Enhancing the First Year Experience for Engineering Students
Overview
This guide aims to provide a starting point for those with responsibility for the recruitment and retention of first year engineering students and those who wish to contribute to enhancing the first year experience for their students.
The guide comprises a brief introduction to a number of key areas in considering the first year experience for engineers, followed by a series of suggested questions to facilitate discussions and to inform further work or activity. The guide ends with a reference list and further reading material is provided for the sections which include:
Pre-entry and induction; Providing a stimulating and supportive teaching and learning environment; Assessment; Mathematics; and Personal Development Planning.
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About the Author
Liz Willis has a degree in Industrial Design and Technology with Education. Since graduating she has worked for Loughborough University's Admissions and Accommodations departments and been a Design and Technology teacher, teaching 11 - 19 year olds. Liz has been working with the Engineering Subject Centre since 2002 and coordinates a number of the Centre's activities, including Teaching Awards, Mini-Projects, events calendar and the Assessment of Learning Outcomes Working Group (ALOE).
