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Motivating students about materials in introductory and advanced courses

for education

Claes Fredriksson & Tatiana V. Vakhitova

Granta Design, Cambridge (UK)

From Traditional Teaching to Project Based Learning

with CES EduPack

MISIS, MoscowOctober 21st, 2016

www.teachingresources.grantadesign.com

Agenda

Who are Granta Design?

What is EduPack?

Three types of courses

Problem Based Teaching

Project Based Learning

Problem Based Learning

Outcomes & Comparison

Questions & Discussion

Claes Fredriksson and Tatiana Vakhitova from the Teaching Resources Team at Granta Design

http://www.grantadesign.com/education/resources/


Who are Granta Design?

2016

Professors Mike Ashby and David Cebon

Engineering Department of Cambridge

University

Granta Design, Cambridge (UK)

Materials Education

Support Tools

Materials information

systems for Industry



What is CES EduPack?



How is CES EduPack used?

Problem

Based

Learning

(PBL)

Traditional

Problem

Based

Teaching

(PBT)

Teaching and ResearchSoftware + Resources

Idea of Spectrum towards PBL also, e.g., Hung (2011)



(i) Materials Science and Engineering Courses




Traditional Problem Based Teaching (PBT) without projectsCES EduPack facilitates problem-solving skills Provides a tool for student-centered learningProgression towards project-based learning




0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

EduPack Work Book Instructor

Course Evaluation Materials Science and Engineering2010 2011 2012

Figure 6: The result of consecutive course evaluations of

Materials Science and Engineering course (5=very good).



(ii) Industrial Materials Selection Course

CES EduPack provides the basis for a Project Industrial Materials Selection problems Organized in small groupsProject important part of assessment



(ii) Industrial Materials Selection Course

46 450

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20

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Satisfaction with CES EduPack, n=91

very good good not so good

85

5

1

0 20 40 60 80 100

agree

don't agree

maybe

Useful in future career?, n=91

Figure 7: Outcomes from course evaluation for general opinion (left)

and future utility (right) of CES EduPack



(iii) Sustainability Database and a 5-step methodology

Linked Data Tables:

• MaterialUniverse

• ProcessUniverse

• Legislation and Regulations

• Power Systems (Storage, Sources)

• Nations of the World

• Elements (Reserves, Criticality etc.)

• Manufacturing Processes Eco data

Self-directed

Scaffolded

Open-ended



(iii) Sustainable Development Masters Courses

The feed-back from a Masters course at the Technical

University of Catalonia (UPC) include (Ashby, 2015):

Consistent, holistic, very useful approach. The five

step method is simple and concrete – a useful

framework for tackling complex problems

Students appreciate the methodology. It provides

a structure that allows a systematic approach

while remaining holistic and recognizing the

inherent complexity of sustainability issues.



Characteristics of Problem Based Learning

Barrows (1996) in brief:

1 Student centered learning

2 Learning is done in small groups

3 Facilitators or Tutors guide the students rather than teach

4 A problem forms the basis for the organized focus of the group

5 The problem is a vehicle for the development of problem solving skills

6 New knowledge is obtained through Self-Directed Learning (SDL)

It could be argued that, for example: Assessment requirements, Tutor training

and real world relevance should be added to this list (Savery, 2006).



Conclusions: CES EduPack supports a range from PBT to PBL

PBLPBT

Course1 Student-centered learning

2 Learning in small student groups

3 Tutors/facilitators guide rather than teach

4 Organized focus on a problem

5 Problem-solving skills

6 Self-directed learning

(i) Materials Science and Engineering

Yes No No No Yes No

(ii) Material Selection

Yes Yes No Yes Yes No

(iii) Sustainable Development

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes



Outcomes in terms of the CDIO Syllabus (or Accreditation)

T. Vakhitova and C. Fredriksson, “Practical Competences as Learning Outcomes using CES EduPack”,

Journal Association for Engineering Education of Russia, Engineering Education 13 (2013), p. 16-23.

Electronic: aeer.ru/filesen/io/m13/art_3.pdf

Fundamental knowledge and problem solving can be taught traditionally

Skills and Attitudes benefit from experience in projects

Design-build projects with Material Selection favoured in CDIO context(Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate)


This lecture unit is part of a set created by Mike Ashby to help introduce students to materials, processes and rational selection.

The Teaching Resources website aims to support teaching of materials-related courses in Design, Engineering and Science.

Resources come in various formats and are aimed primarily at undergraduate education.

Some of the resources are open access and students can access them. Others are only available to educators using CES EduPack.

© M. F. Ashby, 2015

Author

Mike Ashby

University of Cambridge, Granta Design Ltd.

www.grantadesign.com

www.eng.cam.ac.uk

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