Linking teaching and research in an undergraduate course and exploring student learning experiences
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2017

In this case study, we first describe how teaching and research are linked in a master's course on tissue engineering. A central component of the course is an authentic research project that the students carry out in smaller groups and in collaboration with faculty. We then explore how the students experience learning in this kind of discovery-oriented environment. Data were collected through a survey, reflective writing, and interviews. Using a general inductive approach for qualitative analysis, we identified three themes related to the students' learning experiences: learning to navigate the field, learning to do real research, and learning to work with others. Overall, the students strongly valued learning in a discovery-oriented environment and three aspects of the course contributed to much of its success: taking a holistic approach to linking teaching and research, engaging students in the whole inquiry process, and situating authentic problems in an authentic physical and social context.

framework

knowledge

curriculum

nexus

science

Författare

Patric Wallin

Chalmers, Fysik, Biologisk fysik

Tom Adawi

Chalmers, Tillämpad informationsteknologi, Avdelningen för ingenjörsutbildningsvetenskap (EER)

Julie Gold

Chalmers, Fysik, Biologisk fysik

European Journal of Engineering Education

0304-3797 (ISSN) 1469-5898 (eISSN)

Vol. 42 1 58-74

Ämneskategorier

Utbildningsvetenskap

DOI

10.1080/03043797.2016.1193125

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Skapat

2017-10-07