The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301Investigation of engineering students' perceptions of the quality of teaching and its influence on the choice of learning approaches (Case study: Tehran University)Investigation of engineering students' perceptions of the quality of teaching and its influence on the choice of learning approaches (Case study: Tehran University)1141204810.22047/ijee.2016.12048FARezvan HakimzadehAssociate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education, Tehran UniversityRezaali TarkhanPhD Student, Department of Psychology and Education, Tehran UniversityFariborz Mohamadi FarsaniPhD Student, Department of Psychology and Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.Journal Article20150414The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of student perceptions of teacher quality on learning approach. For this reason, 250 students (150 males, 100 females) were chosen randomly from students of Engineering Faculty of Tehran University and completed the 36-item scale of perceived learning environment (Taylor and Fisher and Fraser, 1996), short-form approaches, study skills and learn (Antvysl and Ramsdn, 2000). For the analysis of correlation a regression analysis were used. The results showed that the relationship between individual communication components, reflective thinking, interactivity classroom with deep learning and strategic learning strategies is significantly positive and with surface learning is negative. Relationship of support with deep learning is positive and with strategic strategy is negative and significant. Relationship between leadership with deep learning is positive and with strategic learning is negative and significant. Empathy also has a negative relation with surface learning.The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of student perceptions of teacher quality on learning approach. For this reason, 250 students (150 males, 100 females) were chosen randomly from students of Engineering Faculty of Tehran University and completed the 36-item scale of perceived learning environment (Taylor and Fisher and Fraser, 1996), short-form approaches, study skills and learn (Antvysl and Ramsdn, 2000). For the analysis of correlation a regression analysis were used. The results showed that the relationship between individual communication components, reflective thinking, interactivity classroom with deep learning and strategic learning strategies is significantly positive and with surface learning is negative. Relationship of support with deep learning is positive and with strategic strategy is negative and significant. Relationship between leadership with deep learning is positive and with strategic learning is negative and significant. Empathy also has a negative relation with surface learning.The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301Teaching Control Engineering Using a Complementary SoftwareTeaching Control Engineering Using a Complementary Software69881205010.22047/ijee.2016.12050FANegin NikafroozMS. Student, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tehran UniversityEhsan Azadi YazdiAssistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shriaz UniversityJournal Article20141010Nowadays, automatic control and its applications appear in many scientific and industrial fields; hence automatic control course is introduced as a mandatory course in many engineering disciplines. The goal of this course is to provide basic concepts of control engineering and to develop control system analysis and synthesis skills. Failure in achieving educational goals of automatic control results in both educational and job market losses for students. This paper proposes a new method based on MATLAB to enhance automatic control learning. A software based on MATLAB is developed which contains a number of complementary automatic control problems and examples. The developed software has a graphical interface that facilitates the learning process. The effectiveness of the software is investigated trough a survey. Results of the survey show that the software has an outstanding effect on teaching performance. Moreover, according to the results, students evaluated the software as being very easy to use. Nowadays, automatic control and its applications appear in many scientific and industrial fields; hence automatic control course is introduced as a mandatory course in many engineering disciplines. The goal of this course is to provide basic concepts of control engineering and to develop control system analysis and synthesis skills. Failure in achieving educational goals of automatic control results in both educational and job market losses for students. This paper proposes a new method based on MATLAB to enhance automatic control learning. A software based on MATLAB is developed which contains a number of complementary automatic control problems and examples. The developed software has a graphical interface that facilitates the learning process. The effectiveness of the software is investigated trough a survey. Results of the survey show that the software has an outstanding effect on teaching performance. Moreover, according to the results, students evaluated the software as being very easy to use. The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION STRATEGIC PHDARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION STRATEGIC PHD41681515310.22047/ijee.2016.15153FAMembers Of Architecture Branch Engineering GroupMembers of Architecture Branch, Engineering GroupJournal Article20160529The first PhD program in architecture in Iran was initiated in the early nineties. The rapid expansion of such programs in recent years has resulted in a critical situation in the country, where several public and private universities and academic institutions take PhD candidates, and have already graduated a large number of PhD holders.
Unfortunately, though, the products of PhD courses, either the graduates or the dissertations, have not lead to the expected developments, while the unbalanced expansion of such programs is turning out to become a big problem.
The present report is to draw the attention of architectural education planners, managers, professors and thinkers to the most important aspects of PhD courses in architecture as well as their advantages and drawbacks. By doing so, it intends to find proper approaches towards the improvement of such courses to meet the real needs of the discipline as well as the profession of architecture, so crucial to the enhancement of the built environment.
This text is organized in five chapters on the following issues: current problems in architectural PhD courses, the nature, the product, the types and context of PhD research, and the research moda operandi.
The first PhD program in architecture in Iran was initiated in the early nineties. The rapid expansion of such programs in recent years has resulted in a critical situation in the country, where several public and private universities and academic institutions take PhD candidates, and have already graduated a large number of PhD holders.
Unfortunately, though, the products of PhD courses, either the graduates or the dissertations, have not lead to the expected developments, while the unbalanced expansion of such programs is turning out to become a big problem.
The present report is to draw the attention of architectural education planners, managers, professors and thinkers to the most important aspects of PhD courses in architecture as well as their advantages and drawbacks. By doing so, it intends to find proper approaches towards the improvement of such courses to meet the real needs of the discipline as well as the profession of architecture, so crucial to the enhancement of the built environment.
This text is organized in five chapters on the following issues: current problems in architectural PhD courses, the nature, the product, the types and context of PhD research, and the research moda operandi.
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301Accreditation and its role in quality assurance in engineering educationAccreditation and its role in quality assurance in engineering education15401205110.22047/ijee.2016.12051FAAsghar SoltaniAssistant Professor of Curriculum at Department of Education, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman0000-0002-8856-0592Journal Article20141105The purpose of this study is to examine the role of accreditation in quality assurance of engineering education. Accreditation of academic curricula is a process carried out by the professional bodies to provide benchmarking against international standards. This process assures that high standards are maintained; assures consistency amongst diverse academic institutions, assures uniform, high standard learning outcomes and guarantees graduates with high standard skills. In this paper, by using a descriptive – analytical method, the appearance of external quality assurance programs is examined, and the accreditation and its role in quality in higher education, especially in engineering education, are analyzed. Results showed that the quality assurance programs changed their focus from content of higher education programs to students learning and from output measures to outcome ones. Also, accreditation is based on a core group of values such as institutional mission, institutional autonomy, academic freedom that assures threshold quality and assists students to recognition the abilities of higher education institutions. The examination of accreditation in engineering education showed that this process is based on standards such as academic and institutional criteria, and engineering ethics criteria. Herein criteria such as students program educational objectives, student outcomes, continuous improvement, curriculum, faculty, facilities, institutional support, ethics leadership, visible ethics and ethics behavior have specific situation in accreditation and quality assurance program of engineering education. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of accreditation in quality assurance of engineering education. Accreditation of academic curricula is a process carried out by the professional bodies to provide benchmarking against international standards. This process assures that high standards are maintained; assures consistency amongst diverse academic institutions, assures uniform, high standard learning outcomes and guarantees graduates with high standard skills. In this paper, by using a descriptive – analytical method, the appearance of external quality assurance programs is examined, and the accreditation and its role in quality in higher education, especially in engineering education, are analyzed. Results showed that the quality assurance programs changed their focus from content of higher education programs to students learning and from output measures to outcome ones. Also, accreditation is based on a core group of values such as institutional mission, institutional autonomy, academic freedom that assures threshold quality and assists students to recognition the abilities of higher education institutions. The examination of accreditation in engineering education showed that this process is based on standards such as academic and institutional criteria, and engineering ethics criteria. Herein criteria such as students program educational objectives, student outcomes, continuous improvement, curriculum, faculty, facilities, institutional support, ethics leadership, visible ethics and ethics behavior have specific situation in accreditation and quality assurance program of engineering education. The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301The relationship between interaction of engineering and technical students' in e-learning environments higher education institute of Mehr Alborz and their academic performanceThe relationship between interaction of engineering and technical students' in e-learning environments higher education institute of Mehr Alborz and their academic performance891111205210.22047/ijee.2016.12052FAAli Naghi Kamal KharraziProfessor, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran UniversityAbbas BazarganProfessor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Tehran UniversityFatemeh Narenji SaniPhD, Psychology and Education, Tehran UniversityZeinab Sadat MostafaviM.A, Psychology and Education, Tehran UniversityJournal Article20150217The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the interaction of students of engineering higher education institution Mehr Alborz and their academic performance. The study population included all male and female students at the University School of Engineering and sampling is simple random sampling. The data collection tool is questionnaire. The results of the survey questions showed that the average obtained for different kinds of interaction in e-learning Mehr Alborz is relatively favorable. As well as for interactions between all components of academic performance, there was a significant positive correlation coefficient. The highest power components was predicted academic performance of student interaction with faculty and student interaction with students. Additionally there is no significant difference between components of interaction and gender and vice versa. There is a significant difference only for student-content, student-teacher assistant with IT experience. In the others word students who having IT experience have more interaction with content and teaching assistant.The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the interaction of students of engineering higher education institution Mehr Alborz and their academic performance. The study population included all male and female students at the University School of Engineering and sampling is simple random sampling. The data collection tool is questionnaire. The results of the survey questions showed that the average obtained for different kinds of interaction in e-learning Mehr Alborz is relatively favorable. As well as for interactions between all components of academic performance, there was a significant positive correlation coefficient. The highest power components was predicted academic performance of student interaction with faculty and student interaction with students. Additionally there is no significant difference between components of interaction and gender and vice versa. There is a significant difference only for student-content, student-teacher assistant with IT experience. In the others word students who having IT experience have more interaction with content and teaching assistant.The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301Studying postgraduates’ satisfaction level about quality services offered by Tehran state-run universitiesStudying postgraduates’ satisfaction level about quality services offered by Tehran state-run universities1131251225410.22047/ijee.2016.12254FAAli Jafari RadMA, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi UniversityMostafa Azizi ShamamiPhD Student, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi UniversityZahra KarafestaniPh.D. Student, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of IsfahanJournal Article20150305The present paper related to studying postgraduates’ satisfaction status about quality services offered by Tehran state-run universities. The method of this research is descriptive-survey. The statistical population comprises all postgraduate students studying at Tehran state-run universities in 2014-2015. Number of 384 students were sampled from Khrazmi, Beheshti, Tehran, Amirkabir, and khajehnasir universities. Of this sample, 361 students participated in the study and filled out a 48 item questionnaire. The results of factor analysis show four higher value than 1, by using the main elements (<strong>pc</strong>), first element: educational services, the second element: welfare service. Third element: administrative services, and fourth element: research services. To compare these factors, one sample <strong>t</strong> test were conducted. Findings indicated satisfaction of university services quality (academic services, research services, facilities, administrative services) was significantly below mean. It seems that regarding to the purpose of higher education for advancement of knowledge in order to have a better-society; therefore, universities ought to better respond to their clients’ needs regarding to their services increasingly. The present paper related to studying postgraduates’ satisfaction status about quality services offered by Tehran state-run universities. The method of this research is descriptive-survey. The statistical population comprises all postgraduate students studying at Tehran state-run universities in 2014-2015. Number of 384 students were sampled from Khrazmi, Beheshti, Tehran, Amirkabir, and khajehnasir universities. Of this sample, 361 students participated in the study and filled out a 48 item questionnaire. The results of factor analysis show four higher value than 1, by using the main elements (<strong>pc</strong>), first element: educational services, the second element: welfare service. Third element: administrative services, and fourth element: research services. To compare these factors, one sample <strong>t</strong> test were conducted. Findings indicated satisfaction of university services quality (academic services, research services, facilities, administrative services) was significantly below mean. It seems that regarding to the purpose of higher education for advancement of knowledge in order to have a better-society; therefore, universities ought to better respond to their clients’ needs regarding to their services increasingly. The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301Analyzing similarities and differences of urban planning knowledge in Iran and other countries with emphasis on undergraduate levelAnalyzing similarities and differences of urban planning knowledge in Iran and other countries with emphasis on undergraduate level1271381205410.22047/ijee.2016.12054FAHossein BahrainiProfessor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning , University of Art, Tehran, Iran.Elham Fallah ManshadiPhD. Student, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Art, Tehran, Iran.Journal Article20141129Urban planning education consists of three main components: knowledge, skills and values. The present research focuses on the evaluation and comparison of urban planning curriculum of undergraduate courses in Iran with 10 countries around the world. To determine the importance of each lesson in Iran, 312 questionnaires have been completed by three groups of students, graduates and professors in the field of urban planning. To determine the importance of lessons in global scale, internet search and site visit, 10 different universities have been used to identify which lessons are being thought. The results show that the basic lessons extracted from literature review are taught at universities around the world. Most of the courses are offered in the curriculum of undergraduate curriculum planning in Iran too. The major difference is the emphasis on the teaching of environmental and social issues. While these are less important lessons in Iran, they taught in all schools surveyed. These differences can be viewed from social and environmental look at the global level against technical view to urban planning in Iran.Urban planning education consists of three main components: knowledge, skills and values. The present research focuses on the evaluation and comparison of urban planning curriculum of undergraduate courses in Iran with 10 countries around the world. To determine the importance of each lesson in Iran, 312 questionnaires have been completed by three groups of students, graduates and professors in the field of urban planning. To determine the importance of lessons in global scale, internet search and site visit, 10 different universities have been used to identify which lessons are being thought. The results show that the basic lessons extracted from literature review are taught at universities around the world. Most of the courses are offered in the curriculum of undergraduate curriculum planning in Iran too. The major difference is the emphasis on the teaching of environmental and social issues. While these are less important lessons in Iran, they taught in all schools surveyed. These differences can be viewed from social and environmental look at the global level against technical view to urban planning in Iran.The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of IranIranian Journal of Engineering Education1607-2316176820160301Oil Lamps of Banu MusaOil Lamps of Banu Musa1391681204910.22047/ijee.2016.12049FAGholam RahimiProfessor, Tarbiat modares University, Faculty of EngineeringJournal Article20140306One of the most important topics in the field of engineering is automatic control of industrial systems with feedback or without it. Most of the university teachers and students think that the subject of automatic control is relatively a young branch of engineering. In this paper it is shown that the idea of automatic control has a long background in the history of engineering, and one of the most prominent Iranian engineers is the van of automatic control. With the aim of familiarizing teachers and students with the background of automatic control engineering, this paper introduces four oil lamps with the automatic control invented by Banu Musa and are described in his book entitled Keta-al-Heyal. With a reference to the history of automatic control of engineering, three of the four Banu Musa’s oil lamps are briefly introduced. As an example, oil lamp with self-regulated wick is described in detail. It is proposed that by using Banu Musa models of auto-control designs the subject of automatic control can be better taught. <strong> </strong>One of the most important topics in the field of engineering is automatic control of industrial systems with feedback or without it. Most of the university teachers and students think that the subject of automatic control is relatively a young branch of engineering. In this paper it is shown that the idea of automatic control has a long background in the history of engineering, and one of the most prominent Iranian engineers is the van of automatic control. With the aim of familiarizing teachers and students with the background of automatic control engineering, this paper introduces four oil lamps with the automatic control invented by Banu Musa and are described in his book entitled Keta-al-Heyal. With a reference to the history of automatic control of engineering, three of the four Banu Musa’s oil lamps are briefly introduced. As an example, oil lamp with self-regulated wick is described in detail. It is proposed that by using Banu Musa models of auto-control designs the subject of automatic control can be better taught. <strong> </strong>