JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
Engaging with Industry to Improve Student Learning on Undergraduate Engineering Programmes
Author(s): Margaret Morgan, Pearse O’Gorman
Citation: Margaret Morgan, Pearse O’Gorman, (2018) "Engaging with Industry to Improve Student Learning on Undergraduate Engineering Programmes," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.18, Iss. 3, pp. 44-51
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Despite the many opportunities offered in engineering programmes for active student participation, a
significant proportion of undergraduate students fail to complete their studies. This paper describes how
faculty staff have implemented an active participation approach in a second year module in industrial
engineering through a series of industrial student visits. Students’ participation during the visits and their perceptions of industry before and after the visits are described. Practical suggestions on how site visits to manufacturing companies might be incorporated into the undergraduate engineering curriculum are provided.
