ENGINEERING CURRICULA NEED TO PIVOT!

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1 ENGINEERING CURRICULA NEED TO PIVOT! Professor Roger Hadgraft Faculty of Engineering and IT University of Technology Sydney UTS CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 00099F

2 PIVOT IS STARTUP JARGON Change direction, to find what the customer wants

3 Solve this problem T6j1J8LD28I/ AAAAAAAACfk/ NgiocDaaO6c/s1600/ india.jpg

4 THE BIG IDEA! Switch engineering curricula from: engineering as application of science to engineering as a design discipline (using design thinking)

5 SO, WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE SOLVING?

6 BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND STEPHEN COVEY

7 WHAT DO ENGINEERS ACTUALLY DO? 30 seconds: write 3 things that graduates need to be able to do

8 Investigation Design Modelling Impact Assessment Planning and Management This is what engineering is about Audit and Compliance

9 SIMILAR PROBLEM SKILLS IN ALL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES (NOT JUST ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING)

10 WHAT IS DESIGN (PROBLEM SOLVING)? Client need Deliver + Test Build + Test Social, Economic & Environmental requirements Evaluate & choose Explore the Problem Explore the solutions

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12 HOW IS DESIGN BEST LEARNED? Need complex design situations Using a sequence of project-based courses: 25-50% of the curriculum Students learn the BIG PICTURE (professional practice) E.g., Aalborg University, DK since 1974

13 ENVIRONMENTAL UTS (OLD) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 ### Maths Mod 1 6 ### Maths Mod 2 6 ### Design & Inno 6 12 ### Eng Eco & Fin 6 ### Eng Proj Man 6 ### Entrepreneur' & 6 12 ### Eng Research 6 ### Eng Capstone 6 ### Maths Mod 1 Fundamentals ### Eng Comm ### Design&Inno Fund Commercialisation Preparation ### Maths Mod 1 ### Design & Inno Fund ### EPR1 OR 120cp ### Eng Comm 96 CP Core Core Core Core Core Core MAJ MAJ ### Eng Comm 6 ### Eng Mechanics 6 ### Principles of 6 ### Environmental Eng 6 ### Biocomplexity 6 ### Environmental 6 48xxx Transport 6 Elective 6 ### Maths Mod 1 [C] Environmental Eng Investigation Biotechnology ### Physical Mod [C] ### Chemistry 1 ### ### Principles of Enviro Eng Site Investigation for Envir Core MAJ MAJ AUT MAJ AUT SPR MAJ AUT MAJ Planning ### Phys Mod 6 ### Chemistry 1 6 ### Site Investigation 6 ### Enviro 6 ### Water Supply & 6 ### Poll'n Control 6 Elective 6 ### Renewable 6 for Enviro Planning & Law Wastewater Eng & Waste Management ### Chemistry 1 87 CP ### Chemistry 1 OR ### ### Chem & Mat Sci ### Enviro & S'tion Eng Core MAJ MAJ AUT MAJ AUT MAJ SPR MAJ AUT MAJ ### Intro to Civil 6 ### Surveying 6 ### Engineering 6 ### Fluid Mech 6 ### Hydraulics & 6 Elective 6 ### Water & Enviro 6 Elective 6 & Enviro Eng Computations ### Maths Mod 2 Hydrology Work Integrated Learning 1 Water Supply OR ### Maths Mod 1 ### Fluid Mechanics ### Hydraulics & Hydro Work Integrated Learning 2 Design ### Water Supply MAJ MAJ MAJ MAJ MAJ SPR MAJ & 144 CP SPR EPP EPP ### EPP1 3 ### EPE1 6 ### EPR1 3 ### EPP2 3 ### EPE2 6 ### EPR2 3 Energy Technology EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP

14 STUDIOS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 1. Environmental Engineering Practices 2. Sustainable Urban Transport Systems 3. Urban Water and Waste 4. Energy Engineering 5. Land and Water Management a) Investigation b) Modelling c) Design d) Impact Assessment e) Audit & compliance f) Environmental management

15 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WITH STUDIOS Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 ### Maths Mod 1 6 ### Maths Mod 2 6 ### Design & Inno 6 12 ### Eng Eco & Fin 6 ### Eng Proj Man 6 ### Entrepreneur' & 6 12 ### Eng Research 6 ### Eng Capstone 6 ### Maths Mod 1 Fundamentals ### Eng Comm ### Design&Inno Fund Commercialisation Preparation ### Maths Mod 1 ### Design & Inno Fund ### EPR1 OR 120cp ### Eng Comm 96 CP Core Core Core Core Core Core MAJ MAJ ### Eng Comm 6 ### Eng Mechanics 6 41xx1 Enviro Eng # 41xx2 Sustainable # 41xx4 Urban Water & # 41xx3 Energy # 41xx5 Managing Land # Elective 6 ### Maths Mod 1 [C] Practices Urban Transport Sys Waste Management Engineering and Water Resources ### Physical Mod [C] ### Chemistry 1 ### Intro to Civ&Env Eng 41xx1 Enviro Eng Practices ### Physical Modelling 41xx4 Urban Water & Waste Mg Core MAJ MAJ AUT MAJ AUT MAJ SPR MAJ AUT MAJ AUT ### Phys Mod 6 ### Chemistry 1 6 Elective 6 Core MAJ ### Intro to Civil 6 ### Surveying 6 ### Engineering 6 ### Fluid Mech 6 ### Hydraulics & 6 Elective 6 ### Water & Enviro 6 Elective 6 & Enviro Eng Computations ### Maths Mod 2 Hydrology Work Integrated Learning 1 ### Maths Mod 1 ### Fluid Mechanics ### Hydraulics & Hydro ### Water Supply MAJ MAJ MAJ MAJ MAJ SPR MAJ & 144 CP SPR EPP EPP ### EPP1 3 ### EPE1 6 ### EPR1 3 ### EPP2 3 ### EPE2 6 ### EPR Work Integrated Learning 2 Design EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP EPP

16 EASY TRANSITION TO A PBL CURRICULUM 1. Make projects in more courses 2. Rethink sequences of courses, e.g. fluids, structures 3. Identify a project course in each semester 4. Share projects across semesters 5. Combine subjects into bigger units with bolder objectives 6. Introduce multi/transdisciplinary projects

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18 THE PIVOT: CURRICULUM REDESIGN AROUND ENGINEERING DESIGN

19 ADVANCED DESIGN SOFTWARE

20 THE TEACHER'S FUNDAMENTAL TASK IS TO GET STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN LEARNING ACTIVITIES (SHUELL 1986)

21 WE KNOW IT WORKS!

22 IN SUMMARY Problems: 1. Complexity of engineering practice 2. What is professional practice? 3. Old fashioned curricula

23 SUMMARY 2 Solutions: 1. Design-based curricula 2. Online tutorials plus assessment 3. E-Portfolios 4. Re-educate (re-hire) the staff

24 QUESTIONS?

25 ENGINEERING CURRICULA NEED TO PIVOT! Professor Roger Hadgraft Faculty of Engineering and IT University of Technology Sydney UTS CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 00099F