DocumentCode :
2165549
Title :
Engineering education issues in the UK
Author :
Davis, L.E. ; Eley, R.M. ; Lamb, F.M.
Volume :
1
fYear :
2002
fDate :
3-4 Jan. 2002
Firstpage :
42370
Abstract :
What are the current engineering education issues in the UK? This paper presents the results of a major consultation exercise carried out by the LTSN Engineering centre during the early part of 2001. In particular, the paper compares the opinions of academia and industry. LTSN Engineering is the national engineering subject centre of the UK Learning and Teaching Support Network, providing subject based support to promote high quality learning and teaching to all UK engineering academics. The centre has high visibility within the engineering community and provides information, resources and advice on good practices and innovations in learning and teaching, and a pro-active and responsive service to the needs of the community. In order to support this activity effectively the UK funding bodies have committed over eight million pounds annually to establish the LTSN comprising 24 subject-based centres and a generic centre. This subject-focused network has been established in recognition that for many in higher education, most networking and exchange of learning and teaching practice and innovation takes place within the subject discipline.
Keywords :
engineering education; LTSN Engineering centre; UK; UK Learning and Teaching Support Network; UK engineering academics; academia; consultation exercise; engineering education; high quality learning; high quality teaching; higher education; industry; information resources; national engineering subject centre; subject based support; subject-focused network;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Education 2002: Professional Engineering Scenarios (Ref. No. 2002/056), IEE
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1049/ic:20020082
Filename :
1028442
Link To Document :
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