Study on student motivation and teaching-learning strategies in the Degree of Computer Engineering

Abstract

The main objectives of this educational innovation project are to identify and analyze the motivation, expectations, and performance of students during the development of the Computer Engineering Degree. Besides, we study the different teaching-learning strategies used by the teaching staff in order to determine the causes and factors that lead students to select one of the five specific technology itineraries offered (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, and Information Technologies), Software Engineering, Information Systems, and Information Technologies). There is an imbalance in the choice of pathways and a downward trend in choosing the pathway related to Computer Engineering. In order to study this phenomenon, different research methods and instruments will be used, emphasizing that a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative) will be applied. Through the knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of students and faculty, the project seeks to make proposals for the improvement of the Computer Engineering degree. It also involves the students corresponding to the first, second, third, and fourth years of the Degree in Computer Engineering and the teaching staff of these courses, particularly in the areas of knowledge of Computer Architecture and Technology and Systems and Automation Engineering, which are linked to the Computer Engineering itinerary.