TUT

Department of Mathematics

Seppo PohjolainenHead of Dept.

Engineering Mathematical Competence (KOM, SEFI)

”the ability to understand, judge, do, and use mathematics in a variety of intra- and extra-mathematical contexts and situations in which mathematics plays or could play a role”

”A Framework fo Mathematics Curricula in Engineering Education”,SEFI 2013.

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Engineering Degrees • 13 engineering degree programs, • BSc (180 cu), MSc (120 cu)• Every MSc contains minimum 27 cu mathematics• First year engineering mathematics 19 cu

• Basic skill test and mathematics remedial instruction• Second-third year two 4cu courses = 8 cu mathematics

• Degree programs can recommend– Mathematics of Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, Fourier Methods,

Operations research, Probability theory, Statistics, Vector analysis

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Engineering Degrees

• BSc (180 cu)– Major & Minor (25 cu) in mathematics (Finnish)– Basic course on Mathematical modelling

• MSc– Major & Minor in mathematics (English/Finnish)– 30-50 cr

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Support for 1st year students

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Basic skill’s testRemedial instructionMathematic’ clinics

Students work on remedial instruction (MathBridge)

Student’s progress and work during remedial instruction in time

Mathematical Modelling

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Real worldproblem

Mathematical model

Interpretationin real world

Mathematicalsolution

Figure 1. The cycle of mathematical modelling (Lucas 1999).

Mathematical modelling network

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Seven universities

• Video lectures

• Students project work andcollaboration over the internet

ICT-tools and Solutions• Videconferencing

– Opening and first lecture– Project seminar,where students present their project works

• Moodle-learning platform– Registration on the course– Distribution of weekly material and information– Students upload their weekly solutions to assignments– Discussion and presentation of solutions for assignments and

project works• Video lectures

– Lectures were recorded– SMIL-multimedia presentations.

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Video lecture

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Project Work on Parlamentary Elections

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Students’ selections Project report

Modelling problemFeedback

Learning Analytics

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• Group/learner activity/grading

TUT team

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• Looking forward to a successful project

• Thanks !