Facilitating Independent Learning Using Project-Based Method Ngee Ann Polytechnic

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Facilitating Independent Learning Using
Project-Based Method Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Mok Thai Koon
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Introduction

• Building refurbishment is a core module for 3rd
  year Real Estate Business students
• Project Audit Building compliance with
  accessibility code

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Project Based Method

• No lectures, tutorials
• Experiential approach

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Project Brief

• Select and audit the building with consideration
  to one class of users to satisfy the Code on
  Accessibility in Building Environment
• Prepare a report
• Present it in class
• Critique each others work

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Project Outline

• Learning Benefits
• Introduces learning choices
• Greater ownership of learning
• Develops sharpens team-based work skills
• Sharpen communication skills
• Sharpens Professionalism
• In CDIO Term
• Conceive phase

• Prior to building audit
• Select teammates
• Select a building
• Getting approval from
• managing agent of selected
• building

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Project Outline

• Learning Benefits
• Introduces learning choices
• Greater ownership of learning
• Develops sharpens team-based work skills
• Develops discipline specific knowledge
• In CDIO Term
• Design phase

• Prior to building audit
• Select class of users
• Conduct research
• Design the audit methods and instruments

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Project Outline

• Learning Benefits
• Develops discipline specific knowledge and
  thinking
• Sharpens project handling skills
• Greater engagement through active and
  experiential learning environment
• In CDIO Term
• Implementation phase

• Actual day of building audit
• Execute according to plan

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Project Outline

• Learning Benefits
• Develops discipline specific knowledge and
  thinking
• Sharpens communication skills
• In CDIO Term
• Implementation phase

• After building audit
• Develop a proposal
• Write a report on findings
• and recommendations
• Present report to class
• Reflection on the lessons
• learned

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Students Project
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Students Project
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Students Project
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Conclusion

• Experiential learning develops the students far
  beyond a surface knowledge of the code

• Communication skill
• Team working skills
• Project management skills
• E-competency skills
• Aesthetic, creative alternative to code
  compliance

• Students satisfied in their learning outcome

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