scholarly journals Industry Forum III: Towards A Common Language

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ferens ◽  
J. Seniuk Cicek ◽  
N. Sepehri ◽  
W. Kinsner ◽  
J.P. Burak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Education Literature ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
The University ◽  
New Hires

Engineering Education literature acknowledgesthat the language Academia uses to assess the abilities ofengineering students may not be the same as the languageIndustry uses to measure the abilities of new graduates at thetime they enter the work force. It also suggests that theunderstanding and expectations of Industry may differ fromAcademia. If the language, perceptions and expectations aredifferent, so too could be Industry’s assessment of theknowledge, skills and attitudes of new engineering graduates.Consequently, Industry may need to spend additional resourcesto develop the abilities of new hires to meet their own needs.The Industry Forum III was conducted in partnership withmembers of Manitoba Industry and members of Academia fromthe Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba withthe objective to develop a common language that Industry andAcademia can use in concert to measure the abilities of newengineering graduates. This paper details the findings from theforum, as well as the changes made to the University ofManitoba graduate attribute rubrics in the pursuit of a commonlanguage for our engineering stakeholders.

Industry Focus Group Forum Approach for Assessing Undergraduate Engineering Program Outcomes

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Ferens ◽  
Witold Kinsner
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
The University

This paper shares the experiences of conducting an industry focus group forum to assess the undergraduate engineering program at the University of Manitoba. In the first meeting, the objective of the industry focus group was to identify gaps between expected and (perceived) actual abilities of new graduates at the time they enter the work force, and to construct learning outcome statements, with the intention that they be used to guide developers to redesign the curriculum and program so that the graduates would meet local industry expectations in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. There were 21 gap areas identified, and significant correlation of the gaps was found with other industry surveys; however, there were some notable differences.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES AND PERSPECTIVES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: ONE STUDENT’S STORY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Kilada ◽  
Victoria Thomsen ◽  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Afua Adobe Mante ◽  
Randy Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Indigenous Knowledges ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Narrative Interview ◽  
The Future ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

A qualitative narrative study was designed to examine the impact on students’ learning when an Elder came to speak to students in a Technology, Society and the Future course in the Price Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. This study accounts for one student’s story as heard through an open-ended narrative interview facilitated by a team of researchers, and restoried into a problem-solution narrative structure. The preliminary findings highlight the impact of the Elder’s teachings on the student, the importance of Indigenous People’s Knowledges and perspectives in engineering education, and the importance of making space for students to reflect on these learnings.

scholarly journals INDUSTRY PERCEPTIONS OF GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WORKPLACE

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald S. Petkau
Keyword(s):  
Accreditation Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
New Graduate ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
The University

At the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba research has been undertaken to determine the level of student competency in the graduate attributes as set forth by the CEAB accreditation process. This study takes an alternative view and seeks to understand the current industry requirements for a new graduate employee based on the graduate attributes. It consisted of a questionnaire completed by two groups of engineers working in a major energy corporation in the Province of Manitoba. One group consisted of senior engineers with a minimum of 15 years experience while the other was of new graduates with at minimum 18 months of service. The groups were asked to complete a questionnaire on the level of competency they felt was required for new graduates entering the workplace. This paper describes the process and the analysis of the information. Results were compared with an assessment of a new graduate’s competency levels. The information shows that while a student’s competency levels at graduation may be lower than expected they still generally meet the requirements of the workplace. Information also shows that areas of concern are not in the technical areas but rather in the professional skills.

scholarly journals THE GRADUATE SPECIALIZATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Marcia Friesen ◽  
Danny Mann ◽  
Nishant Balakrishnan ◽  
Renato Bezerra Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Substantial Growth ◽  
Graduate Research ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Engineering Education Research ◽  
The University

There has been substantial growth in the formal focus on the pedagogy of engineering in the last two decades. Formalized pathways in Engineering Education (Eng.Ed), including Master’s and Ph.D. degree programs and university departments, have been established in several prestigious universities globally, with many founded in the U.S.. Interest in Eng.Ed in Canada has also grown, but up until very recently there has only been one formal pathway for graduate research in this field. In Fall 2020, the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba welcomed the first three doctoral students into the Graduate Specialization in Eng.Ed (GSEE).  In this paper we discuss the motivations for, and objectives and benefits of the GSEE, and describe its development. We share challenges encountered, and opportunities envisioned, and theintentions and motivations of the three graduate students who chose this pathway. We reflect on the importance of Eng.Ed programs for the advancement of engineering education research and the development of the discipline in Canada. Descriptions of our efforts and challenges areintended to help the development of additional Eng.Ed specializations or graduate programs in Canada.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CROSS DISCIPLINE CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.C.D. DeGagne ◽  
Paul Labossiere
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Engineering Discipline ◽  
Respective Discipline ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
The University ◽  
Capstone Design Courses ◽  
Capstone Design

One of the most effective and efficient ways for an engineering program to facilitate compliance with the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accreditation criteria is through capstone design projects and courses. Currently, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering has several capstone design courses; however, each is independently focused on its own respective discipline. The resulting educational experience for students, though rigorous and challenging, is maintained within the boundaries of the students’ engineering discipline, thereby neglecting to provide the opportunity for students to work with people from multiple disciplines and across multiple fields. This style/mode of education, where students work in silos, arguably does not reflect real world engineering. Program representatives from the Faculty of Engineering agree. An interdisciplinary capstone course would provide a more rounded engineering education for students. Exposing students to other disciplines and facilitating their learning of the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work in a multidisciplinary capacity will more effectively prepare students for the real world. Thus, to better comply with CEAB requirements and to increase the breadth and depth of students’ engineering education, an interdisciplinary capstone pilot course will be launched at the University of Manitoba.This paper explains how this multidisciplinary capstone pilot program has been developed, and touches on the early stages of its initiation and implementation.

scholarly journals THE ATTRIBUTE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA: YEAR TWO

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Sandra Ingram ◽  
Nariman Sepehri
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Problem Analysis ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Written Comments ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

This paper describes the process in the second year of a three year study at the University of Manitoba that looks at how the 12 CEAB graduate attributes are manifested and measured in the engineering curriculum. The four attributes chosen for this year’s study were Problem Analysis, Use of Engineering Tools, Communication Skills, and Ethics and Equity. Nine instructors from each of the Departments of Biosystems, Civil, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering were asked to consider the presence of these attributes in one of their engineering courses taught in Fall 2012. The checklist for this study was revised based on the results of the pilot study conducted in 2011-12, and in an effort to begin to define student attribute competency levels and demonstrate outcomes-based assessment. Similar to last year, this study found that the hard skills in engineering were assessed more frequently than the soft skills, and inparticular, there was little assessment evidence of Ethics and Equity. The majority of instructors reported using assignments and reports as evaluation tools, and communicating evaluations to students using numerical marks and written comments. Competency levels were defined in a variety of ways, highlighting the need to establish a common language for assessment. Finally, this paper reports on the challenges observed in the construction and administration of the survey and outlines next steps.

scholarly journals External Assessment of Engineering Programs

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Ferens
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Secondary Purpose ◽  
University Of Manitoba

This paper reports on an Industry Focus Group Forum, which was held 20 October 2011. The purpose of the forum was to obtain local Industry’s perception and opinions of the strengths and weaknesses of new engineering graduates from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba at the time they enter the work force. Key strengths of best-in-class engineering employees were identified, such as attitude, knowledge base, creativity, communication, and initiative. While these were the attributes of best-in-class employees, they represented goals to which new graduates should aspire. The industry members also identified weaknesses of new engineering graduates, such as life-long learning, practical aspects, engineering tools, and communication. The strengths and weaknesses were mapped to Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board attributes for validation. The secondary purpose of the forum was to establish a process by which the Faculty can assess their graduates at the time they enter the workforce. The process involved external opinions of the quality of the Faculty’s new graduates.

scholarly journals PATHWAYS BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND EDUCATION FACULTIES: EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH AN ENGINEERING EDUCATION GRADUATE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Ingram ◽  
Richard Hechter ◽  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Douglas Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Technical Area

Engineering education is a recognized field of research and inquiry that draws on a number of established disciplines to enhance the practice and teaching of engineering. Within the last ten years, some universities in the U.S. and abroad have developed engineering education graduate programs with an emphasis on drawing from the education discipline in particular. These programs range in scope from those in which graduate students maintain a technical area of expertise alongside a focus on pedagogy to more interdisciplinary collaborations with education faculties. In Canada, such programs are still in development and the more recent movement towards outcomes-based assessment in engineering schools to satisfy changing accreditation requirements, has further mobilized an institutional interest in teaching and learning processes. This paper reports on the evolution of such a program, combining the expertise of both engineering and education faculties at the University of Manitoba to achieve this synergy.

scholarly journals ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATION WITH INDIGENOUS CULTURES, PEDAGOGIES, KNOWLEDGES, AND PERSPECTIVES: A SERIES OF FACULTY WORKSHOPS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Seniuk Cicek ◽  
Afua Mante ◽  
Marcia Friesen ◽  
Randy Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Indigenous Perspectives ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Ultimate Objective ◽  
The University

In the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, we are committed to creating belonging for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and faculty by fostering shared values and developing a shared approach to engineering education. In the spirit of this commitment, a team of four from the Faculty of Engineering has been funded to design a series of seven engineering specific faculty workshops to help build good relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous engineering students, faculty, and staff. Our goal is to enrich engineering education by learning how engineering is relevant to Indigenous Peoples from Indigenous perspectives, with the ultimate objective to integrate Indigenous values, knowledges, perspectives, and design principles into engineering teaching and learning in relevant, genuine, and good ways. This Engineering Education Practice Paper presents the design of the seven workshops, and briefly introduces the conceptual framework that guides the team’s approach.  

scholarly journals ENHANCED STUDENT PERFORMANCE THROUGH INDUSTRY ADVISORS

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Schor ◽  
Kane Anderson ◽  
Brady Russell ◽  
Reza Fazel Darbandi ◽  
Arash Fazel Darbandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Laboratory Unit ◽  
Satellite Design ◽  
Design Build ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
The University ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

Undergraduate students that complete their degrees and enter industry are seldom prepared for some of the realities of the work force. The expectations of academic reports for laboratories and course projects have strong theoretical considerations that often focus on small sub-problems manageable within a laboratory, unit, or at most a course. This exposure is very different from long term industry projects where designs not only have to work in isolation, but must also adhere to customer specifications, strict timelines, and limited budgets. In order to bridge the gap, the University of Manitoba introduced industry advisors into the team competing in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge to design, build, and test an operational triple pico-satellite (T-Sat). The advisors attend internal reviews and provide feedback on many areas including designs and documentation. In addition to aiding students in their performance at the competition, the process also provides motivation for long-term career goals, networking opportunities for students, and a strong foundation on many desirable skills for successful careers as a Professional Engineer. This paper describes the process of integrating advisors and the observed benefits from the experience at the University of Manitoba.

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