APPLI - Applied Psychology for Practical Learning in an Engineering Context

As part of the course ‘Fundamentals of Psychology for Engineering’, a successful application was made to the University of Kassel’s Central Teaching Fund for funding to support innovative teaching methods. For the next run of the course in the winter semester 26/27, Socratic chatbots are to be developed to support students in their asynchronous learning of the lecture content. Socratic chatbots not only provide answers to questions, but also ask targeted follow-up questions to stimulate engagement with a topic and enable students to find their own solutions. Furthermore, the chatbots can identify misconceptions among students and respond with corrective feedback. In addition, the lecture utilises two fictional characters who, with the help of case studies relevant to everyday life and professional practice, guide students through the course topics and are designed to facilitate the application of this knowledge to the fields of engineering and transport. Through the use of digital technologies and case-based scenarios, a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary approach to teaching is established, enabling students to apply psychological knowledge in their future professional fields.