Search Results - "Wolff, Karin"

Multidisciplinary Research as a Complex System by Dalton, Amaris, Wolff, Karin, Bekker, Bernard

“…Collaborative research has become increasingly prominent since the mid-20th century. This article aspires to offer a fundamental ontology of a…”
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Interdisciplinary Research as a Complicated System by Dalton, Amaris, Wolff, Karin, Bekker, Bernard

“…Notwithstanding the rapidly growing body of literature on interdisciplinary research, several of the crucial dynamics in interdisciplinary research systems…”
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Curriculum reform in South Africa : more time for what? by Clarence-Fincham, Jennifer, Wolff, Karin, Shay, Suellen

“…In 2013 the Council on Higher Education (CHE) released a proposal for the reform of South Africa's undergraduate degree arguing that all current 3-year degrees…”
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Researching the engineering theory-practice divide in industrial problem solving by Wolff, Karin

“…Employer complaints of engineering graduate inability to 'apply knowledge' call for a better understanding of the theory-practice relationship in…”
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Curricula under pressure: reclaiming practical knowledge by Wolff, Karin, Winberg, Chris

“…The increasingly complex socio-technical and economic challenges of our time place considerable pressure on engineering programmes. To ensure that graduates…”
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Extending Shay's double truth: toward a nuanced view of subjectivity and objectivity in assessment practices by Walton, Jack, Wolff, Karin

“…In her early work, Suellen Shay argues that higher education tends to valorise objective notions of reality while downplaying the subjectivity of individuals…”
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A language for the analysis of disciplinary boundary crossing: insights from engineering problem-solving practice by Wolff, Karin

“…Poor graduate throughput and industry feedback on graduate inability to cope with the complex knowledge practices in twenty-first century engineering 'problem…”
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Engineering problem-solving knowledge: the impact of context by Wolff, Karin

“…Employer complaints of engineering graduate inability to 'apply knowledge' suggests a need to interrogate the complex theory-practice relationship in…”
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Developing employability in engineering education: a systematic review of the literature by Winberg, Christine, Bramhall, Mike, Greenfield, David, Johnson, Patrick, Rowlett, Peter, Lewis, Oliver, Waldock, Jeff, Wolff, Karin

“…In this systematic review of the research literature on engineering employability, curricular and pedagogical arrangements that prepare graduates for work in…”
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Real, virtual, or simulated: Approaches to emergency remote learning in engineering by Kruger, Karel, Wolff, Karin, Cairncross, Kieran

“…Practical engagement, which can be conducted in real, virtual, and simulated modes, is well known to support the cementing of conceptual knowledge in…”
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Integrating multidisciplinary engineering knowledge by Wolff, Karin, Luckett, Kathy

“…In order to design two distinct engineering qualification levels for an existing University of Technology programme, empirical evidence based on the current…”
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The conceptual nuances of technology-supported learning in engineering by Wolff, Karin, Kruger, Karel, Pott, Robert, de Koker, Nico

“…Enabling theory-practice bridging in engineering education is essential for developing twenty-first century graduate capabilities. Massification, resource…”
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Learning to teach STEM disciplines in higher education: a critical review of the literature by Winberg, Christine, Adendorff, Hanelie, Bozalek, Vivienne, Conana, Honjiswa, Pallitt, Nicola, Wolff, Karin, Olsson, Thomas, Roxå, Torgny

“…Enrolments in STEM disciplines at universities are increasing globally, attributed to the greater life opportunities open to students as a result of a STEM…”
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Shifting disciplinary perspectives and perceptions of chemical engineering work in the 21st century by Wolff, Karin Elizabeth, Dorfling, Christie, Akdogan, Guven

“…•Industrial site visits enhanced purist and doctrinal elements of degree programme.•Site visits enabled ‘epistemic’ shifting to situational and knower…”
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'Knowledge and knowers' in engineering assessment by Hoffman, Francois, Wolff, Karin, Wolff, Karin

“…In multidisciplinary technology-based engineering diploma programmes in South Africa, the curriculum is often structured into distinctly theoretical and…”
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Using Legitimation Code Theory to Conceptualize Learning Opportunities in Fluid Mechanics by Pott, Robert W. M., Wolff, Karin

“…With widespread industry feedback on engineering graduates’ lack of technical skills and research demonstrating that higher education does not effectively…”
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Using an informal competitive practical to stimulate links between the theoretical and practical in fluid mechanics: A case study in non-assessment driven learning approaches by McClelland Pott, Robert William, Wolff, Karin Elizabeth, Goosen, Neill Jurgens

“…•Student participation can be improved by using an informal competitive practical.•Cumulative learning can be stimulated through an open ended…”
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Enabling epistemic transitions by integrating virtual and physical laboratory experiences by Kruger, Karel, Wolff, Karin

“…As engineering students return to their faculties after the pandemic-induced disruption of conventional teaching, there are new opportunities - and a renewed…”
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Closing the loop in engineering educator development: Using theoretical and empirical research to inform curriculum and teaching by Wolff, Karin

“…The challenge for engineering educators remains the ability to enable their students to bridge the seeming divide between disciplinary fundamentals and…”
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Theory And Practice In A Systems Integration Project Life Cycle by Wolff, Karin

“…The challenge in attracting, retaining and graduating equipped engineering professionals is exacerbated by a lack of understanding of the complex relationship…”
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