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A blueprint for success: a model for developing engineering education in the UK

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posted on 2014-04-01, 11:29 authored by Melanie KingMelanie King, Peter Willmot
This paper details the emergence and development of the ‘Centre for Engineering and Design Education’ (CEDE) at Loughborough University, UK, and provides a blueprint for success. With ample evidence that such a Centre can prove to be a highly effective support mechanism for discipline-specific academics and can develop and maintain valuable national and international networks and collaborations along with considerable esteem for the host university. The CEDE is unique in the UK and has achieved considerable success and recognition within the local engineering education community and beyond for the past 16 years. Here we discuss the historical background of the Centre’s development, the context in which it operates, and its effective management and operation strategy. The success it has enjoyed is described through examples, with much evidence of the generation of a significant amount of external funding; the development of high quality learning spaces; learning technology systems, open source software and improvements in curriculum design; a strong record of research and publication on the pedagogy of engineering; strong links with industry and employers; and a wealth of connections and know-how built up over the years. This paper provides the institutions with a model blueprint for success in developing engineering education.

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  • University Academic and Administrative Support

Research Unit

  • Centre for Engineering and Design Education (CEDE)

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KING, M.R.N. and WILLMOT, P., 2014. A blueprint for success: a model for developing engineering education in the UK. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, 4 (2), pp.18-22.

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International Society of Engineering Education (IGIP)

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2014

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This article was published under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence.

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2192-4880

Language

  • en

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