Does it matter which comes first in a curriculum for engineering students—Theory or practice?

AJ Swart - International Journal of Electrical Engineering …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The Department of Electronic Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology, South
Africa, emphasizes the importance of practical instruction within a laboratory environment for …

Enhancing students' perception of single‐sideband suppressed‐carrier principles by using cooperative and computer‐based learning

AJ Swart - Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐sideband systems are the preferred modulation format in analogue voice
transmission for two‐way radio communications on the high‐frequency portion of the radio …

Theory versus practical in a curriculum for engineering students—A case study

J Swart - AFRICON 2009, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fusing theory and practical in a curriculum for engineering students is a core academic
function of a University of Technology. The department of Electronic Engineering at the Vaal …

Co-operative learning versus self-directed learning in engineering: Student preferences and implications

AJ Swart, T Sutherland - 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Studies have shown that co-operative learning may and may not enhance academic
performance. These mixed results lead to the following research question:" What do African …

Fusing theory and practical in a curriculum for engineering students-A case study

J Swart, T Sutherland - AFRICON 2007, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Engineering students at the Vaal University of Technology are exposed to both theoretical
and practical instruction within their specified disciplines. This provides the students with …