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Attracting more young people into science, engineering and technology (SET) careers is a challenge for many industrialized nations on the way towards the knowledge-based economy. Large-scale studies such as PISA show a severe lack of young people's interest in science and engineering-related subjects and even less motivation to pursue an SET-related career for many industrialized countries.
This paper aims to describe the perception of tutors and university teachers about quality assurance in a distance undergraduate management course in Minas Gerais Brazil. The results provided a useful amount of information to improve the quality of the course and even the platform used.
In this paper, we propose to develop a methodology that assesses the efficiency of educational lifecycle processes by applying the generic assessment framework of ISO/IEC 15504-2 to ISO/IEC 19796-1. Its purpose is to determine to what extent the education lifecycle processes exist in an organization, and to measure their maturity level. We want to propose this methodology to assess the strength and...
Software Engineering (SE) practices deals with business requirements that continue to operate in dynamically changing and turbulent environments. SE practitioners must confront the business need for persistent innovation and build appropriate future workforce culture. Agile software development approaches view change from a perspective that reflects today's tumultuous business and technology environments...
The nationwide joint research project “ZEITLast” aims to analyze the workload of students. Within this project the Ilmenau University of Technology will conduct a case study in three engineering courses of study. The focus is to identify possible temporal and teaching-based factors of stress and find methods of rearranging teaching methods and lesson plans to decrease the study workload. Particularly,...
Findings from previous researches on engineering students showed that students understanding of fundamental engineering concepts are not necessarily reflected by their good academic performance. Many students find Statics a difficult to understand fundamental engineering course. This difficulty has often affected their performance in the course and other follow on courses, which consequently disheartened...
Implementing e-learning in higher education institutions (HEIs) is influenced by various barriers and drivers. The majority of barriers are related to the challenging issue concerning the integration of e-learning into universities. Hence, it is deemed relevant to understand whether different stakeholders in HEIs tend to embrace or ostracize e-learning for their work. This study investigates the extent...
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