Reflections on Five Years of Coherent Teaching Across Three Courses on Digital Logic and Computer Systems

Manjikian, Naraig

doi:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.10512

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“…Prior papers on ATBDM-related topics have included professor observations and reflections as well as empirical student studies. Some qualitative and some speculative work into reasons for student absences had been completed, as had some reviews on mental health, surface learning, and cheating, all of which were used in the preparation of survey and interview questions [1][2][3][4][5][6], [8].…”

Section: Student Perspectives On Student Timementioning

confidence: 99%

“…From the literature, it appears that engineering faculty and engineering education researchers are aware of issues in these (ATBDM-related) areas, and have some understanding of proximate causes and general trends, especially for mental wellbeing [1][2][3][4][5][6], [8]. However, it appears that there is a lack of understanding in the literature of the complexity of interacting causes and of the prevalence of various time-related behaviours (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Learning Not Burning (Out): Sustainable Time Management in Engineering Education

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2021

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In recent years, there has been some concern raised regarding decreased mental health andwellbeing and increased reports of surface-learning tendencies in Canadian engineering students. Prior papers have noted possible links between these trends and the manner in which students use their time. Having completed a study on student time use, this paper presents some initial results – including a frequency assessment of reasons for student absences – which seem to support some of the previously hypothesized systemic problems. Following this, an overview of institution- andinstructor-imposed constraints precedes a discussion on how these constraints may be contributing to student time use difficulties, and ultimately to decreased wellbeing and learning capacity. A sampling of possible interventions are then presented, and important validity considerations for conducting such research are discussed. Research into the efficacy of these interventions, due to lack of existing empirical proof, should be conducted.

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Section: Student Perspectives On Student Timementioning

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Section: Student Perspectives On Student Timementioning

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Learning Not Burning (Out): Sustainable Time Management in Engineering Education

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2021

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“…Class attendance is another issue. One professor, in a reflection on 5 years of teaching three upper-year courses, noticed that attendance rates were quite low in his lectures and tutorials, and that students were focused on other work while in his labs [35]. In some cases, students are choosing not to go to class because they believe that the information is available online and that going to class is therefore a waste of time [6].…”

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“…Doré's senior students avoided classes because they wanted to spend more time doing social activities before graduationwhich may actually be a false dichotomy [6]. Manjikian speculates on many causes for absences in his lectures, including morning lecture times, other more difficult classes which students are prioritizing, and the cold winter weather [35]. Furthermore, it may be the case that students who procrastinate are doing assignments late at night before a midnight deadline, and then not having time to get a proper night's sleep before morning classes.…”

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What to do? A Review of the Academic Time-Based Decision-Making Literature

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2019

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Time-based activities at Universities are shifting toward a more transactional approach, yet there is little understanding of the time management capabilities of students in adapting to a more flexible structure. Although many studies report on efforts to address engineering students being stressed, surfacelearning oriented, and prone to missing class, few studies address how these relate to students’ time management. In an effort to explore how students value, prioritize, and spend their time, this paper proposes a new term, “Academic Time-Based Decision-Making” (ATBDM), which lies at the crossroads of time management, selfefficacy, and self-regulated learning. Factors influencing ATBDM are currently mostly speculative, although class scheduling, social norms, and the internet and social media are frequent causal suggestions. It is also unknown as to how ATBDM is conducted across the breadth of students, which skills or “tools” are employed, and whether the process or influencing factors change over the course of time. A research study to explore why and how engineering students make academic decisions is proposed. By providing deeper insights into the factors influencing ATBDM, it may be possible to develop more effective support or intervention to assist students in making balanced and positive choices.

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Reflections on Five Years of Coherent Teaching Across Three Courses on Digital Logic and Computer Systems

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Cited by 2 publications

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Learning Not Burning (Out): Sustainable Time Management in Engineering Education

Learning Not Burning (Out): Sustainable Time Management in Engineering Education

What to do? A Review of the Academic Time-Based Decision-Making Literature

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