TY - JOUR
T1 - Teacher perception of professional skills in a project-led engineering semester
AU - van Hattum-Janssen, N.
AU - Mesquita, D.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - This study explores the perceptions of teachers with regard to professional skills in project-led engineering education experiences for first year engineering students at the University of Minho, Portugal. Their perception on which professional skills to include, how to develop these skills and how to assess them is studied through six semi-structured interviews with experienced teachers of the first year programme, who served as tutors as well as teachers in at least four projects. Analysis of their perceptions reveals a strong commitment to professional skills for engineering students, and also a lack of confidence in the support they can offer to help students develop these skills.
AB - This study explores the perceptions of teachers with regard to professional skills in project-led engineering education experiences for first year engineering students at the University of Minho, Portugal. Their perception on which professional skills to include, how to develop these skills and how to assess them is studied through six semi-structured interviews with experienced teachers of the first year programme, who served as tutors as well as teachers in at least four projects. Analysis of their perceptions reveals a strong commitment to professional skills for engineering students, and also a lack of confidence in the support they can offer to help students develop these skills.
KW - professional skills
KW - project-based learning
KW - project-led engineering education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860879360&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03043797.2011.606501
DO - 10.1080/03043797.2011.606501
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860879360
SN - 0304-3797
VL - 36
SP - 461
EP - 472
JO - European Journal of Engineering Education
JF - European Journal of Engineering Education
IS - 5
ER -
