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Creating Global Networks through an Online Engineering Graduate Programme
- Source :
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European Journal of Engineering Education . Mar 2011 36(1):97-106. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Internationally, the railway industry is facing a severe shortage of engineers with high-level, relevant, professional and technical knowledge and abilities, in particular amongst engineers involved in the design, construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure. A unique graduate level programme has been created to meet that global need via a fully online, distance education format. The development and operation of this Master of Engineering degree is proposed as a model of the process needed for industry-relevance, flexible delivery, international networking and professional development required for a successful graduate engineering programme in the twenty-first century. In particular, this paper demonstrates how a mix of new and more familiar technologies are utilised through a variety of tasks to overcome the huge distances and multiple time zones that separate the participants across a growing number of countries, successfully achieving close and sustained interaction amongst the participants and railway experts. (Contains 4 figures.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0304-3797
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- European Journal of Engineering Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ914993
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2010.541555