Essays about: "Engineering Education"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 219 essays containing the words Engineering Education.

1. 21. Hack the Human : A qualitative research study exploring the human factor and social engineering awareness in cybersecurity and risk management among Swedish organizations.

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Isak Andersson; Liza Bjursell; Isak Palm; [2023]
   Keywords : Cybersecurity; risk management; social engineering; risk appetite;

   Abstract : Background: With the rapid advancements in technology, cybersecurity has become a topic of great importance. However, the weakest link in cybersecurity programs is mainly due to human error. READ MORE

3. 22. Not a Timeless Piece

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Erik Skans Mächs; [2023]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Is there a way to visualise time in an efficient way? This project explores how children perceive and visualise time, with the goal to create an educa- tional calendar that will give children in the ages of 7 to 10 a tool to visu- alise how to count with time and how a calendar year ”looks”. To achieve this, a mix of education and play is used to trick the children into learning how time counting works. READ MORE

4. 23. Sustainable Chemistry : An Analysis of Sustainability in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Courses on the Bachelor Level at KTH

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Pontus Enlund; [2023]
   Keywords : CDIO; Education for sustainable development; Engineering chemistry; Interview; Key competencies for sustainable development; Sustainable development; Thematic analysis; CDIO; Hållbar utveckling; intervju; nyckelkompetenser för hållbar utveckling; Teknisk kemi; tematisk analys; utbildning för hållbar utveckling.;

   Abstract : A programme analysis of the compulsory courses at the bachelor level of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology study programme Engineering Chemistry was conducted in order to evaluate how sustainable development is integrated and progressed as well as the attitudes toward sustainable development from the faculty. The analysis built on governing documents as well as interviews with examiners and students. READ MORE

5. 24. The Entrepreneurial Architecture from a Researcher's Point of View

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Amanda Karlsson; Elsa Sidemo; [2023]
   Keywords : entrepreneurial architecture; academic entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial university; commercialisation; triple helix;

   Abstract : The official third mission of universities urges actors within higher education to contribute to social and economic development by encouraging researchers to commercialise their findings. Even so, both practical evidence and research findings are pointing toward issues within the university's management of this task. READ MORE

6. 25. From Professional Engineers to University Lecturers : A Qualitative Inquiry about Motivations, Experiences, and Decision-Making Processes of Second Career-Changing Lecturers

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2023]
   Keywords : Australia; COVID-19; engineer; engineering education; second career changing teacher; self-efficacy; social cognitive career and motivation theory; social cognitive theory;

   Abstract : Background and Research Questions: The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the motivations, experiences, and decision-making processes of a group of professional engineers who decided to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age. Based on the Social Cognitive Career and Motivation Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory, the study was guided by a research question, why would professional engineers decide to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age, particularly in Australia? What are their motivations?  Methodology: In line with the general inductive approach, focus group activity, remarkable item sharing, and member-checking interviews were used to collect in-depth sharing and stories from six participants via the online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE