부산대학교 도서관

In design-based modules, many students find it challenging to highlight the finer details of their complex designs via written reports to the examiner. One technique that may be used to overcome this challenge involves the use of video reporting. The research question is as follows: "What are the student's perspectives of the use of video reports in a design-based module?" In this paper, a descriptive case study is used from where quantitative and qualitative data is derived regarding the use of video reporting by senior engineering students at a university of technology in South Africa. The data collection instrument was an online questionnaire that was administered via Google forms. Quantitative data was gathered using a 5-point Likert-Scale, to gather student perspectives regarding video reports. Qualitative data was also gathered which sought to obtain student personal comments on the benefits of using video reporting. Key benefits listed by the students include better student satisfaction, better time utilisation, better presentations and reduced stress or anxiety. Based on these results it is recommended that video reports be used in other design-based modules in Engineering.