TY - GEN
T1 - Work in progress - Creating expert systems in engineering education
AU - Chen, Wei Fan
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - This study presented a model of constructing expert system knowledge base for an undergraduate computer networking class. This model included (1) identifying a suitable problem, (2) defining the problem domain, (3) specifying goals or solutions, (4) specifying problem attributes and values, (5) generating rules and examples, and (6) selecting the right tool. In addition, the effectiveness of this problem-based learning approach was verified by an experimental study. Results indicated that students creating their own expert decision-making system based on IF-THEN rules achieved significantly higher scores than students guided by an expert system already developed by experts (F=5.042, p< .05) when they were solving story problems. The same instructional technology can be applied to other disciplines that focus on teaching engineering problem solving.
AB - This study presented a model of constructing expert system knowledge base for an undergraduate computer networking class. This model included (1) identifying a suitable problem, (2) defining the problem domain, (3) specifying goals or solutions, (4) specifying problem attributes and values, (5) generating rules and examples, and (6) selecting the right tool. In addition, the effectiveness of this problem-based learning approach was verified by an experimental study. Results indicated that students creating their own expert decision-making system based on IF-THEN rules achieved significantly higher scores than students guided by an expert system already developed by experts (F=5.042, p< .05) when they were solving story problems. The same instructional technology can be applied to other disciplines that focus on teaching engineering problem solving.
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350809
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350809
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951477152
SN - 9781424447152
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - 39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
T2 - 39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Imagining and Engineering Future CSET Education, FIE 2009
Y2 - 18 October 2009 through 21 October 2009
ER -