Title :
Developing an engineering education ecosystem in a pre-engineering intensive English program
Author :
Rindfleisch, William ; Lau, Laura ; Robinson, Lynne
Author_Institution :
Adv. Univ. Placement Program, Pet. Inst., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
Both the depth and breadth needed in engineering education today can be addressed even before students enter engineering courses. This is particularly significant for English-medium engineering programs in countries where English is a foreign language. This paper describes how, with an ecological perspective, the environment of engineering education can be incorporated in an intensive English program which bridges the gap between secondary and tertiary education.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; engineering courses; engineering education ecosystem; preengineering intensive English program; secondary education; tertiary education; Companies; Ecosystems; Engineering education; Materials; Petroleum; Petroleum industry; ecological perspective;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-642-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773249