Enhancing Learning and Teaching Through Student Feedback in Engineering

<p>List of figures and table</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>About the authors</p> <p>Chapter 1: Student feedback in engineering: a discipline-specific overview and background</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Clarifying the purpose of collecting student feedback</p> <p>Using student feedback to improve engineering education</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 2: Advances in engineering education in Chile using student feedback</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Student and alumni feedback in Chilean higher education</p> <p>Student and alumni feedback in engineering</p> <p>The case of USACH</p> <p>Findings and discussion</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 3: Formative student feedback: enhancing the quality of learning and teaching</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Case study: engineering education at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University</p> <p>Summative student feedback</p> <p>Formative feedback</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 4: Role of soft skills in engineering education: students' perceptions and feedback</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Background to the case study</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>Apprehension in meetings</p> <p>Apprehension in interpersonal communication</p> <p>Strategies used to enhance soft skills</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>Appendix 4.1 importance of soft skills from students' perspective</p> <p>Appendix 4.2 personal report of communication apprehension</p> <p>Chapter 5: Engineering programmes in Thailand: enhancing the quality of student feedback</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 6: Summative quality assurance systems: not good enough for quality enhancement</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Formative operational evaluations</p> <p>Important aspects of a system supporting an emerging quality culture</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 7: Engineering programmes in the UK: the student feedback experience</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Student feedback and existing data sources</p> <p>Response rates of engineering students</p> <p>Engineering students in the NSS</p> <p>Engineering student feedback in institutional surveys</p> <p>Assessment and feedback</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 8: Trends, issues and the future of student feedback in engineering</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Issues, trends and approaches</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Index</p>