Book Description
Student feedback has appeared in the forefront of higher education quality, particularly the issues of effectiveness and the use of student feedback to affect improvement in higher education teaching and learning, and other areas of the students’ tertiary experience. Despite this, there has been a relative lack of academic literature available, especially in a book format. This book focuses on the experiences of academics, higher education leaders and managers with expertise in these areas.
Enhancing Learning and Teaching through Student Feedback in Engineering is the first in a series on student feedback focusing on a specific discipline, in this case engineering. It expands on topics covered in the previous book, by the same authors. Valuable contributions have been made from a variety of experts in the area of higher education quality and student feedback in the field of engineering.
- Will interrogate student feedback in engineering, on the basis of establishing a better understanding of its forms, purposes and effectiveness in learning
- The first book of its kind on student feedback in engineering education and will be a scholarly resource for all stakeholders to enhance learning and teaching practices thorough student feedback
- Written by experienced academics, experts and practitioners in the area
Table of Contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of figures and table
- Preface
- About the authors
- Chapter 1: Student feedback in engineering: a discipline-specific overview and background
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Clarifying the purpose of collecting student feedback
- Using student feedback to improve engineering education
- Conclusions
- Chapter 2: Advances in engineering education in Chile using student feedback
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Student and alumni feedback in Chilean higher education
- Student and alumni feedback in engineering
- The case of USACH
- Findings and discussion
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Formative student feedback: enhancing the quality of learning and teaching
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Case study: engineering education at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Summative student feedback
- Formative feedback
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 4: Role of soft skills in engineering education: students' perceptions and feedback
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Background to the case study
- Findings
- Apprehension in meetings
- Apprehension in interpersonal communication
- Strategies used to enhance soft skills
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix 4.1 importance of soft skills from students' perspective
- Appendix 4.2 personal report of communication apprehension
- Chapter 5: Engineering programmes in Thailand: enhancing the quality of student feedback
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 6: Summative quality assurance systems: not good enough for quality enhancement
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Formative operational evaluations
- Important aspects of a system supporting an emerging quality culture
- Conclusions
- Chapter 7: Engineering programmes in the UK: the student feedback experience
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Student feedback and existing data sources
- Response rates of engineering students
- Engineering students in the NSS
- Engineering student feedback in institutional surveys
- Assessment and feedback
- Conclusions
- Chapter 8: Trends, issues and the future of student feedback in engineering
- Abstract:
- Introduction
- Issues, trends and approaches
- Conclusions
- Index