MP1: 21st  century competencies and skills for global engineers and technologists: Design and technical

Introducing design to mechanical engineering students, Duncan E T Shepherd, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Teaching engineering design skills, Nikos J. Mourtos, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA Developing programming skills to enhance engineering dynamics modelling, Desmond Adair and Martin Jaeger, Australian College of Kuwait, Mishref, Kuwait Ability in diagnosing equipment faults: contribution of students’ practical intelligence, Zol Bahri Razali† and James P. Trevelyan‡, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia† University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia‡ Virtual reality simulator developed welding technology skills, Faizal Amin Nur Yunus, Jamaluddin Hashim, Saiful Hadi Masran and Jamil Baser, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia

 

MP2: 21st  century competencies and skills for global engineers and technologists: Generic and non-technical

An integrated delivery and assessment process to address the graduate attribute spectrum, Mark Symes†, Dev Ranmuthugala†, Christopher Chin† and Anna Carew‡, Australian Maritime College, Newnham, Australia† University of Tasmania, Newnham, Australia‡ Developing cognitive learning objectives for attaining competency, K. Sukumaran, Archana Institute of Technology, Krishnagiri, India Technical skills and non-technical skills: predefinition concept, Ahmad Nabil Bin Md Nasir, Dayana Farzeeha Ali, Muhammad Khair Bin Noordin and Mohd Safarin Nordin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Non-technical skills for technical skilled workers in Malaysia, Ahmad Nabil Bin Md Nasir, Dayana Farzeeha Bt Ali, Muhammad Khair Bin Noordin, Mohd Safarin Bin Nordin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Learning project skills for ‘real world’ environment, Aaron S. Blicblau and David Richards, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

 

MP3: Distance, online and flexible learning in engineering and technology education

E-learning and learner needs in information and communication technology education, Lisa Soon† and Campbell Fraser‡, CQUniversity, Mackay, Australia† Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia‡ Sustainability in teaching-learning process: application of e- learning for polytechnic education in India, Suresh Yavalkar†, Mahesh Shivankar‡ and Narendra Ambadekar†, M.S. Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, India†, Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Ltd, Jaipur, India‡ The effect of cognitive preferences and prior knowledge on web-mediated instruction, Marlina Mohamad†‡ and Elspeth McKay†, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia† Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia‡ An inductive, interactive and adaptive hybrid problem-based learning methodology: application to statistics, Ada Zheng and Yan Zhou, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Virtual University and e - learning: future perspectives in technical education of India, S.B. Thorat†, N.V. Kalyankar‡, S. D. Khamitkar*, Ashwini Kulkarni**, M.M. Bokare†, Institute of Technology and Management, Nanded, India† Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded, India‡ Swami Rmanand Teerth Marathwada, University, Nanded, India* ICMR, Pune, India**

 

MP4: Leadership, management and professional development

Integrating technology education with leadership development, Mohammed Lahkim and Anrieta Draganova, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE Staff professional development, M.S. Mathivanan, SSM College of Engineering, Komarpalayalam, India Leading part-time teaching staff to achieve excellent teaching, Georgios Kabouridis, Technological Educational Institute (TEI), Patras, Greece Multi-criteria structured educational factors for project managers, S. Sorooshian†, Z. Norzima†, I. Yusof‡ and M.Y. Rosnah†, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia† University Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Malaysia‡

 

MP5: University-university, university-community and university-industry cooperation

Trends in the quality of the student experience: an international perspective based on studies in three universities, M. Shah† and S. Nair‡, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia† University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia‡ Critical success factors of learning support at Australian Technology Network of Universities:  a conceptual framework approach, Ferry Jie, Huan Vo Tran and Grace Nova, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Flinders University work integrated learning program for engineering students, Jim S. Jimmy Li and Sherry Randhawa, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Solar powered vehicle, Yogesh Sunil Wamborikar and Abhay Sinha, SRM University, Chennai, India

 

MP6: Quality assurance and accreditation of engineering and technology education

Quality improvement in higher education institutions, Constantin Oprean, Claudiu Vasile Kifor and Lucian Lonel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania Innovation-centric teaching and learning in technical education, Om Vikas, Delhi, India Towards knowledge management integrated quality accreditation system for Indian engineering education using system dynamics, Abdul Razak Honnutagi, Rajendra Sonar and Subash Babu, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India