Pathways Between Engineering and Education Faculties: Efforts to Establish an Engineering Education Graduate Program at the University of Manitoba

Ingram, Sandra; Hechter, Richard P.; Cicek, Jillian Seniuk; Ruth, Douglas

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“…Benson et al [7] compared four of the first Programmes (those of Purdue University, Virginia Tech, Utah State University and Clemson University) highlighting common trends. Since then, more programmes have been created [8], most of them in the US.…”

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Training needs for a PhD programme in Engineering Education

López

García

2020

2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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The field of Engineering Education (EngEd) is a relatively new discipline that is attracting a growing interest all around the world. Despite this interest in research in EngEd, there are still only a few PhD programmes in the area, the oldest being that established in 2004 at Purdue University. Although some research groups exist in Europe, to our knowledge there are only three PhD programmes: those in Aalborg, Chalmers and Uppsala. The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya -Barcelona Tech is a technical University providing degrees only in engineering, sciences and architecture. We have a strong commitment to high-quality education and face the same problems as other technical universities, such as the need to increase student attraction and retention, the development of an engineering identity and the acquisition of the professional competencies required in a global world. While we have been developing research in all those subjects, our next goal is to create a new PhD programme in Engineering, Science and Technology Education, with the first cohort due to begin in September, 2020. The structure of an EngEd PhD programme consists of a unique combination of engineering and education requirements. In order to design our program, we analysed the training courses offered by five programs (at Aalborg, Chalmers, Purdue, Uppsala, and Virginia Tech). This paper presents what we have learnt about the courses and learning objectives of those programmes.

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Training needs for a PhD programme in Engineering Education

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García

2020

2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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“…The program development took a number of years as various program options were explored and extensive discussions held with partnering Faculties and administrative units. Evolution can be traced from 2015 when the development of the program was first introduced at the CEEA-ACEG annual conference [29]. Two coordinators were appointed from the Price Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Education to recommend a course plan for a post-graduate degree program in Eng.Ed.…”

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“…The newly established Graduate Specialization in Engineering Education (GSEE) at the UofM addresses this need. It has been five years since faculty reported on the development of an Eng.Ed program at the UofM [29]. That work has finally been completed, and in Fall 2020, the Department of Biosystems Engineering (BIOE) welcomed the first three GSEE Ph.D. students.…”

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The Graduate Specialization in Engineering Education

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Friesen

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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.

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Pathways Between Engineering and Education Faculties: Efforts to Establish an Engineering Education Graduate Program at the University of Manitoba

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Training needs for a PhD programme in Engineering Education

Training needs for a PhD programme in Engineering Education

The Graduate Specialization in Engineering Education

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