TY  - CONF
T1  - Implementing a competitive learning framework in Chemical Engineering degree in Spain and its applicability on an inter-university scenario
A1  - Trevino, Alicia
A1  - de la Rubia, Ernesto
A1  - Moreno, Francisco-Angel
A1  - Lopez-Martinez, Francisco-Javier
A1  - Sanchez-Martinez, Juan-Jose
TI  - IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
Y1  - 2014
SP  - 1
EP  - 4
M2  - doi: 10.1109/FIE.2014.7044244
N2  - In the degree of Chemical Engineering at the University of Málaga (Spain), some subjects that complete the curricula of students are perceived by them as unnecessary for their future career. This is the case of the subject "Electronics and Electrical Engineering". In order to motivate these students, we have implemented a competitive framework: Students are gathered into teams and compete along several tasks. Those students completing the activities correctly obtain some additional points that are added to the mark of their final exam. Moreover, there is a ranking for the teams and the winners get some extra points. Our preliminary results shows that the students find this methodology both appealing and motivating. However, the teams need to be carefully selected so that the students can participate even when their colleagues have left the subject. In our work in progress, we are increasing the competition level by including students from the University of Granada (Spain); hence, one of the key aspects is how to design the activities appropriately in an inter-University scenario.
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