Developing Demo/Teaching Kits Based on Departmental Research Strength

Project Title

Developing Demo/Teaching Kits Based on Departmental Research Strength

Project Leader

Prof Phillips I K Sou

School / Dept

SSCI / PHYS

Project Duration

Oct 2005 - Oct 2007

Project Description

The underlying philosophy of this project was that students learn best by doing instead of listening. The project aimed to develop a learning culture by offering students a way to see and touch a number of physical inventions that have been successfully developed in the physics department at HKUST in the past few years. In terms of the learning objective, we expected participants to study in-depth these timely and cutting-edge scientific inventions. Second, this project promoted student-led experimental research through implementing a series of physical hardware or software systems based on the invention but added with their own ideas. It helped them develop skills in experimental design, encourages independent learning and critical evaluation of their approach. Also, it cultivated teamwork spirit, enriches teaching in discipline-specific research.

Project Outcome

• The project was successful in providing a platform for students to strengthen their scientific knowledge, creativity, team oriented and independent work ability in dealing with outcome-based research projects.
• 6 software and 5 hardware visible products in the form of teaching and demo kits were developed. The kits were further used for enriching undergraduate experimental physics courses and promoting science to general public.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Progress Report: First | Second | Third | Forth |
• Final Report

Adaptation

Adapted from An Interactive Software Tool for the Design of Pharmaceutical Products and Processes