A Group-learning Approach to Academic and Transferable Skills Through an Exercise in the Global Positioning System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11953803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giles H Brown (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-301 |
| Publication date | 1999-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03098269985254 |
| OpenAlex | W2005406176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
An undergraduate tutorial project, based on the utility and application of the global positioning system (GPS) to geographical problems, offers the potential to develop a wide range of academic and transferable skills. A broad understanding of the accuracy, precision and limitations of GPS to geographical issues is provided. This knowledge is developed though a small-group exercise, encompassing skills such as teamwork, project formulation and design, local fieldwork and literature searches. Additionally, the exercise may act as a valuable precursor to a more successful undergraduate research project, since the constraints imposed by such a venture, from conception to conclusion, have been experienced, and the need for flexibility identified
Engineering management · Flexibility (engineering · Global Positioning System · Higher education · Knowledge management · Management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Project-Based Learning · Teamwork · Transferable skills analysis · Computer Science · Engineering · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2018 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |