Abstract
Charles Sturt University (CSU) has established a new degree in Civil Systems Engineering, with the first intake of students commencing in February 2016. CSU initiated its engineering course as a response to demand from local government and regional industry to address ashortage of engineers in the regions. While the genesis of the program was based in aregional outlook, the mission of CSU Engineering is far more than just providing access for regional students – there was a deliberate mission to anticipate and pre-empt global trends in higher education.
The key aim is to train entrepreneurial engineers in a regional setting. Regional engineeringpractice requires a number of valuable and transferrable skills – resilience, adaptability, awillingness to accept responsibility early, communicating with non-engineers. These skills are essential for regional practice; however they are also in demand throughout all of industry. As the only Australian engineering program based in a Faculty of Business, we have set ourselves a goal of educating a very different type of engineering graduate, and doing so in a very different learning environment.
The engineering degree program has been developed on a fast-track timeline, with just 503 days from University Executive approval through to the commencement of the first cohort of students. This paper details the specific goals of the program and the non-traditional nature of the curriculum that has been developed to meet them, and discusses the challenges that were overcome to make the program happen within the timeline provided.
The key aim is to train entrepreneurial engineers in a regional setting. Regional engineeringpractice requires a number of valuable and transferrable skills – resilience, adaptability, awillingness to accept responsibility early, communicating with non-engineers. These skills are essential for regional practice; however they are also in demand throughout all of industry. As the only Australian engineering program based in a Faculty of Business, we have set ourselves a goal of educating a very different type of engineering graduate, and doing so in a very different learning environment.
The engineering degree program has been developed on a fast-track timeline, with just 503 days from University Executive approval through to the commencement of the first cohort of students. This paper details the specific goals of the program and the non-traditional nature of the curriculum that has been developed to meet them, and discusses the challenges that were overcome to make the program happen within the timeline provided.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 123rd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition |
| Subtitle of host publication | Jazzed About Engineering Education |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| Publisher | American Society for Engineering Education |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 2016-June |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - Hilton Riverside Hotel and Convention Center, New Orleans, United States Duration: 26 Jun 2016 → 29 Jun 2016 https://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences/annual-conference/2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition |
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| Abbreviated title | Jazzed About Engineering Education |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New Orleans |
| Period | 26/06/16 → 29/06/16 |
| Other | The ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition is the only conference dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education. It is committed to fostering the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and curriculum, and providing prime networking opportunities for engineering and technology education stakeholders such as deans, faculty members and industry and government representatives. |
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