Course Description
An introduction to educational research and evaluation methodologies in engineering education. Discussions of cutting edge discipline-based educational research provide a broad understanding of these methodologies, and the design, data collection, and analysis of a small research study will encourage a deep understanding of these diverse methodological frameworks.
Athena Title
ENG ED RES METH
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: • Describe the methodological approaches commonly adopted in engineering education research. • Design engineering education research or evaluation studies with appropriate research questions, methodological frameworks and study design and situate them within the landscape of discipline-based educational research in engineering. • Critically analyze discipline-based educational research from a range of methodological and epistemological traditions. • Describe trends and current topics within the emerging body of engineering education research.
Topical Outline
1. Methodological and epistemological foundations: 1.1. The spectrum from materialist ontology to social constructivism: Developing an understanding and appreciation of educational research foundations for engineers 1.2. Methodological diversity of the emerging discipline of engineering education research 2. An exploration of engineering education research methodologies and their adoption in the emerging field of discipline-based educational research in engineering 2.1. Qualitative research in engineering education 2.1.1. Case Study 2.1.2. Ethnography 2.1.3. Grounded Theory 2.1.4. Phenomenology 2.2. Quantitative research in engineering education 2.2.1. Survey 2.2.2. Experimental 2.3. Mixed Methods research in engineering education 2.3.1. Embedded 2.3.2. Explanatory 2.3.3. Exploratory 3. Design of research or evaluation studies in engineering education or professional practice 3.1. Identifying a research problem 3.2. Reviewing the literature 3.3. Specifying a purpose and research question 3.4. Collecting data 3.5. Analyzing and interpreting data 3.6. Reporting and evaluating research
Syllabus
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