to become deep and active learners and to help them in the transition from passive note taker to researcher and lifelong learner. |
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| Keywords: | civil engineering deep learning lifelong learning problem-based learning |
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