In this blog post, I share with you the Reimagine Stem podcast episode in which I reflect on my experiences as a founding member of the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) at University College London.

The Australian National University Reimagine Project

The Reimagine project seeks to trigger new, innovative and creative thinking on possible futures for engineering and computing education relevant to the 21st century. The Reimagine STEM podcast is part of this initiative, and it provides a platform for researchers, thinkers and practitioners of engineering education to share their thoughts.

What is the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP)?

The IEP is an engineering education framework that underpins the undergraduate engineering degree programmes at University College London (UCL).  The IEP framework is based on the premise that modern engineers are increasingly required to find solutions to complex, interdisciplinary problems that span, and often go beyond, the current boundaries of today’s engineering disciplines. This means that today’s engineering graduates must be fully conversant with the theoretical principles of their discipline as well as having the necessary problem solving and communications skills to enable them to work in multi-disciplinary teams on interdisciplinary problems. Moreover, today’s graduate engineers should understand the context of the problems they address, as well as appreciating the ethical, societal and financial connotations of their design decisions.

The link to the Reimagine Podcast

To access the podcast, click here: Integrating engineering education – Abel Nyamapfene

Key Papers on the IEP:

I have previously discussed the IEP in an earlier blog:The UCL Integrated Engineering Programme: A Very Brief Guide. Below I also provide some key papers that we have written over the past few years, and that are designed to give an indepth understanding of the IEP.

Bains, S; (2019) Teaching Technical Communication to Engineering Students at Scale. In: 2019 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). (pp. pp. 83-89). IEEE: Aachen, Germany, Germany. [Download]

Mitchell, JE; Nyamapfene, A; Roach, K; Tilley, E; (2019) Faculty wide curriculum reform: the integrated engineering programme. European Journal of Engineering Education 10.1080/03043797.2019.1593324

Mitchell, J; Nyamapfene, A; Roach, K; Tilley, E; (2019) Philosophies and pedagogies that shape an integrated engineering programme. Higher Education Pedagogies, 4 (1) pp. 180-196. 10.1080/23752696.2018.1507624. 

Mitchell, JE; Rogers, L; (2019) Staff perceptions of implementing project-based learning in engineering education. European Journal of Engineering Education 10.1080/03043797.2019.1641471

Peters, J; Direito, I; Roach, K; Tilley, E; (2019) Designing inclusive approaches in intensive team-based engineering learning environments. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology , 11 (1) pp. 93-107.[Download]