TY - GEN
T1 - Teaching strategies and philosophy in transportation engineering
T2 - 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Smart Transportation, HKSTS 2016
AU - Qu, Xiaobo
AU - Wang, Kai
AU - Wang, Shuaian
AU - Etemad-Shahidi, Amir
AU - Liu, Zhiyuan
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - This paper summarizes our teaching strategies and teaching philosophy in Transportation Engineering division of a civil engineering undergraduate program. Based on the authors' previous teaching experiences, two case studies are demonstrated to analyze the challenges, solutions and improvements of teaching two courses in the program. We first identify the issues for convening and teaching these subjects. In order to resolve the issues, we tried the experiential learning (project based learning), the re-designed content, and new delivery mode. As a result, the average Student Experience of Course (SEC) score has increased by around 50%, and more importantly, the students have a better understanding of the design standards and are better prepared for their job placements and employability.
AB - This paper summarizes our teaching strategies and teaching philosophy in Transportation Engineering division of a civil engineering undergraduate program. Based on the authors' previous teaching experiences, two case studies are demonstrated to analyze the challenges, solutions and improvements of teaching two courses in the program. We first identify the issues for convening and teaching these subjects. In order to resolve the issues, we tried the experiential learning (project based learning), the re-designed content, and new delivery mode. As a result, the average Student Experience of Course (SEC) score has increased by around 50%, and more importantly, the students have a better understanding of the design standards and are better prepared for their job placements and employability.
KW - Engineering education
KW - Teaching philosophy
KW - Transportation Engineering
KW - Wales-woods model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050634631&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:85050634631
T3 - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation
SP - 3
EP - 9
BT - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2016 - Smart Transportation
A2 - Wong, Allan Wing Gun
A2 - Wong, Simon Ho Fai
A2 - Leung, Gordon Lai Ming
PB - Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited
Y2 - 10 December 2016 through 12 December 2016
ER -