| Title: |
An innovative offshore delivery of an undergraduate mechanical engineering program |
| Authors: |
Alam, Firoz; Subic, Aleksandar; Plumb, Gregory; Shortis, Mark; Chandra, Reddy P. |
| Contributors: |
Swinburne University of Technology |
| Source: |
Developments in engineering education standards: advanced curriculum innovations / Alan B. Bradley, Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury and Doug Hargreaves (eds.), Chapter 13, pp. 233-245 |
| Publisher Information: |
IGI Global |
| Publication Year: |
2012 |
| Collection: |
Swinburne University of Technology: Swinburne Research Bank |
| Description: |
In the era of globalisation, traditional onshore education providers have the opportunity to offer offshore education to meet student needs. Although a number of many non-engineering programs have been offered offshore for some time, the engineering programs generally lag behind due to insufficient laboratory and workshop facilities off campus and the difficulties encountered when trying to emulate this learning experience. RMIT University's offshore mechanical engineering program is designed to overcome these difficulties by combining traditional teaching and learning with flexible learning modes. The program represents a hybrid approach and has drawn significant interest among students, educational developers, and professional bodies. |
| Document Type: |
book part |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/399362; https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0951-8.ch013 |
| DOI: |
10.4018/978-1-4666-0951-8.ch013 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/399362; https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0951-8.ch013 |
| Rights: |
Copyright © 2012 IGI Global. |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.D3606C99 |
| Database: |
BASE |