A GRADUATE CAPABILITY-FOCUSED TOP DOWN APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING THIRD LEVEL PROGRAMMES

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A GRADUATE CAPABILITY-FOCUSED TOP DOWN APPROACH
FOR DEVELOPING THIRD LEVEL PROGRAMMES

• Professor Saleem Hashmi
• School of Mechanical and Manufacturing
  Engineering,
• Dublin City University, Ireland

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• Engineering Programmes are developed to cater
  for the needs of industry and enterprise.

As such, it is vital that engineering programmes
produce graduates with appropriate technical and
professional attributes that industry needs.
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Outcome based Programme Design

• Programme produces graduates with prescribed
  attributes (Programme Learning Outcomes).

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Concept of Learning Outcomes (LOs)

• In short LOs are the ability to perform some
  task or gain enabling knowledge base.

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Top Down Programme Development

• Step 1
• Defining Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO) based
  on core competences.

Each core competence usually comprises of one or
more Programme Learning Outcomes.
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Top Down Programme Development

• Step 2
• Identifying Specific Competences and to identify
  supporting knowledge base for the Essential
  modules.

The corresponding modules and their learning
outcomes are then identified relatively easily.
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Top Down Programme Development

• Remaining peripheral knowledge base which
  prepare engineers for the society, business,
  ethics and environment are then selected as
  appropriate.

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Example of Module Learning Outcomes

• Module CAD/CAM
• LOs Able to produce detail drawing of
  parts/components using CAD facilities

-Able to select appropriate materials.
-Able to generate codes and communicate CAD
files to CNC machine for producing the
parts/components.
-Able to estimate the production cost of the
part. - -
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A typical Programme Development diagram can be
depicted in three stages
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
SPECIFIC CAPABILITIES
CORE Capabilities
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Computer Aided Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering (CAMME)
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Top Down Planning Diagram for BEng in CAMME
CORE Capabilities Competent in the development
application of computer based tools for
mechanical manufacturing engineering
activities.

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CAMME - Specific Capabilities
ESSENTIAL KNOWDEDGE BASE
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CAMME Essential Knowledge base
ESSENTIAL
KNOWLEDGE BASE
Enterprise Management
Product Development
Business Accounting
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Mechatronic Engineering (ME)
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Top Down Planning Diagram for BEng in ME
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ME - Specific Capabilities
ESSENTIAL
KNOWLEDGE BASE
SPECIFIC
CAPABILITIES
CAD/CAM
Design Analysis
Design of digital Circuit and Systems
Control System Design
CORE
Capabilities
Automated Inspection and Image processing
System simulation and automation
Embedded System
Integrated Project Management
Software Development
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ME Essential Knowledge base
ESSENTIAL
KNOWLEDGE BASE
enterprise
Engg. communication
Mathematics
management
Engg. materials
Discipline Integrative Studies
materials
Manufacturing
SPECIFIC
CAPABILITIES
strength
technology
properties
CORE
Technology software
Capabilities
selection
engineering
Mechanics of materials and machines
Software Engineering
Waves and optics
business
Electronic fundamentals
Applied mechanics
accounting
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Computer Business studies in Manufacturing
Engineering (MEB)
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Top Down Planning Diagram for BEng in (MEB)
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MEB - Specific Capabilities
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MEB Essential Knowledge base
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Bio Medical Device Engineering (BioMED)
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Top Down Planning Diagram for BEng in BioMED
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BioMED- Specific Capabilities
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BioMED Essential Knowledge base
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Top Down Planning Exercise for the delegates

• I am now proposing that all the delegates take
  part in an exercise to produce Top Down planning
  of one of the degree Programmes listed in the
  following slide

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Top Down Planning Exercise for the delegates

• Choice of degree Programmes
• BEng in Sports Engineering and Technology
• BSc in Engineering and Marketing
• BA in Nationalism, International Relations and
  Peace Studies
• MA in Human Sexuality Studies

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Top Down Course Planning Work Sheet

• Choice of degree Programmes
• Select Degree
• Core capability (Maximum 20 words)
• Specific capabilities (up to 10)
• Essential knowledge base (up to 25 subjects)
• Peripheral Knowledge base (up to 5 subjects)

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Thanks!