Curriculum Model of Laboratory Courses in Engineering Fields Based on Grounded Theory

The present study was conducted with the aim of introducing the effective curriculum model of laboratory courses of technical and engineering fields in higher education based on the Grounded theory, including open coding, axial coding and selective coding. The research method is applied in terms of purpose, qualitative in terms of data type and Grounded Theory in terms of nature and type of data study. The study population consists of all experts in the field of absorption. The open coding phase was done by studying national and international research literature as well as document mining and the results were categorized in selective coding. Then, the findings were evaluated with the methods of interviews with experts, Delphi technique, and holding a brainstorming session, and a model including 80 items, 21 indicators, 10 components, and 5 dimensions of logic was developed with the opinion of research experts. In this research, the dimensions: students' expectations, pre-laboratory knowledge, implementation cycle, evaluation and final goals were proposed for the curriculum of laboratory courses in technical and engineering fields.