Title :
Active Methodologies in a Queueing Systems Course for Telecommunication Engineering Studies
Author :
García, José ; Hernández, Ángela
Author_Institution :
Commun. Technol. Group (GTC), Univ. of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a one-year experiment in incorporating active methodologies in a Queueing Systems course as part of the Telecommunication Engineering degree at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, during the period of adaptation to the European Higher Education Area. A problem-based learning methodology has been introduced, and the academic results showed that students achieved higher grades (improvement ranging from 27% up to 50%). The additional effort of students and faculty staff has also been evaluated.
Keywords :
further education; queueing theory; telecommunication engineering education; European higher education area; Spain; University of Zaragoza; faculty staff; problem-based learning methodology; queueing systems course; students effort; telecommunication engineering studies; Career development; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Convergence; Electrical capacitance tomography; Europe; Guidelines; Qualifications; Systems engineering education; Technological innovation; Communication networks; European Higher Education Area (EHEA); learning methodologies; problem-based learning (PBL); queueing systems;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2009.2026365
