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Working together: the positive effects of introducing formal teams in a first year Engineering degree

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dc.creator Clare Hopkins
dc.creator Thomas Joyce
dc.date 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:06:29Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:06:29Z
dc.identifier 1750-0044
dc.identifier 1750-0052
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/f9002bf6fd774fa1b098f4b9b8fa31b4
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10541
dc.identifier.uri http://journals.heacademy.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.11120/ened.2011.06010021
dc.description Students enrolled in engineering courses in the UK have a higher than average rate of non-progression from Stage 1 to Stage 2. In the academic year 2009/10, in response to these concerns, the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering at Newcastle University introduced a model of team working based on a scheme which had previously proved effective in increasing retention at another institution. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of students’ perceptions of the introduction of team working revealed both their appreciation of this way of working together with identification of aspects of the model requiring further refinement. Analysis of statistical data relating to progression from Stage 1 to Stage 2 for this cohort of students revealed an increased number of students continuing into Stage 2, from an average of 82.0% over the academic years 2005/06 to 2008/09, to 92.5% for the academic year 2009/10. This paper discusses the impact of the introduction of this team working through feedback provided by the students themselves.
dc.language English
dc.publisher The Higher Education Academy
dc.relation http://www.engsc.ac.uk/journal/index.php/ee/article/view/162/246
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0044
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1750-0052
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source Engineering Education, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 21-30 (2011)
dc.subject team working
dc.subject collaborative learning
dc.subject focus groups
dc.subject student feedback
dc.subject first year
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject DOAJ:General and Civil Engineering
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
dc.subject TA1-2040
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject T
dc.title Working together: the positive effects of introducing formal teams in a first year Engineering degree
dc.type Article


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