A New learning experience: voluntary preparatory course for the bachelor’s degree in engineering

This paper reports on a new experience carried out at school associated with the Technical University of Catalonia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in September 2010. The aim is to describe the organization, funding and results of a preparatory course in Physics for a bachelor's degr...

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Autores: Botey Cumella, Muriel|||0000-0001-8984-4899, Alcaraz, Olga
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/12151
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099/12151
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Education, Higher
Initial knowledge, levelling, moodle
Ensenyament -- Innovacions
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari::Espai Europeu d'Educació Superior
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Sumario:This paper reports on a new experience carried out at school associated with the Technical University of Catalonia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in September 2010. The aim is to describe the organization, funding and results of a preparatory course in Physics for a bachelor's degree in Engineering. We assess the students’ opinions about the experience and whether it should be repeated. We also analyze the profile of the students who access this School, estimating their initial knowledge of physics. The results obtained provide solid evidence that 70% of new students coming from Vocational Education Schools do not meet the required minimums.