Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course on Battery Electric Vehicles Without Disciplinary Prerequisites

Authors

  • FOO Maw Lin National University of Singapore
  • MUN Lai Yoke National University of Singapore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24112/ajsotl.143189

Keywords:

Interdisciplinary courses, pedagogy, co-teaching, team-teaching

Abstract

Interdisciplinary courses (IDCs) are a new class of courses that form part of the core curriculum of the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The course HS2904 “Driving Towards the Future: Battery Electric Vehicles” is an IDC co-taught by the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Economics. Since IDCs have no disciplinary prerequisites, the necessary disciplinary knowledge in chemistry and economics required for HS2904 was taught at the onset of the course within two lecture sessions. This paper reflects on the teaching of essential disciplinary knowledge, how learning of disciplinary knowledge was assessed, and presents some preliminary evidence on the integration of disciplinary knowledge by the students in HS2904.

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Published

2024-07-26

How to Cite

FOO, M. L., & MUN, L. Y. (2024). Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course on Battery Electric Vehicles Without Disciplinary Prerequisites. Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 14(1), 83–91. https://doi.org/10.24112/ajsotl.143189

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Reflections On Practice

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