On Assessment and Evaluation of Teaching Computer Networks to Electrical Engineering Students by the Aid of a Lab Course

Autor/inn/en	Abdrabou, Atef; Shakhatreh, Walid
Titel	On Assessment and Evaluation of Teaching Computer Networks to Electrical Engineering Students by the Aid of a Lab Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Science Education, 11 (2021) 2, S.388-402 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Abdrabou, Atef) ORCID (Shakhatreh, Walid)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2014-5349
Schlagwörter	Computer Networks; Computer Science Education; Engineering Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Laboratory Experiments; Hands on Science; Lecture Method; College Seniors; Computer Simulation; Problem Solving; Data Analysis; Foreign Countries; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Ingenieurausbildung; Unterrichtserfolg; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Problemlösen; Auswertung; Ausland; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	In the era of the Internet-of-everything, learning the principles of data communications and networking is inevitable for many electrical engineering disciplines. The paper addresses the effectiveness of teaching the fundamentals of data communications and networking using a dedicated lab course as a co-requisite to a classic lecture-based course. In the introduced lab course, the students are asked to do a variety of tasks using real hardware and a network simulator. The paper introduces quantitative measures of an outcome-based learning approach applied to both courses. Based on students' achievements, the role of the lab course in the attainment of both the course learning outcomes and the electrical engineering program learning outcomes is measured in comparison with the case where the lab course is not taken. Our findings reveal a general enhancement trend in attaining the course and program learning outcomes with a significant increase in the program outcome related to solving engineering problems. Also, a slight increase is noticed in meeting the lab course outcomes for the students who attended the lab with the course in the same semester, which indicates an improvement in gaining practical knowledge. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01