This paper was presented at the 2008 Engineering Conference - Innovation Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education.
The need to produce engineering graduates who are ‘fit for purpose’ has been discussed worldwide since the late 1980s. The development of professional skills to permit engineering science to be applied in society has identified the need for communication team working and project management skills. A method for achieving this by incorporating an international competition entry Formula Student into the curriculum with the accompanying changes to teaching methods and spaces is described with student and staff reflection indicating high levels of motivation and achievement. The lessons learnt and the continuing refining of the teaching and learning process will become an integral part of the Activity Led Learning pedagogy within the faculty of Engineering and Computing.
