scholarly journals Non Traditional Bachelor Degree Programs And Options Offered By Engineering Schools: Their Impact On Traditional Engineering Programs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bernard White
Keyword(s):  
Degree Programs ◽  
Bachelor Degree ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Engineering Schools

scholarly journals Restructuring Examination System of Institute of Engineering for Establishing Center of Excellence in Engineering Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Tri Ratna Bajracharya ◽  
Babu Ram Dawadi ◽  
Ram Chandra Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Examination System ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
Industrial Architecture ◽  
Indirect Relationship

 There exists different parameters that act as influencing factors to measure the quality of technical education. Nature of examination with its process and activities has direct and indirect relationship towards quality product and result status in any academic institution. Institute of Engineering (IOE) is continuously enhancing the examination process with the objective to increase the quality and pass rate in the semester examination. Being to conduct several bi-annual exams, Examination Control Division (ECD) of Institute of Engineering (IOE) is mostly the busy organization that has to manage examinations for bachelor, masters and PhD degree programs throughout the year. ECD conducts by-annual semester exams for regular and back exam of bachelor of engineering students having 10 streams (Civil, Computer, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Geomatics, Agriculture, Industrial, Architecture and Automobile) in its four constituent campuses and ten affiliated colleges. Similarly, ECD also conducts bi-annual exams for masters of engineering programs having seven streams and 24 sub-streams. There are more than 16,000 examinees in the bachelor exam including regular and back. Additionally, successful conduction of BE/BArch/ M.Sc. entrance examinations is also an integral duty of ECD. The student pass rate in the semester exams of IOE is below expectations. This study is mostly focused on finding the factors affecting the quality results and approaches of optimizations for better education at IOE. After reviewing several factors, we proposed “restructuring of regular and back paper examinations" as one of the major approach that will help to increase the quality of education and consequently increase the pass rate in the semester examination system of IOE.Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 2018, 14(1): 75-81

The Quality of Engineering Programs of Cebu Technological University as determined by its Performance in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Licensure Examinations

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
JANUARIO FLORES JR.
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Licensure Examinations ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
Engineering Schools

Licensure examination performance provides an indication of the effectiveness of the curricular program to develop core competencies of students. The study aimed to evaluate the quality of Cebu Technological University’s engineering programs by determining the performance of its graduates in the licensure examinations from 2005 to 2012 and comparing it with the national standard. It also benchmarked its performance with that of the top four private engineering schools of Cebu. Source of data was the Professional Regulation Commission. The result of the study showed that there were no significant differences between the CTU College of Engineering’s performance in the licensure examinations of both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering as against the National passing performance. There were no significant differences between the performance of CTU and the performance of the top four engineering schools of Cebu in both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Based on those findings, it can be concluded that the performance of CTU College of Engineering in the licensure examinations is comparable with that of the national standard. It is also comparable with the performances of the top four private engineering schools of Cebu. It is effective in its curricular programs in engineering, competent to provide quality engineering education at par with the top engineering schools of Cebu and the rest of the nation, and capable of producing globally competent engineers.   Keywords - Engineering Education, licensure exam performance, quantitative, t-test, one-way analysis of variance,  Philippines, Asia

Education for Sustainability

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Caroline Baillie ◽  
Victoria Remenda
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
First Year ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Core Courses ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Pass Through

Courses which are intended to help students learn 'attitudes' or ways of thinking, as well as or instead of the more common 'knowledge' and 'skills,' are notoriously difficult to get right—particularly for younger students. Most courses relating to environmental issues or sustainability are electives within general science or engineering programs or they are within specialized environmental degree programs. In this paper, we examine two compulsory core courses designed to help students develop an appreciation of sustainability of the environment, one within a common first-year program of 600 students and one within a second-year geological engineering program of 35 students. In the first-year course, the sustainability component is situated within a course on 'Professional Skills,' which is taught in an innovative week-long intensive module. Students in this course have difficulties with the teaching and learning approach as much as with the subject matter. In the second-year course the main focus is on sustainability and the environment, taught using enquiry-based learning, a similar, interactive, innovative approach. In this course students respond much better to the concepts and appear to enhance or transform their perspectives. Students may be considered to pass through a 'threshold.' We examine the factors which seem to prevent students from passing through the threshold and consider possible strategies for aiding the pathway.

Exploring the potential contribution of college bachelor degree programs in Ontario to reducing social inequality

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Skolnik ◽  
Leesa Wheelahan ◽  
Gavin Moodie ◽  
Qin Liu ◽  
Edmund Adam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Bachelor Degree

scholarly journals Nursing and therapy professions to the universities! Documentation of the online symposia «Are dual degree programs in midwifery a model for the therapy professions?» and «Bachelor degree programs in Austria and Switzerland: models for the therapy and nursing professions in Germany?» held on March 18, and September 8, 2021. / Pflege- und Therapieberufe an die Hochschulen! Dokumentation der Online-Symposien «Sind duale Studiengänge der Hebammen ein Modell für die Therapieberufe?» und «Bachelor-Studiengänge in Österreich und der Schweiz: Modelle für die Therapie- und Pflegeberufe in Deutschland?» vom 18. März und 8. September 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-127
Author(s):  
Heidi Höppner ◽  
Andreas Gerber-Grote ◽  
Thomas Bucher
Keyword(s):  
Degree Programs ◽  
Bachelor Degree ◽  
Gilt Nach ◽  
Dual Degree

Abstract Der Verein zur Förderung der Wissenschaft in den Gesundheitsberufen VFWG veranstaltete zwei Online-Symposien zum Stand der Akademisierung in Deutschland, wo lediglich die Hebammen dank EU-Vorschriften seit 2020 an Fachhochschulen ausgebildet werden. Für die Pflege- und Therapieberufe gilt nach wie vor die Modellklausel, die bis 2024 verlängert wurde. In Österreich und der Schweiz sind die Ausbildungen für die Therapieberufe vollständig an den Fachhochschulen angesiedelt, für diejenigen für die Pflege und die medizinisch-technischen Berufe teilweise. Das erste Symposium erörterte, ob sog. duale Studiengänge ein Modell sein könnten für die Therapieberufe in Deutschland. Das zweite Symposium fragte, ob der Weg, den Österreich und die Schweiz eingeschlagen haben, Argumente liefern kann für eine Akademisierung der Gesundheitsberufe in Deutschland. Dieser Beitrag führt ins Thema ein; die folgenden Beiträge dokumentieren die Beiträge verschiedener Autoren zu den beiden Symposien.

scholarly journals A Benchmark on the Alternative Education System for Engineering Courses

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raiza Dimapilis Borreo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
College Degree ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
The Republic

Offered by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) under the Republic of the Philippines, the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation (ETEEAP) is an alternative method of earning a college degree. There are 96 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that offer ETEEAP in the country, 21 of which offer engineering programs. The study aimed to obtain the best practices being implemented by deputized HEIs offering college degree programs under ETEEAP, particularly, in the field of engineering and check its correlation to the number of graduates. Visitations, observations, and interviews were performed in two selected universities. Information about the enrolled and graduated students were collected. Data gathered were analyzed and tabulated. As an analysis, the policies of the two universities are in accordance of the CHED and, therefore, are similar. A significant increase in the number of engineering graduates under ETEEAP has been recorded. However, some students were not able to finish a program on time. The results of the study can be used as a guiding tool for schools aiming to offer ETEEAP or a reference for continuous improvement of the ETEEAP programs in sustaining the educational needs of the student-clienteles.

scholarly journals The Renewable Energy (RE) Industry Workforce Needs: RE Simulation and Analysis Tools Teaching as an Effective Way to Enhance Undergraduate Engineering Students′ Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11727
Author(s):  
Shahryar Jafarinejad ◽  
Lauren E. Beckingham ◽  
Mandar Kathe ◽  
Kathy Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
Workforce Needs ◽  
The U.S

The share of renewables in the U.S. electricity generation mix is increasing and one of the major obstacles to enhancing employment in the renewable energy (RE) sector is finding skilled/qualified labor to fill positions. RE systems engineer jobs mostly need bachelor′s degrees but there are few RE engineering-focused degree programs. Therefore, there are needs to accurately train undergraduate engineering students at universities and match the education system offerings to meet RE industry demands. This study reviews RE employment by technology, RE industry workforce needs, and engineering programs accreditation, and then suggests possible means, along with theoretical RE concepts, to enhance undergraduate engineering students′ RE learning at universities. In particular, RE industries require technology skills, including analytical, scientific, and simulation software programs or tools. These RE simulation and analysis tools can be used for teaching, training, techno-economic analysis, planning, designing, optimization, etc., and are the focus of this review.

scholarly journals Environmental Management: an evaluation model for the brazilian bachelor degree programs

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Luiz Leandro ◽  
Elza Neffa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Higher Education Management ◽  
Bachelor Degree ◽  
Brazilian Government

Abstract: In the last ten years, the Brazilian government has made efforts to build an economic policy that promotes growth and has lead the country to be amongst the world's largest economies. However, such goals highlight the capitalist model of production and consumption while aggravating environmental conflicts faced in recent decades. In the first decade of the 2000s, in an attempt to reconcile economic growth and environmental sustainability, Brazilian universities began implementing training courses in environmental management with the purpose of forming a new class of managers to take the role of decision makers in management processes. With 200 higher education courses in Environmental Management, 10 Bachelor degree programs and 190 technical courses, Brazil stands as an example for the design of such programs. This study presents the process of building a methodology for the evaluation of educational projects of these Environmental Management Bachelor degree programs based on qualitative content analysis using social context, professional profiles and student assessment. Such methodology will be developed as part of a later study which aims to define the profile of Brazilian Bachelor degree programs in Environmental Management and point out ways to build curriculum guidelines. Keywords: Qualitative Analysis; Environment; Higher Education; Management. Resumo: O governo brasileiro tem realizado esforços para construir uma política econômica que proporcione crescimento de modo a incluir o país entre os maiores produtores e consumidores mundiais. Tais metas realçam o modelo capitalista de produção e de consumo que agrava os conflitos socioambientais enfrentados nas últimas décadas. Como tentativa de conciliação entre crescimento econômico e sustentabilidade as universidades brasileiras iniciaram, na primeira década dos anos 2000, cursos de formação em Gestão Ambiental – GA, com objetivo de formar uma nova classe de gestores para assumirem o papel de tomadores de decisões nos processos gerenciais. Atualmente, o Brasil conta com 200 cursos superiores em GA, sendo 190 tecnológicos e 10 bacharelados. Na perspectiva de traçar o perfil dos cursos de bacharelado em GA no Brasil e apontar caminhos para a construção de Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais dos cursos em tela, este estudo apresenta o processo de construção de uma metodologia para a avaliação dos projetos político-pedagógicos dos cursos de bacharelado em GA oferecidos no Brasil, baseado na análise de conteúdo qualitativa a partir: do contexto social, dos objetivos, do perfil profissional, dos componentes curriculares e dos processos de avaliação adotados nos cursos. Palavras-chave: Análise Qualitativa; Meio Ambiente; Educação Superior; Gerenciamento.

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