The education and career patterns of professional Mechanical Engineers in design and management

Heywood, John S.; Monk, John

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“…EER in the UK stretches back to the end of WWII (Bosworth, 1963;1966;Heywood, 1969;1970;Heywood & Monk, 1977;Ministry of Education, 1945;1956). Despite this long history, more recent studies have found that UK academics dedicate little time to EER; the field is marked by low levels of publication, and a lack of resources and financial support (Shawcross & Ridgman, 2013).…”

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Perspectives on Engineering Education Research in the UK: what is being done, why, and for whom?

Wint

Nyamapfene

2022

9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2021) and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Confere

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Engineering education research (EER) continues to be an emerging field of research in many parts of the world. Unlike other countries within Europe, the UK has a long history of EER, with effort focused on advancing a technological workforce during the post-war era. Despite this, there currently exists a lack of engagement in EER activity within the UK and it does not share the same level of prominence as other countries including the USA and Australia. PURPOSE OR GOALIn a UK context, there is a lack of information pertaining to: who identifies as an engineering education researcher or is involved in engineering education research; how they define engineering education as a field of research; who they consider their audience to be; and the factors that inform their research questions, methodologies and whom they choose to collaborate with. APPROACH OR METHODOLOGY/METHODSThe research is based on the qualitative analysis of semi structured interviews with individuals who identify as engineering education researchers, and who are involved in EER within a UK context. Invitations to participate in the interviews were sent to members of the UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network (EERN). The interviews were transcribed, coded, and thematically analysed. ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED OUTCOMESThe findings suggest that UK EER is primarily conducted by intrinsically motivated teaching focused academics. Research questions tend to be of personal interest and focus on the participants' local context. It is uncommon for those involved in EER to collaborate, especially with colleagues external to their own institution, or with education researchers and social scientists. There is a preference for disseminating work at conferences as opposed to within journals and an acknowledgement that UK EER is not yet of the quality needed for either funding or publication in some journals. There is a distinct lack of professional development and informal mentoring opportunities, as well as funding, time and recognition for partaking in EER. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS/SUMMARYOur preliminary conclusion is that although EER is not yet considered to be a recognized research field within the UK, the perceived need for both an emerging research agenda, and a consensus in quality criteria. are indicative of a move toward the establishment of EER as a bone fide field of research. More investigation and utilisation of quantitative approaches are needed to enable us to reach fully evidenced conclusions and will form the next stage of our investigation.

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Perspectives on Engineering Education Research in the UK: what is being done, why, and for whom?

Wint

Nyamapfene

2022

9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2021) and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Confere

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“…The design of courses to prepare engineers for the reality of engineering is difficult and requires radically new approaches. Problem based learning pioneered by Woods in engineering [9][10] and project based learning schemes 11 may go some way toward meeting this need.…”

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The Role of Transdisciplinary Studies in the reform of the Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study

Heywood¹,

Mina²

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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The case study presented in this paper is a description of a blended transdisciplinary Small Private On-Line Course (SPOC) conducted by one of the authors for a selected group of faculty and doctoral students brought together by the co-author. The aim of the course was to enable the participants to reflect on who and what we are as individuals and engineers in a society that is becoming increasingly complex. It necessarily integrated knowledge from several disciplines and in consequence is transdisciplinary.The paper begins with a brief discussion of transdisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. It is followed by a section on the transdisciplinary nature of engineering literacy.A major problem for those who wish to design interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary courses is the lack of suitable introductory texts and the unwillingness of publishers to publish texts that fall outside the scope of the traditional curriculum and its numbered course. In this case, the SPOC (Small Private On-Line Course) was blended: the text of the course was made available (accumulatively) in parts at the time of each of eleven video presentations (Skype), which were presented a few days in advance of a seminar/discussion (Skype).The course, its origins, aims and presentation are described, and its limitations and potential considered in the light of current discussions on the integration of engineering and liberal education, and developments in the role of technological and engineering literacy.Abstract 225 words.

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Industry and the Development of a New System of Higher Technological Education in the UK 1955–1965: A Shared Responsibility?

Heywood

2018

Philosophy of Engineering and Technology

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The education and career patterns of professional Mechanical Engineers in design and management

Cited by 4 publications

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Perspectives on Engineering Education Research in the UK: what is being done, why, and for whom?

Perspectives on Engineering Education Research in the UK: what is being done, why, and for whom?

The Role of Transdisciplinary Studies in the reform of the Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study

Industry and the Development of a New System of Higher Technological Education in the UK 1955–1965: A Shared Responsibility?

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