Challenges in the design and delivery of an online postgraduate course in fibre composites

Aravinthan, Thiru ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0691-8296 (2010) Challenges in the design and delivery of an online postgraduate course in fibre composites. In: CICE 2010: 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, 27-29 Sep 2010, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Practicing engineers seek to enhance their careers through upgrading skills. Coursework based postgraduate programs are being offered by various institutions targeting these engineers. While face-to-face lectures are feasible in certain circumstances, these courses are ideally suited for web-based delivery, due its flexibility in learning and teaching. Due to industry driven demand, a postgraduate certificate program was introduced recently at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba, Australia. One of the courses that was introduced as part this program was Mechanics and Technology of Fibre Composites (ENG8803). With the expertise developed over the years at USQ through the Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites (CEEFC) and the experience of providing online and distance courses at USQ, this was an ideal course within the postgraduate program. One of the major challenges faced in the design and delivery of such courses is the need to cater for a diverse student cohort with varying industry experience. This course was successfully delivered for the first time in 2008 and employed a variety of online assessment tools. The experiences of the author in developing the course on fibre composites within the graduate program and an evaluation on the effectiveness of the diverse assessment strategies from a student learning perspective are presented in this paper. Enhancement to the course materials through multi-media resources will be discussed.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Permanent restricted access to paper due to publisher's copyright restrictions.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2010 02:18
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2013 00:05
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fibre composites; online course; postgraduate program; learning resource
Fields of Research (2008):	13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090506 Structural Engineering 13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130101 Continuing and Community Education
Fields of Research (2020):	39 EDUCATION > 3904 Specialist studies in education > 390405 Educational technology and computing 40 ENGINEERING > 4005 Civil engineering > 400510 Structural engineering 39 EDUCATION > 3903 Education systems > 390301 Continuing and community education
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970110 Expanding Knowledge in Technology B Economic Development > 87 Construction > 8798 Environmentally Sustainable Construction > 879899 Environmentally Sustainable Construction not elsewhere classified
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/8968

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