Problem-based learning in introductory thermodynamics and fluid mechanics

DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th -11th September 2020

Year: 2020
Editor: Buck, Lyndon; Bohemia, Erik; Grierson, Hilary
Author: Coutts, Euan
Series: E&PDE
Institution: University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Section: Assessment Methods
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2020.74
ISBN: 978-1-912254-10-1

Abstract

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach which aims to create engaged and thorough long term learning. This is achieved by setting problems centered around a challenge encountered in a particular discipline, often representative of a “real w

Keywords: problem-based learning; thermodynamics; fluid mechanics; engineering education; design education

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