Papers by Professor Arun Patil
The Undergraduate Engineering Educational Quality Working Group (UEEQWG or EQG) was formed in 201... more The Undergraduate Engineering Educational Quality Working Group (UEEQWG or EQG) was formed in 2010 within the School of Engineering and Built Environment at the Central Queensland University in order to provide a focal point for learning and teaching quality and its assurance in the Undergraduate Engineering Programs. Currently, there is minimal published evidence of similar and focussed approaches at other universities that do similar work within the sector. This paper outlines the activities conducted by the EQG since its inception and elaborates on key quality assurance approaches and recommendations provided by the working group to achieve the desired quality as well as efficacy of those recommendations/actions undertaken at the school level. The formation and activities of the Group are aligned with the recent AUQA recommendation which seeks emphasis on comprehensive approaches to Quality Policy and related documentation and improve staff understanding of and participation in t...
20th Australasian Association …, 2009
The engineering skills course at the CQUniversity has very comprehensive curriculum for the first... more The engineering skills course at the CQUniversity has very comprehensive curriculum for the first year undergraduate engineering program to meet the pedagogical needs in accordance with both university's and Engineers Australia's objectives. The problem-based educational approach taken has recently incorporated a set of hands-on learning activities to help achieve students' learning goals. An anonymous survey was conducted after the first term in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these hands-on activities and to obtain students' feedback. This paper presents the findings and both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis of these results. The findings of the survey are very encouraging, and provide evidence of effectiveness of these hands-on activities on students' learning. Furthermore, the suggestions received through quantitative and qualitative feedback of this survey will be used for the course improvement in the future. Rationale Engineering is based upon a variety of rules, theorems, and devices that must be understood by students and which involve primarily knowledge-based learning; but students must also learn to apply that knowledge practically through problem solving and design exercises (Chu & Leung, 2001; Ericksen & Kim, 1998). The traditional classroom teaching mode only gives student concepts of rules, theorems, and devices. Many employers are finding that graduates are too narrowly based and in practice need to accept wider training (Harris & Bramhall, 1999). In order to make engineering learning more interactive and effective, it is essential to change the way of traditional classroom teaching and need to incorporate various learning components in the curricula. These components can be real life design and build projects, industry engagement projects, modelling, hands-on activities, simulations, and so on. This approach of learning/teaching helps facilitating students to foresee and react effectively to the uncertainties of changing technological, social, political and economic world (Reed and Poppel, 2003). Anecdotal evidence and experimental studies strongly suggest that students enjoy hands-on activities and implicit and tacit knowledge acquired through hands-on activities in laboratory classes is valuable in engineering practice (Razali and Trevelyan, 2008; Sobek and Freeman, 2006).
Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education, 2015
BACKGROUNDQuality assurance is a key element of engineering education at Deakin University and is... more BACKGROUNDQuality assurance is a key element of engineering education at Deakin University and is monitored through various mechanisms which also include the process of collecting students’ feedback within the Schools and faculties. The information received are then looked at holistically and action plan is developed to implement. This has proven to be very effective to ensure feedback received from the students has been properly addressed.PURPOSEThe School of Engineering at Deakin University, has initiated the formation of Engineering Educational Quality Working Group (QWG). The aim of QWG is to provide a focal point for learning and teaching quality and its assurance in undergraduate and postgraduate Engineering courses. The school approach complements Deakin University processes of collecting and analysing student feedback on unit curricula design, delivery and facilitator delivery performance; feedback regarding individual facilitator, unit evaluations and graduate course experi...
The Application of Flipped Classroom in Teaching University Students
International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education
Flipped classrooms have been extensively used by many educators all over the world and are being ... more Flipped classrooms have been extensively used by many educators all over the world and are being seen as an alternative to the traditional classroom-based teaching-learning practices. As for traditional classrooms, face-to-face learning has not brought the personalization of learning capacity, time, attitude, behavior and interests to learners and has not exposed them to experimental activities. The flipped classrooms, on the other hand, enable students to be flexible in their learning and offer more time to go through videos, lectures posted on the Internet, which helps students to acquire the lessons through online learning systems. Flipped classrooms help create environment for more interaction between learners and instructors/facilitators, especially by creating the face-to-face conversations more interactive. However, teaching using flipped classrooms requires adequate additional resources such as; the effective online learning systems, databases, appropriate learning contents ...
MATEC Web of Conferences
The necessity to train highly qualified specialists leads to the development of the trajectory th... more The necessity to train highly qualified specialists leads to the development of the trajectory that can allow training specialists for the space industry. Several steps have been undertaken to reach this purpose. First, the University founded the Space Instrument Design Center that promotes a wide range of initiatives in the sphere of educating specialists, retraining specialists, carrying out research and collaborating with profiled enterprises. The University introduced Elite Engineering Education system to attract talented specialist and help them to follow individual trajectory to train unique specialist. The paper discusses the targets necessary for achievement to train specialists. M oreover, the paper presents the compliance of the attempts with the CDIO Approach, which is widely used in leading universities to improve engineering programs.
A global accreditation framework to enhance quality assurance in engineering education
Enhancing the quality of engineering edcuation by utlising student feedback
European Journal of Engineering Education, Feb 16, 2011
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Visualization Skills in Engineering Education: Issues, Developments and Enhancement
The higher education (HE) in India has phenomenally expanded in the last few decades in terms of ... more The higher education (HE) in India has phenomenally expanded in the last few decades in terms of access, equity and inclusiveness, thanks to the policymakers for linking the key issues to be executed with each five year plan. However in the quest of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), the HE paradigm seems to be lost in the tradeoff of meeting the increased aspirations of the job seekers and job providers which in turn has resulted in the paradox of quality versus quantity. Moreover the emergence of the HE as the key player in the globalization wherein the international players are all set to invest in this upcoming for profit segment of market, the scenario in countries like India which is regarded as the third largest HE system over the globe has poised to undergo a sea change. Better late than never, the dynamics of the Indian HE system is accelerating, in spite of the given complexity of large number of diversified apex bodies trying to control, coordinate and resolve t...
Trans-National and Trans-Cultural Demands, 2012
Engineers and technologists increasingly have to confront socio-scientific issues and evolving co... more Engineers and technologists increasingly have to confront socio-scientific issues and evolving communication technologies. Digital communication technologies, such as social media, are important drivers for growth and for changes in learning and in professions as well as and doing business. In the 21 st century, to be a scientifically literate engineer and technologist means also to possess the communicative imagination. Thus, moving toward a future with more fully integrated social media into the world of knowledge and communication practices will be a challenging process of resolving tensions and dilemmas. This chapter presents an overview of current megatrends in communicative imagination and advanced approaches of various communication technologies in engineering and technology education. The chapter also reflects on the transformative nature of social media.
International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education, 2012
Residential schools are an important mechanism by which equitable access to laboratory provide ha... more Residential schools are an important mechanism by which equitable access to laboratory provide hands-on experience and face-to-face learning for students enrolled in distance mode. This paper elaborates on the evaluation of residential school conducted as a part of undergraduate materials science and engineering course for the distance/flexible students enrolled at Central Queensland University, Australia. The students in this course are adult students who are employed full-time as practitioners and juggling with work, family, and study commitments. This cohort differs greatly in their technical knowledge and professional experience from the students who are enrolled internally. Internal students are predominately students who have progressed from secondary school to tertiary education without any workplace experience. A three day residential school provided the opportunity for students to work individually (undertake quizzes) and as a group (conduct laboratories, pursue group proje...
Internal and External Quality Assurance Approaches for Improvement and Accountability: A Conceptual Framework
Engineering Education Quality Assurance, 2009
ABSTRACT The keys to advancing Quality Assurance are to, first, strike a balance between Internal... more ABSTRACT The keys to advancing Quality Assurance are to, first, strike a balance between Internal/External and Improvement/Accountability emphases; second, recognize the value of various Quality Assurance approaches, for different purposes; and, third, acknowledge the trade-offs and tensions inherent in various approaches. The changes implied by Quality Assurance must start at the local level, i.e., individual courses and programs of study such as Engineering Education. The task of documenting such changes and, thereby, recognizing the impact of Quality Assurance policies and practices (Accreditation and Evaluation or Assessment) makes it necessary to use different metrics at different levels of a higher education institution. This is where the value of the conceptual framework described in this chapter can be seen, since it acknowledges a wide range of Quality Assurance approaches, thus providing a means of engaging all stakeholders in a constructive way about how to define quality, how to document it, and how to make needed improvements.
Conducting successful studies in Materials Science and Engineering with consideration to a multiplicity of student cohorts and delivery modes
2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Abstract Second year students undertaking their studies in Materials Science and Engineering with... more Abstract Second year students undertaking their studies in Materials Science and Engineering within the Bachelor of Engineering at CQUniversity, Australia, are a diverse group requiring a variety of approaches to enable them to undertake their studies. The ...
Enhancing the Quality of the Engineering Student Experience
Engineering Education Quality Assurance, 2009
Abstract Institutions of higher education all over the world are abuzz with concerns over quality... more Abstract Institutions of higher education all over the world are abuzz with concerns over quality, Quality Assurance, continuous quality improvement and rankings of quality. These concerns have been stimulated by increasing interna-tionalisation and globalisation, increasing ...
The Background of Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Engineering Education
Engineering Education Quality Assurance, 2009
... For example, within the last few years the Japan Accreditation Board of Engineering Education... more ... For example, within the last few years the Japan Accreditation Board of Engineering Education (JABEE), the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK), Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET), and the Institute of Engineers, Singapore joined the ...
Studies in Computational Intelligence, 2010
Trends, issues and the future of student feedback in engineering
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Through Student Feedback in Engineering, 2012
Engineering Education Quality Assurance
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