TY - CHAP

T1 - Innovation in Continuing Engineering Education with focus on gender and non-traditional students' pathways

AU - Block, Brit Maren

N1 - Conference code: 45

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - The challenges of the 21st century call for supporting Continuing Engineering Education, a topic that is of increasing importance to universities worldwide. Furthermore, attracting new talents (women among others) into Engineering Education, is a key-element in contemporary higher education. Although the offer of studying programs alongside work has grown in recent years, there is still a need for research in context of accompanied studies and a lack of theory-based development in didactic concepts for learning professionals. This paper contributes to this research discourse and aims to generate new insights in a threefold way: (1) by specifying challenges and innovative approaches for accompanied studying programs in Business Engineering; (2) by explaining the theoretical framework for the methodical arrangement of exemplary engineering courses for non-traditional students; and (3) by describing first experiences with the concept during the development and implementation in selected engineering course. This paper also provides a new perspective on how to meet gender aspects. In this context, the influences of interdisciplinary orientation and student- centered course design were analyzed by using semi-structured interviews with female students.

AB - The challenges of the 21st century call for supporting Continuing Engineering Education, a topic that is of increasing importance to universities worldwide. Furthermore, attracting new talents (women among others) into Engineering Education, is a key-element in contemporary higher education. Although the offer of studying programs alongside work has grown in recent years, there is still a need for research in context of accompanied studies and a lack of theory-based development in didactic concepts for learning professionals. This paper contributes to this research discourse and aims to generate new insights in a threefold way: (1) by specifying challenges and innovative approaches for accompanied studying programs in Business Engineering; (2) by explaining the theoretical framework for the methodical arrangement of exemplary engineering courses for non-traditional students; and (3) by describing first experiences with the concept during the development and implementation in selected engineering course. This paper also provides a new perspective on how to meet gender aspects. In this context, the influences of interdisciplinary orientation and student- centered course design were analyzed by using semi-structured interviews with female students.

KW - Attractiveness of engineering education

KW - Continuing engineering education and lifelong learning

KW - Curriculum development

KW - Gender and diversity

KW - University- business cooperation

KW - Engineering

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85034775833&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:85034775833

SP - 276

EP - 283

BT - SEFI Annual Conference 2017

A2 - Bernardino, Jorge

A2 - Rocha, João

A2 - Quadrado, José Carlo

PB - European Society for Engineering Education

T2 - Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education - SEFI 2017

Y2 - 18 September 2017 through 21 September 2017

ER -