Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 7 views

    A. Work-Related Problems Are Traced Back To An Engineer's Lack of Practical Skills (Needs Assessment)

    Uploaded by

    Ely Go Abarquez
    The document discusses strategies for improving the practical skills acquisition of civil engineering undergraduates. It identifies a lack of practical training in engineering schools and outlines variables responsible for this, such as an imbalance between theory and practice, lack of resources, and ineffective teaching methods. The document proposes prioritizing practical training and strengthening practical teachings to develop students' practical abilities.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    A. Work-Related Problems Are Traced Back To An Engineer's Lack of Practical Skills (Needs Assessment)

    Uploaded by

    Ely Go Abarquez
    7 views2 pages
    The document discusses strategies for improving the practical skills acquisition of civil engineering undergraduates. It identifies a lack of practical training in engineering schools and outlines variables responsible for this, such as an imbalance between theory and practice, lack of resources, and ineffective teaching methods. The document proposes prioritizing practical training and strengthening practical teachings to develop students' practical abilities.

    Original Title

    TOPICAL OUTLINE

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses strategies for improving the practical skills acquisition of civil engineering undergraduates. It identifies a lack of practical training in engineering schools and outlines variables responsible for this, such as an imbalance between theory and practice, lack of resources, and ineffective teaching methods. The document proposes prioritizing practical training and strengthening practical teachings to develop students' practical abilities.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    7 views2 pages

    A. Work-Related Problems Are Traced Back To An Engineer's Lack of Practical Skills (Needs Assessment)

    Uploaded by

    Ely Go Abarquez
    The document discusses strategies for improving the practical skills acquisition of civil engineering undergraduates. It identifies a lack of practical training in engineering schools and outlines variables responsible for this, such as an imbalance between theory and practice, lack of resources, and ineffective teaching methods. The document proposes prioritizing practical training and strengthening practical teachings to develop students' practical abilities.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 2

    STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PRACTICAL SKILLS ACQUISITION OF CIVIL

    ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES:
    AN AVENUE TO PACIFY FUTURE WORK PROBLEMS

    TOPICAL OUTLINE

    I. Practical skills directly determine an engineering student’s future work efficiency.

    A. Work-related problems are traced back to an engineer’s lack of practical skills (Needs
    Assessment).

    B. Students’ practical ability, especially civil engineering students’ hands-on practical ability,
    is an important factor for measuring the overall quality of students (Degang Shi).

    C. An ideal engineer must apply the knowledge and convert theory into practice. The
    engineer must be skilful and practical in the chosen field (Duyen Q. Nguyen).

    II. Variables which are directly responsible for the lack of practical application skills of
    the Civil Engineers in terms of:

    A. Theory and practice unequal emphasis in engineering schools.

    1. Less practical application training while laboratories are taught in a theoretical


    manner (A.Rajesh Kumar, Dr.K.Murali).

    2. Students studying civil engineering spend most of their time learning basic
    theories (Degang Shi).

    3. Practice is overrun by theory. (Kyle Wagner).

    B. School conditions

    1. The peak enrolments shortage in faculty, lack of educational resources, teaching


    and lab equipment, resulting in the lack of practical ability among students.

    2. Teacher teaches theory at the blackboard and students take notes due to lack of
    models and equipment.
    C. Teacher (instructional methods)

    1. Real practical ability and creativity are rarely required by the testing system.
    As a result, students are most concerned about how to pass the examination
    and get a diploma (Degang Shi).

    2. Methods of teaching are the most significant predictor of practical skills of


    students (Audu, R., Yusri Bin Kamin , Aede Hatib Bin Musta’amal &
    Muhammad Sukri Bin Saud).

    3. Training institutions have competent and experienced teachers that adopt


    effective and efficient instructional methods.

    4. Most of teaching faculties are unskilled; they were not ready to update their
    knowledge in current trends. Poor teaching methodology. (A.Rajesh Kumar,
    Dr.K.Murali)

    D. Students’ Characteristics

    1. Lack of interest in practices (Degang Shi).

    2. Less confident in participating internships (Jan Wrenn & Bruce Wrenn).

    III. Strategies to address the need to improve the practical skills acquisition of Civil
    Engineering undergraduates

    A. To prioritize practical training in engineering schools to enable students to apply


    theories to practices (King, & Duan, 2010).

    B. Strengthening practical teachings more or in equal proportion to that of theoretical


    discussions; Reform and reorganize old curriculums apt for the trend and
    advancement. (Shi, 2014).

    You might also like