An investigation into the effects of staff participation on the pass rate for an electrical engineering course at a University of Technology
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Date
2023-04
Authors
Moodlier, Sunthrasagren
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test the impact of individual participation and teamwork on the pass
rate of first-semester Electrical Engineering students at Durban University of Technology (DUT).
South Africa's economic growth remains reliant on critical and scarce skills such as engineering. As
a result, any institution of higher learning should make engineering training and education a priority.
Collaboration and participation are critical components of any successful educational system.
Assimilation of module content, readiness for assessment, perceptions of support from lecturers
individually or collectively, and perceptions of the results are all significant variables in this study. A
mixed methods approach was used to accomplish the study's objectives. The quantitative method
was chosen to design the survey and collect data from all registered first-year students enrolled in
the Electrical Engineering 1 laboratory module. A questionnaire was distributed to 344 students
enrolled in the Electrical Engineering 1 laboratory module. Qualitative data were gathered through
interviews with lecturers on the module at the Department of Electrical Engineering. The study
discovered a positive and significant correlation between student pass rates and teamwork and
individual participation in service. Additionally, the study discovered that first-year students have
favourable attitudes toward the service provided by Electrical Engineering laboratory technicians.
This implied that students were more likely to assimilate module content and be prepared for
assessment if departmental teamwork was emphasised to increase pass rates. The study
recommends a new approach for identifying students who require additional individual attention to
improve their academic performance using these variables. Students must be viewed as partners in
the lecturers' pedagogical approaches following the collaborative approach, which involves all
stakeholders in decision-making for continuous improvement.
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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Management Sciences, Specialising in
Business Administration in the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
Keywords
Participation, Collaboration, Electrical engineering, Pass rate, Laboratory module, Assessment, Perception of support, Instructional approach, Module assimilation
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https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/5027