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Author Kapranos, Plato

Title The Interdisciplinary Future of Engineering Education : Breaking Through Boundaries in Teaching and Learning
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (225 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributing authors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Summary; Part 1 Setting the scene; 1 The case for new pedagogies in engineering education; The challenges for engineering in the 21st century; A fundamental misunderstanding; GCSEs; Post-16 education pathways; Higher education; Shortfall; Addressing the skills challenge; Visualization; References; 2 Why go to university? The past and future of engineering education; Introduction; Open University and others; Open resources and MOOCs; Distance learning and physical attendance
What makes engineering special?Science and engineering; Engineering is not science; Lectures and other university activities; The lecture -- real and virtual; Problem-based learning; Interactions with staff; The timetable; Laboratories; Other practical skills; Back to the future; Conclusions and recommendations; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; Summary; Part 2 Recent innovations in delivering effective engineering education; 3 Pedagogical and cost advantages of a multidisciplinary approach to delivering practical teaching; Introduction; Costing model and operations
Academic liaisons and communication structureDesign of the teaching spaces; Oversight of the practical teaching in a degree programme; Timeliness of activity; Progressive practical curriculum; Commonality of student experience and expectations; Induction labs; Teaching sandwich; Health and safety; Lab books; Efficiency through commonality of business processes and utilization; Utilization; Concluding remarks; References; 4 Engineering with a human face; Introduction; Current practice; Potential future programmes; Question 1: Why?; Question 2: How could this experience be improved?
Question 3: How many?Question 4: Cost?; Question 5: Who pays?; Question 6: What will be the impact?; Question 7: What are the risks?; Question 8: What happens afterwards?; Question 9: Which language/country?; Discussion; References; 5 Interdisciplinary project weeks; Introduction; Two weeks and a spiral curriculum; Enabling PBL at scale; Features of both weeks; Inspiration and context; The problems and learning; Alumni/industry; Team outputs; Marking and feedback; Celebration of success; The core learning; Progression: the spiral; Facilitator recruitment; Successes; For the undergraduates
For the postgraduate student facilitatorsFor the organizers; For the faculty; Challenges and changes; Challenges and changes: student motivation; Subject interest; Valuing skills development; The challenge; Changes; Team working; The challenge; Changes; Depth of investigation; The challenge; Changes; No-credit; The challenge; Changes; Challenges and changes: delivery; Cascade teaching; The challenge; Changes; Staff engagement; The challenge; Changes; Challenges and changes: the impact; The future; References; 6 Towards improved engineering education in the United Kingdom; Introduction
Summary The Interdisciplinary Future of Engineering Education discusses the current state of engineering education and addresses the daily challenges of those working in this sector. The topics of how to do a better job of teaching a specific audience, how to facilitate learning and how to prepare students for their future careers are extensively covered, and innovative solutions are proposed throughout. This unique book brings together a breadth of expertise, attested by the broad backgrounds of the experts and educational practitioners contributing to this volume, to lay the foundations for the future direction with the improvement of education of engineers in mind. This collaborative effort by a group of uniquely placed educational practitioners provides guidance on the status of current engineering education and lays the foundations for its future direction. The reasons 'why we teach', 'what we teach', 'how we teach', 'when we teach', 'where we teach' and 'who teaches' are all re-examined in a new light and ideas and solutions are proposed and evidentially supported. The book sets out ideas for the need to develop a systemic and interdisciplinary approach to the education of future engineers on a model of student-based learning. This book will be of great interest to academics and educational researchers in the fields of engineering education and higher education. It will also appeal to higher education policymakers, educators, and university teachers
Notes Active learning concepts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Engineering -- Study and teaching.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
Employability.
Engineering education.
Enterprise Education.
Ethics.
Group Creativity.
Interdisciplinarity.
Liberal Engineering.
Multidisciplinary Engineering Education.
Personal and Professional Skills.
Sustainability.
Engineering -- Study and teaching
Interdisciplinary approach in education
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