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The Global Engineering Challenge

The Global Engineering Challenge. What and why? - Project initiation & aims Planning & development: Resource development & testing PG Facilitators Alumni & Industry An example: What do you know about the world?. What & Why – Initiation & Aims. EWB Challenge + EWB Sheffield Profile.

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The Global Engineering Challenge

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  1. The Global Engineering Challenge What and why? - Project initiation & aims Planning & development: Resource development & testing PG Facilitators Alumni & Industry An example: What do you know about the world?

  2. What & Why – Initiation & Aims • EWB • Challenge • + • EWB Sheffield Profile • 20-credit modules - reduced January exam period • Cross-faculty inter-disciplinary interactions Global Engineering Challenge • Employability skills and awareness International / Global dimension

  3. Initial planning & development 9 departments 900 students • Aims & learning outcomes • Format • Assessment • Rooms Teaching / engagement

  4. Resource Development Projects • Specifications • Assessment criteria 9 “taught” sessions • Intro & finale – 3 large lecture theatres • 7 facilitated sessions – hub rooms Aims • Interactive • Non-expert facilitator-led

  5. Resource Development UG Student Resource developers • 2 general resource developers • 1 with website design skills • 10 weeks over summer and beyond • Job adverts & interviews: • Communication / writing ability / IT skills • Sustainability knowledge / awareness / interest • Empathy with facilitator & 1st year student • Motivation / autonomy

  6. UG Resource Developers Student: “it's made me consider much more the way I learn and retain information, as well as giving me a greater appreciation for effort made by academic staff to improve the experiences of students.” Staff: • Learn a lot from close interaction –creative ideas, insights, relevance, language • Takes time to co-ordinate, guide, advise, review • Well worth it.

  7. Facilitator Selection & Training 25 hubs = 27 PG facilitators • Facilitation skills • Interest in project aims • Experience of group working • Enthusiastic and engaging. • Confidence in taking responsibility • Empathy with 1st years. PhD supervisor agreement Training • STA training – Small Group Teaching / Seminar Facilitation • GEC training – resources • Developing your skills as a facilitator – STA & GEC

  8. Resource Testing Sessions need to be engaging Sessions delivered by non experts • 6 Engineering students (not 1st year) • Run facilitated session • Feedback from students, observers, facilitator • Facilitated by staff member involved • Facilitator interviews • Facilitated by novice facilitator…

  9. Employability - Industry & Alumni • Problems • Students don’t think about jobs / applications until Y3 or Y4 • Not aware of skills required / can’t articulate skills developed Aim – engagement with career planning • How? • Involve industry employers • What do they look for in graduates • Involve recent alumni • From experience - advice about applications • Good response – students keen to be involved

  10. Summary – what have we learned • Value of employing UG resource developers • Value of selection process for PG facilitators • Value of testing materials • Need for training facilitators • Recent alumni keen to support • Good LeTS support essential • Time & effort – lots to do!

  11. Global Issues and Sustainability What do you know about the world?

  12. The Global Engineering Challenge WelcomeGlobal IssuesThe Employers ViewThe Engineers Without Borders Challenge The Global Engineering Challenge

  13. Global Issues and Sustainability What do you know about the world?

  14. It took until 1800 for the world population to reach 1 billion In October 2011, the world population reached 7 billion 7 billion How will this impact on you? The UN forecasts that by 2100, the population will have tripled in “high fertility” countries and have fallen in “low fertility countries”. Now 1 billion will be added in 13 years

  15. If the world population were represented by 100 people, how many would live in Europe? • 1 • 6 • 7 • 11 • 15 • 60

  16. If the world population were represented by 100 people, how many would live in Africa? • 1 • 6 • 7 • 11 • 15 • 60

  17. If the world population were represented by 100 people, how many would live in Asia? • 1 • 6 • 7 • 11 • 15 • 60

  18. If the world were represented by 100 people,how many would live in absolute poverty (<2$ a day)? • 12 • 13 • 20 • 30 • 39 • 48

  19. Facts: Wealth • The richest 2% of adults in the world own > 50% of the global wealth • The poorest 50% of adults in the world own 1% of the global wealth

  20. If the world were represented by 100 people,how many would not be able to read and write? • 12 • 13 • 20 • 30 • 39 • 48

  21. Fact: Education • 872 million people in the world are illiterate • 2/3 of them are women • Education is not free in many developing countries • Low levels of literacy and education are a massive impediment to development Education Poverty

  22. How sustainable is our lifestyle?

  23. How many planets are needed to support the UK? 1. • One • Two • Three • Four • Five • six 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

  24. How many planets are needed to support the United Arab Emirates? 1. • One • Two • Three • Four • Five • six 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

  25. How many planets are needed to support India? 1. • One • Two • Three • Four • Five • six 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

  26. What do your lecturers think about these issues?

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