Curriculum development for adult students

Karl Gudmundsson; Helgi Thorbergsson; Kristinn Andersen; Saemundur Thorsteinsson

doi:10.1109/EAEEIE46886.2019.9000459

Curriculum development for adult students

Karl Gudmundsson, Helgi Thorbergsson, Kristinn Andersen, Saemundur Thorsteinsson

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Abstract

This paper reports on curriculum and course structure development, a pilot program to address the needs of entry point for adult students into the tertiary studies in Iceland. With the new program structure, we seek to appeal to older students, working people who missed their opportunity to go to university as young adults for various reasons. Also, we seek to appeal to young adults that wish to attend a shorter university program, 90 ECTS with the option of continue to a full B.Sc. Degree later.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings
Editors	Plamen Z. Zahariev
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728132228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EAEEIE46886.2019.9000459
Publication status	Published - Sep 2019
Event	29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Ruse, Bulgaria Duration: 4 Sep 2019 → 6 Sep 2019

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Name	29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings

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Conference	29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019
Country/Territory	Bulgaria
City	Ruse
Period	4/09/19 → 6/09/19

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.

Other keywords

Adult students
Curriculum development
Life-long learning
Program structure

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Gudmundsson, K., Thorbergsson, H., Andersen, K., & Thorsteinsson, S. (2019). Curriculum development for adult students. In P. Z. Zahariev (Ed.), 29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings [9000459] (29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EAEEIE46886.2019.9000459

Gudmundsson, Karl ; Thorbergsson, Helgi ; Andersen, Kristinn et al. / Curriculum development for adult students. 29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings. editor / Plamen Z. Zahariev. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings).

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Gudmundsson, K , Thorbergsson, H , Andersen, K & Thorsteinsson, S 2019, Curriculum development for adult students. in PZ Zahariev (ed.), 29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings., 9000459, 29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019, Ruse, Bulgaria, 4/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/EAEEIE46886.2019.9000459

Curriculum development for adult students. / Gudmundsson, Karl ; Thorbergsson, Helgi ; Andersen, Kristinn et al.

29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings. ed. / Plamen Z. Zahariev. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9000459 (29th Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering, EAEEIE 2019 - Proceedings).

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