Building Tomorrow's Engineers Symposium
This one-day symposium held in Melbourne on the 20th February 2008, was co-hosted by the Australian Council of Engieering Deans, and sponsored by Engineers Australia with support from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
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Topics Discussed
The symposium canvassed issues on both a macro and micro level. The nexus between supply and demand, industry sector employee retention and economic sustainability was considered from a government and industry perspective. Other topics considered included project-based curriculum modes, workplace-based intregrated learning, course content and design from a 'fit for purpose' profiling, the criticality of student mentors, industry partnerships and placements, as well as appropriate support mechanisms for foreign engineers joining the Australian workforce.
Ancillary issues discussed included a skills aptitude test, incentives to study engineering, and the improvement of training and resourcing for school teachers in the subjects of mathematics and science.
Keynote Speakers
Keynote speakers included Professor Paul Greenfield AO, Vice-Chancellor, University of Qld; Professor Robin King, The Carrick Review of Engineering Education, and Stephen Payne, Head of Division - Manufacturing, Dept of Innovation, Industry, Science & Resources.
Presentations
Round Table Overview (185KB pdf)
Professor Paul Greenfield AO, University of Qld - keynote address (1.3MB pdf)
Professor Robin King, Carrick Review of Engineering Education - invited address (100KB pdf)
Dr Maurice Allen, Engineers Australia - Designing the responsive curriculum (156KB pdf)
Professor James Trevelyan, University of WA - Implications of Results for Engineering Education (740KB pdf)
Professor David Smith, University of Melbourne - Engineering graduates in a global context (2.8MB pdf)
Al Bryant, The Boeing Co - Industry Influence on Higher Education (340KB pdf)
Professor Alan Bradley, Engineers Australia - Accreditation & Standards (168KB pdf)
Professor Yianni Attikiouzel AM, Murdoch University - Linking R&D into practice (740KB pdf)
Professor Chris Cook, University of Wollongong - Linking R&D into practice (284KB pdf)
John Vines OAM, APESMA - Working & Learning in a context of change (84KB pdf)
Leigh Paskin, Hatch Associates - Broadening Skills in a Context of Change (192KB pdf)
