Exploring Intercultural Competency in Engineering : Final Report.
This final report outlines a number of recommendations to ensure the ongoing improvement of engineering education in the key area of intercultural competence. Resources have been developed which cover the key principles in introducing students to the ideas around intercultural competence and are loc...
| Institutions: | University of Wollongong Queensland University of Technology University of Technology, Sydney University of Tasmania |
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Office for Learning and Teaching
2013
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| Linkit: | /resources/PP10_1778_Goldfinch_Report_2013.pdf |
| Yhteenveto: | This final report outlines a number of recommendations to ensure the ongoing improvement of engineering education in the key area of intercultural competence. Resources have been developed which cover the key principles in introducing students to the ideas around intercultural competence and are located on the project website. Awareness of the importance of intercultural competency in practicing engineers is growing. At this point, support for engineering academics to incorporate teaching and learning practices to facilitate students' development of intercultural competency, and knowledge of students' and academics' current competency levels, is limited. The work proposed here incorporates three major components: establishing the current competency of engineering students and staff in dealing with cultural issues, determining exactly where learning outcomes need to be improved, and developing existing interdisciplinary methods for teaching cultural intelligence into learning activities and resources suitable for engineering education. The project will develop these activities and resources into packaged learning modules, including tutor preparation materials and assessment tasks, which can be implemented in existing undergraduate, or postgraduate engineering courses. Finally, the project will produce an eBook, containing these learning modules, and related materials. |
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| ISBN: | 9781921916014 (PDF) 9781921916007 (print ed) 9781921916014 (PDF) 9781921916007 (print ed) |
