Breadth Experiential Courses to Meet Programme Outcomes for Engineers

Siegfried Rouvrais () and Sophie Gaultier Le Bris
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Siegfried Rouvrais: PASS - Process for Adaptative Software Systems - Télécom Bretagne - IRISA-D4 - LANGAGE ET GÉNIE LOGICIEL - IRISA - Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires - UR - Université de Rennes - INSA Rennes - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes - INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - ENS Rennes - École normale supérieure - Rennes - Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - Télécom Bretagne - CentraleSupélec - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INFO - Département informatique - UEB - Université européenne de Bretagne - European University of Brittany - Télécom Bretagne - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]
Sophie Gaultier Le Bris: EN - Ecole Navale

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Abstract: In engineering education, it is recognized that non-technical courses are to enhance student enthusiasm. Breadth courses are not part of the classical scope of the curriculum structure and expose students to a range of perspectives outside of their engineering program. For this reason, such courses reinforce the students' motivation and self-confidence, but may also strengthen transdisciplinary skills, fully aligned with the engineering profession requirements. Based on this assumption, this paper reflects, via a qualitative analysis, on a navigation and sea risks course, including in-situ real experiences, aimed at future engineers in a generalist and integrated programme. Because it triggers decision and judgment making skills, the course permits students to develop higher confidence in their ability to grasp complex situations, to adapt dynamically to unexpected circumstances, and to act in uncertain contexts.

Keywords: Engineering education; Competency; Skills; Complexity; Pedagogy; Decision tree; Judgment; breadth courses; integrated programme models; decision skills; judgment making; qualitative analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-11-06
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Published in WEEF & GEDC 2016 : 6th World Engineering Education Forum & The Global Engineering Deans Council, Nov 2016, Seoul, South Korea. pp.326 - 342

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