Specialized basic courses for engineering students - a necessity or a nuisance
(2010) 8th International Conference of Teaching Statistics (ICOTS 8)- Abstract
- Basic statistics courses for engineering students often focus on general applications in
engineering, using course literature intended for ‘engineers’. However, these students are not a
homogeneous group, and the differences among engineering programmes appear to be increasing.
One way to meet the challenge of the diversity of needs within a discipline is to adapt the courses
for different programmes. This could also be a way of increasing students’ motivation. During the
past decade, several of the statistics courses given at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University
have been specialized with regard to syllabi, applications and teaching methods. We discuss the
factors... (More) - Basic statistics courses for engineering students often focus on general applications in
engineering, using course literature intended for ‘engineers’. However, these students are not a
homogeneous group, and the differences among engineering programmes appear to be increasing.
One way to meet the challenge of the diversity of needs within a discipline is to adapt the courses
for different programmes. This could also be a way of increasing students’ motivation. During the
past decade, several of the statistics courses given at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University
have been specialized with regard to syllabi, applications and teaching methods. We discuss the
factors involved in specialized course development, as well as the challenging implications for the
teachers and department involved. (Less)
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- author
- Zetterqvist, Lena LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- ICOTS 8, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2010
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- International Association for Statistical Education (IASE)
- conference name
- 8th International Conference of Teaching Statistics (ICOTS 8)
- conference location
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- conference dates
- 2010-07-11 - 2010-07-16
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Samtliga konferensbidrag för ICOTS 8 finns fritt tillgängliga på http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications.php?show=icots8 (För plenarsessionens föredrag finns dock endast abstrakten tillgängliga här, men videofilmer av föredragen finns att tillgå.)
- id
- a4363ec3-592d-4a2d-a4d7-58a9ed4f13ce (old id 1710568)
- alternative location
- http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/icots8/ICOTS8_4A3_ZETTERQVIST.pdf
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 11:22:58
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 21:04:28
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