ISEE2010 Papers
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Keynote Speakers
Professional Institutions Forum
Delegate Workshop
Book Launch
Best Paper Awards

 

Symposium Programme

Wednesday, 30th June 2010

19:45

Symposium Opening Reception and International Book Launch “Engineering Education & Sustainable Development ‘A Guide for Rapid Curriculum Renewal’” by Cheryl Desha and Karlson ‘Charlie’ Hargroves of Australia’s The Natural Edge Project (TNEP).
Sponsored by Bord Gáis (The Glucksman Gallery, UCC)


Thursday, 1st July 2010

08:40–08:50

Introduction by Chair Dr Edmond Byrne (Boole 1)

08:50–09:00

Welcome Address & Best Paper Awards Presentation
Prof. Patrick Fitzpatrick
(Head of College of Science , Engineering & Food Science, UCC) (Boole 1)

09:00–09:30

Keynote 1 - John Mullins (Bord Gáis, CEO)
Industry Perspectives on Engineering Education
(Boole 1)

09:30–11:10

Session 1 (Boole 1): Industry Perspectives
Chair: Dr. Michael Creed

Session 2 (Boole 2): Global Perspectives
Chair: Dr. Kevin Cronin

09:30–09:50

The under-recognised value of creativity in the workplace roles of Engineering doctoral graduates Karen Adams, Margie Ripper, Anthony Zander and Gerry Mullins

Heat and mass transfer in the long rains: doing engineering under a mango tree
Colin Pritchard

09:50–10:10

Educating EirGrid's Power System Engineers to facilitate a sustainable future - a partnership of Academia and Industry
Patricia Wade and Adele Sleator  

Cross-Departmental Initiatives for a Global Dimension in Engineering Education
Esat Alpay, Anthony Bull and Alison Ahearn  

10:10–10:30

Practical skills and techniques for the transition to a sustainable future, a case study for
engineering education

Brian Dwyer and Edmond Byrne

Implementing English Medium Instruction (EMI) for Engineering Education in Arab world and twenty first century challenges
Abdalmonem
Tamtam, Fiona Gallagher, Sumsun Naher and Abdul Ghani Olabi 

10:30–10:50

Employers views on Engineering Management Education and Future Strategic Development Peter Gibson and Peter Childs 

Manufacturing Engineering Education Across Europe
George Barrow, Robert Heinemann and Srichand Hinduja

10:50–11:10

Incorporating A 5S Structured Approach To The Planning And Delivering Of A Final Year Design Project 
Denis Ring and Jorge Oliveira

Case Study on the Inaugural Design and Construction of a Refugee Shelter for Second Year Engineers  Ruth Collins, Mark Dyer, Anthony Robinson and Kevin O'Kelly

11:10–11:25

Coffee/Tea Break

11:25–13:05

Session 3 (Boole 1): Engineering Ethics & Sustainability in the Curriculum
Chair: Dr. Brian O’Gallachóir

Session 4 (Boole 2): Student Understanding

Chair: Dr. Kevin McCarthy

11:25–11:45

Towards An Integrated Approach To Engineering Ethics 
Eddie Conlon

Embedding ‘Learning & Thinking styles’ into Engineering Materials courses
Plato Kapranos  

11:45–12:05

Teaching ethics to civil engineers: Interdisciplinary reflections  Raymond Flynn and John Barry

 

Research on student understanding as a guide for the development of instructional materials in introductory engineering courses
Andrea Brose and Christian Kautz

12:05–12:25

 A strategy for teaching quantitative sustainability assessment
Stig Irving Olsen

Experiences of teaching, learning and assessment of student research skills on a Level 9 taught programme in engineering
Aidan O'Dwyer 

12:25–12:45

Integrating built environment studies through sustainable development education

Alan Strong and Lesley Hemphill

Adapting to Engineering Education and Teaching Challenges
Karl David Dearn, Athanasios Tsolakis, Thanos Megaritis and Doug Walton  

12:45–13:05

A framework to develop lifelong learning and transferable skills in an engineering programme 
Gavin Duffy and Brian Bowe

Integral Approach to Enhance Engineering Education in an Off Shore University Campus
Sarim
Alzubaidy   

13:05–13:55

Lunch

13:55–14:25

Keynote 2Assoc. Prof. David Shallcross (U. Melbourne, IChemE deputy President for Qualifications)
Sustainable Development In The Modern Engineering Curriculum

(Boole 1)

14:25–15:15

 

Professional Institutions' Forum*: Appropriate relationships between sustainability/sustainable development and engineering education for the 21st Century
*Senior representation from Engineers Australia, Engineers Ireland, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(Boole 1)

15:15–15:30

Coffee/Tea Break

15:30–17:30

Session 5 (Boole 1): Future Perspectives

Mr. Edward Conlon

Session 6 (Boole 2): Student Engagement & Learning Outcomes
Chair: Dr.Emanuel Popovici

15:30–15:50

The Role of the Professional Engineer in the 21st Century

Aoife M. Foley and Paul G. Leahy  

Pedagogical Impact of the MEETS on the Delivery of Engineering Courses
William Cleghorn and Harpreet Dhariwa

15:50–16:10

Qualifying Energy’s Value to Future Engineers and Scientists

Ben Ebenhack and Daniel Martinez 

First year fluids – encouraging student engagement when the class size is large
Jonathan Cole and Stephen Spence

16:10–16:30

Implications of Secondary Level STEM Education on Engineering Student Recruitment
Victoria Frazer, Juliana Early, Geoffrey Cunningham and Colette Murphy

Peer-Assisted Tutoring in Chemical Engineering 

Patricia Kieran, Dermot Malone and Geraldine O'Neill 

16:30–16:50

Energy Engineering - is it a new engineering discipline or simply a pick and mix?
Brian
Ó'Gallachóir

The Impact of Senior Design Project Workload on Student Performance
David Nobes, Curt Stout and Mark Ackerman

16:50–17:10

Analysis of International Graduate Programmes Structures
Dermot Brabazon, Sumsun Naher, Shadi Karazi and Gary Murphy 

Project teaching in biomedical Engineering
Daniela M. S. Campos and Ana C Queiroz  

17:10–17:30

Some Finnish Visions of Engineering Education

TimoPieskä

The Formative Value of Peer Feedback in Project Based Assessment
Raymond Lynch, Seamus Gordon and Niall Seery  

 

 

 

 


Friday, 2nd July 2010

08:50–09:00

Day 2 Welcome & Introduction UCC Vice President for Teaching & Learning Prof. Grace Neville (Boole 1)

09:00–09:30

Keynote 3 - Cheryl Desha, (Griffith University; Deputy Director, The Natural Edge Project, Australia)
Engineering Education & Sustainable Development: Rapid Curriculum Renewal
(Boole 1)

09:30–11:10

Session 7 (Boole 1): Teaching Sustainability
Chair: Dr.Patricia Kieran

Session 8 (Boole 2): Problem Based Learning (PBL)
Chair: Dr. Dermot Brabazon

09:30–09:50

Sustainability: words or do we really teach the engineers effectively?

Jarka Glassey  

Implementation of Project Based Learning in a Large Engineering Programme
Gareth Bennett, Kevin Kelly, Ruth Collins, Frank Boland, Sara Pavia and Kevin O'Kelly

09:50–10:10

Teaching Sustainability through Catalysis

Gregory Yablonsky, John Gleaves and Rebecca Fushimi  

The use of CDIO methodology in creating an integrated curriculum for a new degree programme Hermon Paul, Charles McCartan and Geoff Cunningham

10:10–10:30

An engineering design course: developments over five years emphasising topics of sustainability

Tom Joyce, Iain Evans and Bill Pallan  

Educating Engineers as if they
were Human: PBL in Civil Engineering at the University of Limerick

Declan Phillips, Tom Cosgrove and Michael Quilligan  

10:30–10:50

Teaching Strategies for Sustainability Management
Rodney McDermott and Lynda Hegarty  

Introduction of Problem Based Learning to Mechanical Engineering Curricula
Jindrich
Petruska  

10:50–11:10

A New Graduate Course Teaching Chemical Engineering in use of Renewable Resources

Hui Wang  

Bridging the Gap - An Active/Interactive Approach to Introductory Aerospace Design Education
Juliana Early, Adrian Murphy and Charles McCartan

11:10–11:25

Coffee/Tea Break

11:25–13:00

 Delegate WorkshopCheryl Desha
Emerging Accreditation themes in addressing curriculum renewal towards engineering education for sustainable development (EESD)
(UCC Council Room, North Wing, Quad)

13:00–13:50

Lunch

13:50–14:20

Keynote 4Prof. David Wood (Chair World Chemical Engineering Council Executive, U. Melbourne , Tianjin U.) Some global comparisons of Engineering Education – 21st Century style (Boole 1)

14:20–16:00

Session 9 (Boole 1): Innovation & Information Technology
Chair: Dr. John Fitzpatrick

Session 10 (Boole 2): Developing Skills & Learning Outcomes
Chair: Dr. Plato Kapranos

14:20–14:40

Using Video Reports to Promote Active Engagement in Learning

Peter Willmot and Sarah Bamforth  

Outcomes Assessment in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Programs
Basim
Abu-Jdayil, Hazim Al-Attar and Mohamed Mohamed Al-Marzouqi  

14:40–15:00

Challenges in Providing Practical Labs Online to Distance Learning Students
Marion McAfee and Stephen Reid  

Critical thinking in the university curriculum
Aoife Ahern, Martin McNamara, Tom O'Connor and Gerry MacRuairc  

15:00–15:20

Accelerating Campus Entrepreneurship (ACE): A Sectional Analysis of Practices to Embed Entrepreneurship
Education into Engineering at Irish Higher Education Institutions

Cormac MacMahon, Maébh Coleman, Coleman Ledwith, Brian Cliffe and Róisín McGlone  

Assessing the “Softer Skills” Learning Outcomes in Group Projects
Hermon Paul and Charles McCartan  

15:20–15:40

Capturing and Monitoring of Learning Process through a Business Process Management (BPM) Framework
Ayodeji
Adesina and Derek Molloy

Engineering Education in Service Systems

Vittal Prabhu and Tao Yao  

15:40–16:00

Engineering Community of
Practice within the National
Digital Learning Repository

Dermot Brabazon

Engineering Education: Non-Traditional Specialisms, and The Smart Economy
Sivakumar
Ramachandran 

16:00–16:10

Closing Session (Boole 1)  Including address from Dr Plato Kapranos,
The University of Sheffield, hosts of ISEE2012