APPLI - Applied Psychology for Practical Learning in an Engineering Context

As part of the course "Fundamentals of Psychology for Engineering", funding for innovative teaching methods was successfully applied for from the Central Teaching Fund of the University of Kassel. Socratic chatbots are to be developed for the next course in the winter semester 26/27 to support students in asynchronous learning of the lecture content. Socratic chatbots not only provide answers to questions, but also ask specific questions in return in order to stimulate discussion of a topic and enable students to find their own solutions. The chatbots can also recognize students' misconceptions and respond to correct them. In addition, the lecture uses two fictional characters to guide students through the topics of the course with the help of everyday and professional case studies and to facilitate the transfer to engineering and transportation. The use of digital technologies and case-based scenarios establishes a practical, interdisciplinary teaching approach that enables students to apply psychological knowledge in their future professional field.