Transcript ENG-217-Ox

TITLE: TEACHING SELF-AWARENESS, DIVERSITY AND
REFLECTION TO SUPPORT AN INTEGRATED
ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
AUTHORS: E. TILLEY, J. PETERS,
J.E. MITCHELL
GLOBAL NEED =
-
WELL – ROUNDED
ENGINEERING
GRADUATES
GOOD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SUPPLEMENTED
WITH…
• High level analytical &
critical thinking skills;
• Communication &
teamwork skills; and
• Sound understanding
of engineering &
business practice.
UCL INTEGRATED ENGINEERING
PROGRAMME
In-te-gra-ted (adjective)
1. combining or coordinating separate elements so as to
provide a harmonious, interrelated whole (Oxford Dictionary)
Mathematical
Modelling &
Analysis
Design &
Professional
Skills
Integrated
Engineering
IEP Year 1
Discipline
Specific Module
YEAR 1: INTEGRATED ENGINEERING
In-te-gra-ted (approach)
1. introduce engineering problems starting in Year 1, and
bring the math and science (and communication and
economics and ethics) in context of the problems and the
projects (Felder, 2012)
3. REFLECT
Integrated
Engineering
2. PRACTICE
1. TEACH
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING = IE ‘CHALLENGES’
THE EXTRA BIT:
TEACHING SELF-AWARENESS
“What are my natural talents?”
“What sets me apart?”
“What’s my dream job?”
“How do I spend my free time?”
“Who inspires me?”
“What am I good at?”
“What are my core values?”
“Why did I choose to study engineering?”
“How do I learn best?”
“Who do I enjoy collaborating with and why?”
“What motivates me?”
“When do I perform at my best?”
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… BETTER THAN ITS PREDECESSORS
HISTORIC ‘ENGINEER’
PROFILES
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… A WIDER VOCABULARY & A COMMON LANGUAGE
Gallup Press
My “Top 5 Strengths” are …
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… A WIDER VOCABULARY & A COMMON LANGUAGE
Executing
Influencing
Relationship
Building
Strategic
Thinking
Achiever
Arranger
Belief
Consistency
Deliberative
Discipline
Focus
Responsibility
Restorative
Activator
Command
Communication
Competition
Maximiser
Self-Assurance
Significance
WOO (winning
others over)
Adaptability
Developer
Connectedness
Empathy
Harmony
Includer
Individualization
Positivity
Relator
Analytical
Context
Futuristic
Ideation
Input
Intellection
Learner
Strategic
StrengthsFinder2.0 – Strengths based Leadership, Tom Rath & Barry Conchie (Gallup Press)
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… INSIGHT INTO THE STRENGTHS OF THE YR1 EEE
COHORT
ACHIEVER
COMPETITION
Executing
Relationship Building
Influencing
Strategic Thinking
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR TEAM-WORK & LEADERSHIP IN ‘SCENARIOS’
A LOT OF IT’S ABOUT…
Communication
Communication
Communication
… AND FOR
SUPPORTING TEAM DYNAMICS
& DYNAMIC TEAMS
TEAM DYNAMICS & STRENGTHS GAPS
… AN EXAMPLE – THE PERFECT TEAM
Executing
Achiever
Belief
Deliberative
Responsibility
Influencing
Relationship
Building
Strategic
Thinking
Adaptability
Connectedness
Harmony
Includer
Relator
Analytical
Futuristic
Ideation
Input
Intellection
Strategic
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR LEADERSHIP & DYNAMIC TEAMS
“Leading beyond Authority”
(J, Middleton, 2007)
for Dynamic Teams
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR CHOOSING ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Skills Audit &
Deployment
• Natural preferences
• Talents & interests
IDEO, Kelley & Littman, 2005
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR MOTIVATION
D. Pink, 2010
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR IMPROVING DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY
UCL Global Citizenship Programme
“A tool to improve mutual respect among students,
whilst offering a vocabulary to voice and depersonalise frustrations when working together.”
Jan Peters, Katalytic Inc.
Gender Equality
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR EMPLOYABILITY
1-99 employees
100-999
employees
1000+
Average
Communication skills
88
86
82
86
Team-working
85
84
84
85
Integrity
81
86
82
83
Intellectual ability
81
84
78
81
Confidence
80
81
78
80
Character / personality
81
79
60
75
Planning / organisational
74
72
75
74
Literacy
68
67
75
71
Numeracy
68
67
69
68
Analysis and decision
making
64
73
67
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… FOR REFLECTION & PLANNING
UCL Engineering Intentional
Learning Plan (ILP):
• a living document
• focus student’s own learning
• personal reflection and
portfolio of evidence
• demonstrate personal
potential to lead and be led by
future employers
• record of people, events etc.
to support learning and
attaining future goals
STRENGTHSFINDER2.0
… PERSONAL TUTOR SUPPORT
UCL FACULTY WIDE PERSONAL TUTOR PROGRAMME
“Often the role of personal tutor is lost by the end of Term 1,
if you haven’t established a good relationship with your
student. Talking to the students about their personal
strengths, their ILP and short & long term goals has helped to
keep discussions going throughout the year”.
G Roberts, UCL Engineering