Clive Ferguson

Developing Attributes in Australian Mechanical Engineers

A role based study of Australian mechanical engineer attributes and the technologies used to deliver them through proximal and distance education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Since the late 1990s engineering institutions internationally have adopted a graduate attribute focus for course accreditation. The research presented here is unique in using a role-based analysis of the relative significance of an extensive range of mechanical engineering attributes in Australian industries found to employ the greatest number of mechanical engineers. The significance of each attribute in each industry's core mechanical engineering roles are weighted according to the numbers of mechanical engineers employed in those roles. This is considered in the context of a study of the profession's formative development under the extensive influence of 19th and 20th century UK and US practices, the recent momentous changes in engineering employment and formation, and an extensive comparative analysis of the US, UK and Australian professional mechanical engineering environments. A wide range of appropriate teaching strategies to develop the most significant attributes throughproximal and distance learning are explored, together with a brief account of the author's work in developing and assessing the use of technology to enhance flexible learning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9783639258332
• ISBN-10: 3639258339
• Artikelnr.: 30834948

Autorenporträt

Before becoming an academic (latterly BE Program Director) Dr Clive Ferguson had a diverse international mechanical engineering career in roles such as fluids research officer, stress engineer, test engineer altitude, mechanical department manager, and project manager, spanning industries including aerospace, marine, oil, and aluminum.