Opening Learning in Engineering for ITE & Diploma graduates

Open Learning in Engineering - ITEPoly-2013 1

Opening Learning in Engineering for ITE &

Diploma graduates

Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强 )Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists (SIET)

Website: www.siet.org.sg Email: [email protected]


Highlights About the Speaker Introduction What is Open Learning? Open Learning in Engineering (OLE) for ITE &

Diploma Graduates Recognitions of Engineering Degrees by Open

Learning Questions & Answers


About the Speaker - Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强 )

Singapore : SP/NUS/NTU. Australia :

MelbU/RMIT/CQU. Chartered Engineer

(UK/Ireland/Australia) Chartered Builder (UK) Chartered Mathematician

(UK) Chartered Scientist (UK) Chartered

Environmentalist (UK). A life-long learner.


Introduction The Engineering Team :

Engineers + Technologists + Technicians + Tradesmen/Craftsmen.

Professional Bodies: Institution of Engineers, Singapore [IES][1966]

[Website: www.ies.org.sg ] Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists

[SIET][1980][Website: www.siet.org.sg ]


Professional Level Academic Criteria

Singapore Australia United Kingdom

Professional Engineer/

CEng(UK)

BEng (4 yrs FT)

BEng (4 yrs FT)

MEng (4 yrs FT)

Engineering Technologist/IEng(UK)

Poly Diploma

(3 yrs FT)

BEngTech BEng(Hons)

(3 yrs FT)

Engineering Technician/

EngTech(UK)

ITE – Higher Nitec (2 yrs FT)

Associate Degree/

Advanced Dip

HND

Tradesman/

Craftsman

ITE - Nitec Cert – Level 3 OND


What is Open Learning?

Open learning is a teaching method . Open learning is supposed to allow pupils

self-determined, independent and interest-guided learning.

Also : Active Learning….Cooperative Learning….Distance Education….Open Education.


What is Open Learning? Distance education or distance learning is a field of

education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom.

It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both."


OLE for ITE & Diploma graduates UK:

Teesside University – HND in Engineering Aston University – BSc(Prof Eng) accredited by

Engineering Council for ‘Incorporated Engineer’. Australia:

University of Southern Queensland – Associate Degree in Engineering ; Bachelor of Engineering Technology; Bachelor of Engineering, accredited by Engineers Australia.

USA: University of North Dakota – BSc (Eng), accredited by

ABET.


Teesside University, UK[website: www.tees.ac.uk ]

1844 : Middlesbrough-based Mechanics' Institute 1930 : Constantine Technical College 1969 : Teesside Polytechnic 1992 : University of Teesside


Teeside University - Constantine Building


Teesside University Open Learning in Engineering [TUOL] Teesside University open learning in engineering

(TUOL) is the world’s leading provider of high quality flexible education to the engineering industry.

For 25 years we have been creating high quality, stand alone, open learning materials. It is a realistic way to deliver necessary training and education to staff who are unable to attend conventional classroom based courses. So, if you work on an oil rig in the Caribbean or in pipeline construction in a desert, your professional development need not be interrupted – you can study at your own pace, effectively anywhere.


Teesside University Open Learning in Engineering [TUOL]

More than 30,000 students worldwide have studied engineering and technology courses that we have designed and developed. And our portfolio is growing. We offer: level 2 and 3 City & Guilds Certificates Higher National Certificates and Higher National

Diplomas at levels 4 and 5


Teesside University Open Learning in Engineering [TUOL]

comprehensive tutor support network a dedicated online support site through

e-learning which provides learning and support materials.


Teesside University Open Learning in Engineering [TUOL] We currently offer HNC/D courses by flexible open learning in:

Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HND Mechanical Engineering, HNC Mechanical Engineering, HND Instrumentation and Control Engineering, HNC Instrumentation and Control Engineering, HND Chemical Engineering, HNC Chemical Engineering, HND Process Engineering, HNC Process Engineering, HND


Teesside University Open Learning in Engineering [TUOL] After successfully completing a HND, you are

well placed to continue your education and may consider studying for a degree. Teesside offers BEng (Hons) and MEng (Hons) degrees in a range of engineering disciplines, however these are not currently available through open learning.


Teesside University – TUOL : Contact Teesside University open learning in engineering

School of Science & EngineeringTeesside UniversityMiddlesbrough Tees Valley TS1 3BA

T: +44 (0)1642 342740Fax: +44 (0)1642 342743E: [email protected]

Dr Paul Shelton (Director) T: 01642 342497 | E: [email protected]


Aston University, UK 1895 – Birmingham

Municipal Technical School.

1927 : Birmingham Central Technical College

1951 : College of Technology, Birmingham.

1956 : the first designated College of Advanced Technology

1966 – gained University Status by Royal Charter


Distance learning at Aston – Engineering

BEng (Hons) Professional Engineering (Power Systems) Incorporated Engineer

MSc Professional Engineering Chartered Engineer


University of Southern Queensland[Website : www.usq.edu.au ]

1967 : Queensland Institute of Technology (Darling Downs Campus).

1971 : Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education

1990: the University College of Southern Queensland

1992: University of Southern Queensland


University of Southern Queensland[Website : www.usq.edu.au ] Engineering Degrees offered:

Associate Degree of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology Bachelor of Engineering (in 10 different Majors). Master of Engineering Engineering Doctorates

BEng Accredited by Engineers Australia as Professional Engineers.


USQ- Bachelor of Engineering (BENG) - BEng Standard duration: 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time or external Total : 32 units Major

Agricultural Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Environmental Engineering Instrumentation and Control Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronic Engineering Power Engineering


University of North Dakota, USA[website: www.und.edu ]

The University of North Dakota (UND) is a public research university located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.

Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883.


UND - Early 20th century campus scenes


UND - Merrifield Hall

UND - Chester Fritz Library


Online & Distance Education at UND The University of North Dakota has a strong

history in distance learning, offering correspondence by mail courses since 1911. Today, more than 7,000 enroll in distance courses each year.

With the University of North Dakota’s ABET-accredited distance engineering degree program, you can earn your Bachelor of Science in Engineering while you continue to live and work in your local community.


Online & Distance Education at UND The College of Engineering and Mines currently offers five of our

engineering degree programs (chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and petroleum) through a distance delivery mode called our Distance Engineering Degree Program (DEDP).

Our DEDP delivery mode offers non-traditional engineering students an opportunity to complete most of their undergraduate degree coursework in our accredited undergraduate engineering programs through the internet. Students are required to complete their laboratory requirements through accelerated summer courses at UND. Since our DEDP students experience the same lectures and coursework requirements as our on campus students, we consider this education experience to be essentially equivalent.


UND – Online First Degrees in Engineering (accredited by ABET)

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Mechanical

Engineering Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering


UND - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Begins every Fall (August), Spring (January) &

Summer (May) 135 Credits 6+ Years to Complete Online Recorded Lectures with On-Campus Labs Deadlines for Lessons/Exams ABET Accredited


UND - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Begins every Fall (August), Spring (January) &



UND - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Begins every Fall (August), Spring (January) &



Recognitions of Engineering Degrees by Open Learning International Engineering Agreements:

Mutual Recognition of Engineering Qualifications: The Washington Accord (1989) The Sydney Accord (2001) The Dublin Accord (2002)

Mutual Recognition of Professional Competence: APEC Engineer agreement (1999) The Engineers Mobility Forum agreement (2001) The Engineering Technologist Mobility Forum agreement

(2003)


Washington Accord Established in 1989. The Washington Accord is an international

accreditation agreement for professional engineering academic degrees.

The Washington Accord covers undergraduate engineering degrees.

The accord is not directly responsible for the licensing or registration of Professional Engineers and Chartered Engineers, but it does cover the academic requirements that are part of the licensing processes in signatory countries.


Washington Accord- Full Signatories (2011) Australia - Represented by

Engineers Australia (1989) Canada - Represented by

Engineers Canada (1989) Chinese Taipei - Represented by

Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (2007)

Hong Kong China - Represented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (1995)

Ireland - Represented by Engineers Ireland (1989)

Japan - Represented by Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (2005)

Korea - Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (2007)

Malaysia - Represented by Board of Engineers Malaysia (2009)

New Zealand - Represented by Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (1989)

Singapore - Represented by Institution of Engineers Singapore (2006)

South Africa - Represented by Engineering Council of South Africa (1999)

Turkey - Represented by MUDEK (2011)

United Kingdom - Represented by Engineering Council UK (1989)

United States - Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (1989)


Washington Accord

Australia:

Engineers Australia

USA: ABET

UK: Engineering Council

Singapore:

IES; PEB

Malaysia:

IEM; BEM


Recognitions of Overseas Engineering Degrees in Singapore by PEB The PEB in Singapore has given the following

‘clarifications’ in the recent ‘Approved Qualifications – Notification 2009’: Section 2(b) Does not include any study through

(i) a distance learning programme; or (ii) a twinning programme conducted wholly or partly

by a university, college or an institution that is not specified in the Schedule, unless such twinning programme is approved by the Board.


Recognitions of Overseas Engineering Degrees in Singapore by PEB Section 3(f) : If the qualification has been obtained

partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification – (i) that other qualification must be approved by the Board; and (ii) the advanced standing credits must not exceed one-half of

the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in the undergraduate engineering degree programme for the qualification.


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