The Implementation and Evaluation of a Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning Module in a First Year Engineering Programme
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016), Case studies of PBL and reflections on PBL in practice
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)

The Implementation and Evaluation of a Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning Module in a First Year Engineering Programme

Case studies of PBL and reflections on PBL in practice
https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jpblhe.v0i0.1243
Published 21-12-2016
Seamus McLoone
Maynooth University, Ireland
Bob Lawlor
Maynooth University, Ireland
Andrew Meehan
Maynooth University, Ireland
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The Implementation and Evaluation of a Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning Module in a First Year Engineering Programme

Keywords

Collaborative enquiry-based learning
peer learning
problem based learning

How to Cite

McLoone, S., Lawlor, B., & Meehan, A. (2016). The Implementation and Evaluation of a Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning Module in a First Year Engineering Programme. Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jpblhe.v0i0.1243
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Abstract

This paper describes how a circuits-based project-oriented problem-based learning educational model was integrated into the first year of a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering programme at Maynooth University, Ireland. While many variations of problem based learning exist, the presented model is closely aligned with the model used in Aalborg University, Denmark. Key learning outcomes, implementation features and an evaluation of the integrated project-oriented problem-based learning module over a two year period are all presented within.

https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jpblhe.v0i0.1243
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