Abstract:
This Paper aims at investigating the effectiveness of Project based learning (PBL) Field Internship program
as a PILOT study conducted with the third year civil engineering undergraduate students. The analysis of the study
was based on the data collected by different tools which measured the role of PBL based Field Internship program in
imparting the civil engineering field knowledge and contributing in preparing the program participants as career ready
individuals. The outcomes presented were resulted from the qualitative and quantitive analysis of the collected data for
the conducted PBL based internship program (PILOT) study with a sample of students. The designed curriculum
topics and the related field activities are briefly included in the first part of the paper. The learning outcomes in the
improvement in technical competence or gained field knowledge were assessed by comparing mean achievement scores
of administered pre-test and post-test of the participants. The descriptive analysis of program participants feedback
and evaluation forms, group project reports and presentations per designed rubric identifies the development or
improvement in the soft skills (technical writing, team work, decision making, time management , etc.) of this PBL
based Internship program (PILOT) participants. The empirical results obtained from this conducted PBL based
Internship program (PILOT ) were relevant in order to ensure the sustainability with the sample in identifying the
shortcomings or challenges that may have appeared for the author’s proposed main study
Description:
International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management (IJREAM)
ISSN : 2454-9150 Vol-05, Issue-01, April 2019, 278-290.
