Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop a teaching framework of integrating off-campus internship and capstone courses for cultivating technological university students’ problem solving skills through real industrial problems. In order to meet this purpose, three steps are proposed. The first step is to probe how to integrate off-campus internship and capstone courses. Then, the core competences profile for students to study through these two courses is established (e.g., problem identification, teamwork skills). In the second step, the competences profile is used to develop the teaching materials, evaluation indicators, mentors guidance, and teaching plan. The teaching strategy is proposed as project-based learning (PjBL). During students in the off-campus internship, this strategy will cultivate students’ skills in finding real industrial problems. In the last step, when students go back to school they will convert the enterprise problems into their capstone projects. The technological university professors and industrial collaborative teachers will collaboratively use PjBL teaching strategy to help students solve the practical problem of the enterprise. Finally, the formative and summative evaluations are used to measure student’s achievements in solving real problems identified in the enterprise. Through the integrating off-campus internship and capstone courses, students will learn real industrial problem solving skills.
Presenters
Hsi Chi HsiaoJen-Chia Chang
Student, Dr/ Prof., Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, Taiwan Su Chang Chen
Student, PH.D, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
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KEYWORDS
Industrial Orientation, Off-Campus Internship, Capstone Course, Project-Based Learning
