Journals based on applications: An attempt to improve students' learning about composite materials

• Published in: European journal of engineering education Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 195 - 208
• Main Authors: Lundström, T. Staffan, Booth, Shirley A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2002; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: College students; Composite materials; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Educational sciences; Engineering; Fluid Mechanics; Journal Writing; Learning; Periodicals; Strömningslära; Student Improvement; Teaching Methods; Technical education; Engineering; Teaching method; Individual Work; Technology; Theory; School Magazine

In a course on composite materials for fourth-year students at Chalmers University of Technology, students are required to write journals as a complement to the more traditional teaching approach. The journals comprise a series of reports relating the theory currently being treated to an application...