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Mitchell, John E.; Nyamapfene, Abel; Roach, Kate; Tilley, Emanuela – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Many traditional engineering schools are struggling to balance the calls to provide an innovative engineering education that meet the demands of graduates and their employers with the constraints and momentum of their existing curriculum. In this paper we present the conceptual design behind a framework that integrates existing discipline-specific…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Problem Based Learning, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods
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Roach, Kate; Tilley, Emanuela; Mitchell, John – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2018
This study presents an analysis of self-reported student perceptions and experiences of authenticity during an undergraduate first-year problem-based learning (PBL) engineering module at UCL. The aim is to further understand how students perceive authentic learning experiences in order to support and maximise this kind of learning throughout their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Engineering Education
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Mitchell, John; Nyamapfene, Abel; Roach, Kate; Tilley, Emanuela – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2019
Accredited engineering degrees call upon students to develop a wide range of knowledge and skills. These range from technical, scientific and mathematical knowledge, through to transferable skills such as communications, teamwork, business acumen and critical analysis. Through a faculty-wide curriculum development programme we have sought to…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Student Motivation