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Title: | Effectiveness of scenarios and the Socratic method in teaching law to construction students | Authors: | Mau, SD | Issue Date: | Nov-2009 | Source: | Journal of legal affairs and dispute resolution in engineering and construction, Nov. 2009, v. 1, no. 4, p. 189-199 | Abstract: | Is the use of scenarios combined with the Socratic method an effective method to teach legal subjects to nonlaw students on a building and construction program? The scenarios are intended to (1) enable students to understand the legal theories through the practical application of those theories to problems posed in a scenario and (2) stimulate reasoning, analysis, and critical thinking through the Socratic method among students accustomed to memorizing handouts of PowerPoint slides. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of using scenarios and the Socratic method in a required, first-year, entry-level, law module. Preliminary data of this ongoing research appears to indicate that the former goal (of providing a practical application and understanding of theories) was generally achieved while the latter goal (of promoting analysis and critical thinking skills among the students) was achieved to a lesser degree. As a subgroup of the subject, students will be repeating the module, a rare opportunity presents itself to delve into this question in more detail in the future. | Keywords: | Laws Legal factors Teaching methods Engineering education Curricula Construction industry |
Publisher: | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | Journal: | Journal of legal affairs and dispute resolution in engineering and construction | ISSN: | 1943-4162 (print) 1943-4170 (online) |
DOI: | 10.1061/(ASCE)1943-4162(2009)1:4(189) | Rights: | Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction ? ASCE 2009. The published version in ASCE's Engineering Database at: http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?170959 |
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