Expanding the Borders Expanding the Borders Janerik Lundquist LiTH LiTH
Expanding the Borders Expanding the Borders p p g g First case Fi First case Fi t t Industrial Engineering and Management Industrial Engineering and Management Industrial Engineering and Management Industrial Engineering and Management Programme Programme
Industrial Engineering Engineering and Management Industrial and Management Started 1969 at LiTH Started 1969 at LiTH 210 seats per annum I plus Ii 210 seats per annum 210 seats per annum – I plus Ii 210 seats per annum I plus Ii I plus Ii 4 engineering branches 4 engineering branches 7 programme specific specialisations 7 programme specific specialisations 7 programme specific specialisations 7 programme specific specialisations 5 international branches 5 international branches Off Offered today at 9 Swedish universities Offered today at 9 Swedish universities Off d t d d t d t 9 S t 9 S di h di h i i iti iti Excellent career and salary prospects Excellent career and salary prospects
Initial Question 1969 Initial Question 1969 Initial Question 1969-73 Initial Question 1969 73 73 73 FISH or FOWL ? FISH or FOWL ? FISH or FOWL ? FISH or FOWL ? Information was needed to Information was needed to Information was needed to Information was needed to potential students and potential students and employers employers
Essential issues Essential issues Essential issues Essential issues Keep the borderline clear Keep the borderline clear b t b t between Industrial Engineering and between Industrial Engineering and I d I d t i l E t i l E i i i i d d Management on one hand and Management on one hand and g Business Administration and Business Administration and Economics on the other Economics on the other Economics on the other Economics on the other
Essential decision Essential decision The I The I- -programme programme IS IS an engineering an engineering programme programme programme programme – there should be no doubt about it ! there should be no doubt about it !
Our goal Our goal Our goal Our goal The I The I- -programme should be programme should be a a unique niche a unique niche unique niche in the Swedish higher unique niche in the Swedish higher in the Swedish higher in the Swedish higher education system education system and and the graduates the graduates in great demand in great demand by by industry and commerce. industry and commerce. industry and commerce. industry and commerce.
Our Means Our Means Our Means Our Means 1/3 Engineering – basic and applied, specially 1/3 Engineering i i i i basic and applied, specially i i i i i i control theory control theory 1/3 Applied mathematics and sciences 1/3 Applied mathematics and sciences – – specially optimisation, mathematical specially optimisation, mathematical p p y p y p , , statistics etc. statistics etc. 1/3 Management subjects 1/3 Management subjects 1/3 Management subjects 1/3 Management subjects TO MAKE USE OF MATHEMATICAL TO MAKE USE OF MATHEMATICAL AND ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE IN AND ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE IN AND ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE IN AND ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES (our niche!) MANAGEMENT STUDIES (our niche!)
Some examples Some examples Some examples Some examples Production economics (based on applied Production economics (based on applied Production economics (based on applied Production economics (based on applied mathematics) mathematics) Production control (based on production Production control (based on production engineering and control theory) engineering and control theory) engineering and control theory) engineering and control theory) Logistics (based on engineering) Logistics (based on engineering) Industrial organisation ( Industrial organisation (NOT NOT Organisation) Organisation) Industrial marketing ( Industrial marketing (NOT NOT Marketing) Marketing) Investment and finance (based on mathe Investment and finance (based on mathe Investment and finance (based on mathe Investment and finance (based on mathe- matical models) matical models)
How to achieve this? How to achieve this? How to achieve this? How to achieve this? � Recruit Recruit teachers teachers with a background in with a background in both engineering and management both engineering and management – both engineering and management both engineering and management easy today, difficult at the beginning easy today, difficult at the beginning � Select appropriate Select appropriate course material course material � Create an Create an Create an integrating learning Create an integrating learning integrating learning integrating learning environment environment – always challenging! always challenging! y y g g g g
International career prospects International career prospects International career prospects International career prospects 1973 1973 T Technical-economic French Technical T h i h i l l economic French i F i F h h Technical economic German Technical Technical Technical-economic German economic German economic German Emphasis on the 2nd foreign language on the 2nd foreign language Emphasis 1977 1977 th A th Academic Year Abroad 4 th 4 th A Academic Year Abroad d d i Y i Y Ab Ab d d
Expanding the Borders Expanding the Borders Expanding the Borders Expanding the Borders S S Second case Second case d d Three new MSc Three new MSc-programmes in Three new MSc Three new MSc-programmes in programmes in programmes in engineering that were set up at engineering that were set up at Campus Norrköping 1997. Campus Norrköping 1997.
Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy � Visions Visions � Long Long- -term planning term planning � Conviction C C Conviction i i i i
Demand from industry Demand from industry Demand from industry Demand from industry Three issues were identified: Three issues were identified: � Intercultural communication � Intercultural communication Intercultural communication Intercultural communication � Ability to work in teams and run projects Ability to work in teams and run projects y y p p j j � Ability to explain and transfer knowledge Ability to explain and transfer knowledge to others to others
Strategic approach Strategic approach Strategic approach Strategic approach Not only educate Not only educate a professional a professional engineer engineer but also engineer engineer but also but also develop the but also develop the develop the develop the individual individual to meet the broad to meet the broad requirements from industry and requirements from industry and society. society. i t i t Shared responsibility with the Shared responsibility with the Shared responsibility with the Shared responsibility with the students students
Consequences Consequences Consequences Consequences Learner Learner- -centred centred and and competence competence- -based curricula b based curricula b d d i i l l t t to enhance employability to enhance employability h h l l bilit bilit
New subjects in engineering New subjects in engineering education education � Oral and written communication Oral and written communication i i i i i i � Rhetoric Rhetoric � Scientific philosophy Scientific philosophy � Ethics and judgement Ethics and judgement Ethics and judgement Ethics and judgement � Literature Literature – – prose and poetry prose and poetry � Music interactive media Music interactive media � Performance training � Performance training Performance training Performance training � Completely free choice of none Completely free choice of none- -engineering engineering subjects during one semester subjects during one semester subjects during one semester subjects during one semester
Is an engineering programme Is an engineering programme homogeneous? homogeneous? ABSOLUTELY NOT! ABSOLUTELY NOT! ABSOLUTELY NOT! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Only from the I Only from the I- y -programme at LiTH we p p programme at LiTH we g g have graduates with approx. 120 have graduates with approx. 120 individual and unique set of subject individual and unique indi id al and indi id al and niq e set of s bject niq e set of s bject set of subject combinations each year. combinations each year. y
Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Engineering education Engineering education programmes programmes are are without borders! without borders!
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