Commitment to Quality of Student Learning
The quality of the learning experience and thus the education of professional
engineers depends on the entry requirements to the various courses, the appropriateness
of the learning environment, the calibre of the academic and technical staff
and the requirements to obtain practical experience to supplement the academic
content of courses.
The goal is to produce graduates who exceed internationally recognised standards
of achievement and competencies
Quality can be enhanced by:
- Appointment and retention of high quality academic and technical staff
who are committed to quality teaching and actively involved in research
and consulting work.
- Encouraging exchanges between institutions of both academic staff and
course material that can enhance existing programmes and contribute to ongoing
curriculum reviews
- Identifying and sharing teaching methods and resources which will improve
the learning experience for students
- Maintaining well equipped and up to date laboratories and computing resources
- Ensuring library facilities and holdings including on-line access to Virtual
Libraries adequately support staff and student activities
- Working with IPENZ and ACENZ to ensure quality practical experience is
available for all students
- Promotion of the Teaching Excellence Awards and encouragement for staff
to present papers at meetings of engineering educators.
- Facilitating discipline meetings to discuss curriculum and teaching methods
- Developing a range of awards for research projects by final year engineering
students
- Making good use of Industry Advisory Bodies
- Engaging in dialogue with secondary schools as the NCEA is introduced
to give a clear understanding of entry requirements associated with the
various engineering courses
- Engaging in dialogue with Industry Training Organisations to facilitate
a seamless transition from workplace based training to tertiary study.