ISEE 2007- Dublin City University

17th-19th September

Table of Contents

Engineering Programme Structures

21st Century Teaching & Learning Kolb Cycle& Reflective thinking
as part of Teaching Creativity, Innovation, Enterprise & Ethics
to Engineering..................................................................................................................3
An Elevation of CDIO Approach to Engineering Education ........................................13
Do your Students know the Learning Outcomes of your Programme? ........................23
Student Engineering Office and Virtual Instrumentation as a
Learning Environment ..................................................................................................29
Engineering Programme Structure Requirements for Bologna Compliance ................35
To Design Products for Learning ..................................................................................39

Future of Engineering Education

Recruitment and Retention: The Role of the Public Image of Engineering ................47
Some Key Factors considered by Students in Electing to study Engineering ..............57
Learning Resources for the Future of Engineering Education......................................65
Rapid Manufacturing – A Business Case for Developing Reusable
Multimedia for Engineering Education ........................................................................75

Project, Laboratory and Problem Based Learning

Bridge Building Using Teamwork ................................................................................85
Case Study of a Problem-Based Bridge Engineering Design Course ..........................91
Problem Based Learning in Engineering ......................................................................97
A Top Down Approach to Teaching Engineering Mechanics ....................................103
An Overview of Aspects to Promote Good Practice of Writing of
Laboratory Reports ......................................................................................................111
Case Studies in Problem Based Learning in Engineering ..........................................117

Re-usable Learning Objects, Remote Learning and VLEs

Reuse Through Rapid Development............................................................................125
A Lean Approach to Engineering Education Online ..................................................131
Experiences with Virtual Learning Environments in Control
Engineering Education ................................................................................................137
Development of a Computer-based Teaching Tool in Probabilistic Modelling ..........145
Development of Interactive and Remote Learning Instruments
for Engineering Education ..........................................................................................153

Learning Style and Engaging Delivery

Forgetting what it was like not to know the gap between Expert Speakers
and Non-Expert Speakers ............................................................................................163
Teaching & Learning Styles in Engineering at UCC ..................................................167
Facilitating Active Learning in the Classroom ............................................................173
Phenomenography as a Tool for Understanding our Students ....................................181

Student Teaching and Assessment Methods

Experiences of Assessment using Multiple Choice Questions on a
First Year Module in Electrical Engineering ..............................................................189
Transfer Function Modelling: A Student-Centred Learning Approach ......................195
A Project and Competition to Design and Build a Simple Heat Exchanger ..............201
Investigation of Factors Affecting the Learning of Final Year
Advanced materials and Manufacturing Students ......................................................207
An Investigation into the Relevance of Documentation for Problem Solving
in Equipment Controlled by Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCS) ....................213