In the UK a quarter of all students are mature students and many of them have work experience relevant to their subject of study. These students can continue their jobs whilst studying for a higher degree. When teaching an acoustics-based discipline, it is always important to explore what is the background of the individual students, and how their experience and previous education could be utilised best to progress into the new level of knowledge. The other challenge is the allocation of time for teachers to engage with the students. Considering that the students have full time jobs, their time for study is limited, and this should be reflected in timing of tutor’s comments. The deadlines for the projects and assignments should also reflect this. Depending on the group of students’ mixed education-and-experience backgrounds, the teaching of acoustics should be tailored by the tutor to ensure maximum involvement of the students as a group and as individuals. The tutor also should be flexible to adjust the material to the needs of the particular group of students.

Author: Prokofieva, Elena
Affiliation: Edinburgh Napier University
AES Conference: AES 2023 International Conference on Audio Education (September 2023)
Paper Number: 7
Publication Date: September 6, 2023 Import into BibTeX
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