This article discusses the tension between quality assurance and quality enhancement in engineering education at a programme level. It acknowledges that accreditation has evolved for many years, but does not agilely support innovation or implement changes in educational programmes. Existing quality assurance systems, institutional collaboration networks, as well as new innovative quality enhancement models and processes are described, contrasted and synthesised. Quality enhancement is analysed based on its function as a source of inspiration and dissemination of good practice. The article reflects on a novel and more collaborative approach to quality enhancement, built on the foundations of specific pedagogical standards and rubrics (e.g. CDIO). One solution leading to real continuous quality enhancement could be flexible and agile evaluation processes. These are founded on measurement and rating frameworks and complemented with quality assurance for engineering education. Incremental enhancement is based on relevant needs identified collaboratively between programmes.
Collaborative quality enhancement in engineering education: an overview of operational models at a programme level
Résumé
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This article discusses the tension between quality assurance and quality enhancement in engineering education at a programme level. It acknowledges that accreditation has evolved for many years, but does not agilely support innovation or implement changes in educational programmes. Existing quality assurance systems, institutional collaboration networks, as well as new innovative quality enhancement models and processes are described, contrasted and synthesised. Quality enhancement is analysed based on its function as a source of inspiration and dissemination of good practice. The article reflects on a novel and more collaborative approach to quality enhancement, built on the foundations of specific pedagogical standards and rubrics (e.g. CDIO). One solution leading to real continuous quality enhancement could be flexible and agile evaluation processes. These are founded on measurement and rating frameworks and complemented with quality assurance for engineering education. Incremental enhancement is based on relevant needs identified collaboratively between programmes.
Auteur(s)
Jens Bennedsen1
, Siegfried Rouvrais2, 3
, Janne Röslof4
, Juha Kontio4
, Fredrik Georgsson5
, Charly Mccartan6
1
Aarhus School of Engineering
( 129711 )
- Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C
- Danemark
Aarhus University [Aarhus] ( 19908 )
2
PASS -
Process for Adaptative Software Systems
( 491314 )
- IMT Atlantique - Campus Brest : Technopôle Brest-Iroise CS 8381829238 BREST Cedex 3 / IRISA - Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes cedex
- France
IMT Atlantique ( 481355 )
;
Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] ( 302102 )
;
LANGAGE ET GÉNIE LOGICIEL ( 491188 )
;
Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires ( 490899 )
;
Université de Rennes ( 105160 )
;
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes ( 117606 )
;
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées ( 301232 )
;
Université de Bretagne Sud ( 172265 )
;
École normale supérieure - Rennes ( 247362 )
;
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique ( 300009 )
;
CentraleSupélec ( 411575 )
;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR6074 ( 441569 )
;
IMT Atlantique ( 481355 )
;
Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] ( 302102 )
3
IMT Atlantique - INFO -
Département Informatique
( 489780 )
- IMT Atlantique - Campus de Brest - Technopôle Brest-Iroise CS 8381829238 BREST Cedex 3
- France
IMT Atlantique ( 481355 )
;
Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] ( 302102 )
4
Faculty of Telecommunications and e-Business (Turku University of Applied Sciences)
( 504037 )
- Finlande
5
Umea Institute of Technology (Umea University)
( 447295 )
- Suède
6
QUB -
Queen's University [Belfast]
( 232128 )
- University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
- Irlande
Langue du document
Anglais
Vulgarisation
Non
Comité de lecture
Oui
Audience
Internationale
Date de publication
2018-02
Page/Identifiant
.
Nom de la revue
European Journal of Engineering Education
(ISSN : 0304-3797, ISSN électronique : 1469-5898)
Publié par Taylor & Francis
Revue non référencée dans Sherpa-Romeo
Domaine(s)
Informatique [cs]/Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]
Informatique [cs]/Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management
Informatique [cs]/Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]
Informatique [cs]/Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]
Jens Bennedsen, Siegfried Rouvrais, Janne Röslof, Juha Kontio, Fredrik Georgsson, et al.. Collaborative quality enhancement in engineering education: an overview of operational models at a programme level. European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018, ⟨10.1080/03043797.2018.1443058⟩. ⟨hal-01759082⟩