Author
Kılıç-Bebek, Ebru, Nizamis, K., Vlutters, M., Bebek, Özkan, Karapars, Gülhis Zeynep, Ünal, Ramazan, Yılmaz, Deniz, Uğurlu, Regaip Barkan
Publication Date
2023-06
Publication Place
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IEEE
Subject
Challenge-based instruction, Graduate students, Industry partnership, Self-regulated learning, Skills gap, Synthesizing, Teamwork, Transdisciplinary
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0018-9359
Record ID
1b32d971-315a-4f8a-9e0e-afde49e60500
Library Location
Industrial Design, Sectoral Education and Professional Development, Mechanical Engineering
Date
2023-06
Notes
Erasmusensuremath+ Programme of the European Union
Sample Text
Contribution: This study provides evidence for the
benefit of short online courses for transdisciplinary competence
development of graduate students. It shows the significant challenges students face while learning, and provides instructional
recommendations to improve students’ learning quality and
professionalism.
Background: Developing wearable and collaborative robots
requires industry collaboration and transdisciplinary competence. Industry’s involvement in long-term programs is becoming
infeasible, and the nature of transdisciplinary learning has not
been explored to inform instructional practices.
Intended Outcomes: This study aimed to provide instructional
recommendations based on an in-depth examination of a diverse
group of graduate students’ learning and teamwork experiences
as well as outcomes in a 5-day online transdisciplinary course.
Application Design: 31 graduate students of engineering, industrial design, and health fields from 4 countries participated
in online mixed-discipline instructional sessions and teams to
address a real industry challenge. A mixed-methods approach
was used to examine students’ experiences and learning outcomes
based on a competence measure, session participation data,
student journal entries, team progress reports, team elaboration
visuals, and final team presentations.
Findings: Students’ knowledge of industrial design, medical
considerations, ethics and standards, effective teamwork, and
self-regulated learning were increased. Students’ high motivation
helped them deal with the challenges involved. Daily student
journals, team reports, and visual elaboration tools were found to
be beneficial for determining the challenges and learning quality.
The observed student progress within 5 days is promising, making
it worthwhile to further explore the benefits of short online
courses for increasing graduates’ readiness and establishing
university-industry collaborations in education.
Editör
Mitchell, J.
DOI
10.1109/TE.2022.3229201
Cilt
66
