Your name: Baden Myers
Field or discipline: Engineering
Program:
Course: Water resource management
Year level: Postgraduate
Class size: 20
Activity type: Practice-based learning, Computer pool practical class
Description: The class demographic was mostly English as another language students (17/20) most of which were from the Yellow River Conserancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, China. Students were guided through tutorial problem using the simulation software MUSIC for modeling storm water flows. The class was very practical, and conceptually simple and introductory. Some problems did arise when more complex matters had to be glossed over due to the difficulty and time limitations. I supported the session with slides and which were annotated - was important to put myself in the position of the student and try and think what I did not understand when I was using the software and what I've found daunting - and translate that into the support that you provide the students.
Application: Using computers to assist student learning through problem-solving with professionally-relevant software will always engage students.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
STELLA Simulations
Your name: DASI Systems engineering group; Contact Shraga Shoval
Field or discipline: Engineering
Program: Systems engineering
Course: Systems Engineering
Year level: 2
Class size: 20
Activity type: Practice-based learning; using simulation software
Description: Students are asked to model a complex system of their choice (airport, nuclear power station) using STELLA software. Once modelled, they then investigate the behaviour of the model and draw conclusions based on the simulations within STELLA. Students then submit of 1500 word assignment and TellUs2 feedback form. The benefits include allowing students to develop holistic approach to engineering which gives students an appreciation of complex systems and a multidisciplinary view. Various systems thinking tools and techniques are utilised.
Application: STELLA can be used to help students understand the complex systems that they need to operate in. Perhaps the students using STELLA in this course can create models of complex systems in other disciplines.
Field or discipline: Engineering
Program: Systems engineering
Course: Systems Engineering
Year level: 2
Class size: 20
Activity type: Practice-based learning; using simulation software
Description: Students are asked to model a complex system of their choice (airport, nuclear power station) using STELLA software. Once modelled, they then investigate the behaviour of the model and draw conclusions based on the simulations within STELLA. Students then submit of 1500 word assignment and TellUs2 feedback form. The benefits include allowing students to develop holistic approach to engineering which gives students an appreciation of complex systems and a multidisciplinary view. Various systems thinking tools and techniques are utilised.
Application: STELLA can be used to help students understand the complex systems that they need to operate in. Perhaps the students using STELLA in this course can create models of complex systems in other disciplines.
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