Independent learning using the Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) EduPack software with large class sizes

dc.creator	Shezad Abdul-Rehman
dc.creator	Claire Davis
dc.date	2009-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:15Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:15Z
dc.identifier	1750-0044
dc.identifier	1750-0052
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d20778af151f4f718b2edaa5da22fed0
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16693
dc.description	The Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) EduPack software has been used in undergraduate teaching at the University of Birmingham since 2006 for materials selection courses with small class sizes (typically 15 - 55 materials engineering students). In 2007 the software was introduced to first year undergraduates across the School of Engineering via an existing large class module (>300 students). In introducing the software it was required that the module contact time was not increased; independent learning was promoted and the existing syllabus was maintained. Thus the software was demonstrated within lectures and made available on the engineering computer clusters and via a CD available for personal student use. At the time of its introduction no exercises requiring its use had been developed or embedded in the course. Student feedback indicated that approximately 74% of students used the software to support their learning, although 94% stated that they recognised its potential as a beneficial tool. The main barrier preventing its use was unfamiliarity with the software and many students (34%) expressed the need for additional support classes. In response to the results, tutorial style questions based on the software were developed for the class of 2008, along with step-by-step guidance on how to answer them. Some lecture content was also compromised in order to allow discussion in class. An increased number of students chose to use the software during the lecture course (77%), with others indicating they would use it for revision and, unlike the 2007 cohort, the 2008 students commended its ease of use (35%).
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	The Higher Education Academy
dc.relation	http://www.engsc.ac.uk/journal/index.php/ee/article/view/117/151
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0044
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0052
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Engineering Education, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 2-7 (2009)
dc.subject	CES EduPack
dc.subject	Software Learning
dc.subject	Independent Learning
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject	TA1-2040
dc.subject	Technology
dc.subject	T
dc.title	Independent learning using the Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) EduPack software with large class sizes
dc.type	article