A review on student-centred higher education in civil engineering: Evaluation of student perceptions

Abstract

Considering the past decade, learning and teaching have been changed in terms of strategies, methods, assessment, communication and designing pro-industry curriculum. To meet this challenge, undergraduate program of training must develop from the traditional limited hold of devising a chosen solution to that of a much broader whole system approach. Our university has engaged in this vision and designed the undergraduate civil engineering program to be centred on a systems-based-integrated course with design-based learning and student-centred education at its core, where it becomes vital to learn the student perception. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the thought of the student experience on design-based learning (DBL) and assessment. Issues related DBL has been identified based on the student response to a survey conducted. The results highlight the advantages of DBL for civil engineering courses, where team-work, communication, knowledge-sharing and project management are key issues. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.