Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Shivanand P. Prabhuswamimath ¹, I. G. Siddalingeshwar ¹, Veeresh Angadi ¹, Krishnaraja G. Kodancha ², Sanjay Kotabagi

Affiliations
1 Department of Automobile Engineering, IN
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, IN

Abstract

Communication is a purposeful activity of exchanging information and meaning across space and time using various technical or natural means. Communication requires a sender, a message, a medium and a recipient. Lifelong learning (LLL) is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Lifelong learning is being recognized by traditional colleges and universities as valid in addition to degree attainment. Proficiency in communication behaviors can make any engineer more versatile and thus more competitive in today's job market. Communication skills of engineers play a very important role in the era of globalization and competitiveness. Lifelong learning offers engineers the opportunity to bring up to date their knowledge of and enjoyment in the work they do which is very crucial for an organizational growth. Research paper and Case study analysis is a good opportunity to enhance Communication skills. Quiz and open book exam helps students in Lifelong Learning. One of the pedagogical ways to overcome this obscurity is effective assignment. An attempt made to enhance communication skills and lifelong learning in the course titled management theory and practice. The course mainly emphasis on Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling functions of management and Social Responsibility, Ethical guidelines for an organization. The students in a group took a case study and research paper pertaining to management concepts and their branch of study. This led to better learning process in the form of self directed learning and development of professional skills.

Keywords

Communication Skills, Lifelong Learning, Pedagogy, Assignment.

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Shivanand P. Prabhuswamimath ¹, I. G. Siddalingeshwar ¹, Veeresh Angadi ¹, Krishnaraja G. Kodancha ², Sanjay Kotabagi ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Automobile Engineering, IN
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, IN

Abstract

Communication is a purposeful activity of exchanging information and meaning across space and time using various technical or natural means. Communication requires a sender, a message, a medium and a recipient. Lifelong learning (LLL) is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Lifelong learning is being recognized by traditional colleges and universities as valid in addition to degree attainment. Proficiency in communication behaviors can make any engineer more versatile and thus more competitive in today's job market. Communication skills of engineers play a very important role in the era of globalization and competitiveness. Lifelong learning offers engineers the opportunity to bring up to date their knowledge of and enjoyment in the work they do which is very crucial for an organizational growth. Research paper and Case study analysis is a good opportunity to enhance Communication skills. Quiz and open book exam helps students in Lifelong Learning. One of the pedagogical ways to overcome this obscurity is effective assignment. An attempt made to enhance communication skills and lifelong learning in the course titled management theory and practice. The course mainly emphasis on Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling functions of management and Social Responsibility, Ethical guidelines for an organization. The students in a group took a case study and research paper pertaining to management concepts and their branch of study. This led to better learning process in the form of self directed learning and development of professional skills.

Keywords

Communication Skills, Lifelong Learning, Pedagogy, Assignment.

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Prasanna Raravi ¹, Shivanand P. Prabhuswamimath ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University (BVB Campus), Vidyanagar, Hubli, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Self learning is a representation of instruction that focuses the responsibility of learning on learners. This article focuses on 'Assessment of student Assignment (making review paper)' and its effectiveness in learning. This makes students to engage themselves in higher order thinking. Subject like Non-traditional machining (NTM) (Mechanical Engineering) is a technological stuff that exists because of newly developed metals and non-metals having some special properties like High Strength, High Hardness and High Toughness. A material possessing the above mentioned properties is difficult to be machined by the conventional machining methods. There are various methods in NTM like USM, AJM, EDM, and CHMetc. Students opted this subject will be given with an 'Assignment' with particular topic and informed undergo 'Literature Survey', identify some important developments of particular topic and produce it as a 'Review Paper' for communication in journals. The Graduate Attribute successfully measured is GA10 'Communication' The outcome of this activity was very interesting, where student's involvement in understanding technical issues was drastically improved. Thus this paper can assure that alternative and best practice will help in improving teaching learning process.

Keywords

NTM, Review Papers, Graduate Attribute.

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