In recognition of the changing higher education landscape and industry led demand for graduates with a high level of practical engineering skills the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the University of Nottingham has recently redesigned the way its courses are delivered.
The re-design saw the introduction of significant design based modules in Years 1 and 2 accounting for one third of the assessment of these academic years. For the First Year. the module’s primary aim was to enable students from the outset to think and work as real engineers whilst playing a pivotal role in supporting their transition from FE to HE.
This paper sets out the objectives of the First Year project module outlines the pedagogical challenges faced from a teaching perspective and with the module now entering its second year will also report on the success of the module from the perspective of the student.
