Application of a generic curriculum change management process to motivate and excite students

Charles D. McCartan, Geoff Cunningham, Fraser J. Buchanan, Marion McAfee

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Abstract

The School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Queen's University Belfast is committed to enhancing the quality of student learning. A plan to implement curriculum change around this goal has been formulated and is already several years underway. A specific part of the plan involved instigating a first year introductory module to engage the students in the practice of their engineering discipline. The complicated nature of devising this type of module with regard to objectives, resources, timeframe and the number of students involved meant that a very systematic approach had to be adopted. This paper presents the simple but definitive change management process that facilitated in the creation of a first year Introduction to Engineering module. The generic nature of this process is described and its application to other facets of curriculum change is discussed. Within this process the importance of collaboration to establish a forward momentum is emphasised. This enables academic staff to progress as a group and build curriculum development based on their own experiences, expertise and established practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEE 2008 - International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education, EE 2008 - Loughborough, United Kingdom
Duration: 14 Jul 200816 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameEE 2008 - International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education, EE 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLoughborough
Period14/07/0816/07/08

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