Course Pathways: Making the right choices for the right reasons

Course Pathways:
Making the right choices for the right reasons
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Jurgen Schulte, Pedro Fernandez de Mendonca,
Roberto Martinez-Maldonado, Simon Buckingham Shum
UTS Teaching and Learning Forum, 22 Nov 2016

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice
2006 –2016 Student Cohorts moving between subjects
(only top 50% of subjects by size shown)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20152014 2016
COURSE PATHWAYS
MAKING INFORMED CHOICES
UTS Teaching and Learning Forum 22 Nov 2016 Jurgen Schulte, Pedro Fernandez de Mendonca, Roberto MartinezMaldonado, Simon Buckingham Shum UTS HREC REF NO. ETH16-0338
A TOOL FOR STUDENTS, COURSE AND SUBJECT COORDINATORS

Civil Engineering major, Autumn commencing
Year 1
Autumn session
33130 Mathematical Modelling 1
48230 Engineering Communication
68037 Physical Modelling
48310 Introduction to Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Spring session
33230 Mathematical Modelling 2
48321 Engineering Mechanics
48320 Surveying
60101 Chemistry and Materials Science
Year 2
Autumn session
48240 Design and Innovation Fundamentals
48221 Engineering Computations
48331 Mechanics of Solids
48340 Construction
41035 Engineering Practice Preparation 1
Spring session
41036 Engineering Professional Experience 1
41037 Work Integrated Learning 1
Typical recommended course pathway
Here: Pathway means pathway through a course
(not university entry pathway)
Different Roles –Different Views
Course Coordinator
Acute overall overview of all subjects
and envisioned connectedness
Limited subject level view
Subject Coordinator
Familiarity with “adjoining” subjects
Limited overall view of connectedness
Student
Familiarity with “parallel” subjects
Future blind

Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
A
C
D
B
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Course Coordinator Role
Monitoring longitudinal stage progression
Providing student support with
whole course view
Appropriate alignment
of course content
Subjects
Subjects
Questions
Is the course content well aligned
laterally as well as longitudinally?
Are pass-students sufficiently
prepared to take on the next stage?

Enlightening Coordinator View
Looking at a cohort of average
performing students (58) in subject A
coming directly from highschool (H), it
appears that course is not well aligned
for them to progress in semester 2.
553010
A
C
D
B
58
H TI O … …
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
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Enlightening Coordinator View
Looking at a cohort of average
performing students (58) in subject A
coming directly from highschool (H), it
appears that course is not well aligned
for them to progress in semester 2.
After repeats in semester 2, the cohort
(58) does generally well in semester 3,
except for subject E.
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50
A
C
D
B
58
65
H TI O … …
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Pre-Uni
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
A
C
D
B
Pre-Uni
H TI O … …
Subjects
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Subject Coordinator Role
Maintain alignment of disciplinary
knowledge & skills with parallel
subjects (semester view)
Ensure the subject is a meaningful
requisite for other subjects upstream
Subjects
Subjects
Questions
To what level do disciplinary
knowledge & skills learned in A
contribute to a successful
progression to C ?
Are skills learned in A important to
succeed in E ?

553010
A
C
D
B
58
Enlightening Subject
Coordinator Questions
The disciplinary knowledge &
skills taught in A appear not to
contribute well or are not relevant
for progression in upstream
subject C.
H TI O … …
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Subjects
Subjects
Subjects
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Pre-Uni
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
A
C
D
B
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Student Aspiration
Succeed in subject
Learn the disciplinary knowledge &
skills that are needed further up the
alley
Subjects
Subjects
Questions
Is a bare bone knowledge and my
current level of engagement
sufficient to progress successfully
?
Is the subject ahead of me similar,
more or much more demanding
than the current one ?

553010
58
Enlightening Student Questions
On average students like me having
achieved 55 and 58 in these Semester 1
subjects historically have performed 10, 30
and 55 in those Semester 2 subjects
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UTS Teaching and Learning Forum 22 Nov 2016 Jurgen Schulte, Pedro Fernandez de Mendonca, Roberto MartinezMaldonado, Simon Buckingham Shum Approval:E TH160338
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Subjects
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Semester 2
Semester 3
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