Observing cultural interactions in engineering design projects

Goldfinch, T; Layton, C; Gardner, AP; Thomas, G; Henderson, A; McCarthy, T

Observing cultural interactions in engineering design projects

Goldfinch, T Layton, C Gardner, AP

Thomas, G Henderson, A McCarthy, T

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Publisher:: Engineers Australia
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE2011) - Developing Engineers for Social Justice: Community Involvement, Ethics & Sustainability, 2011, pp. 184 - 190
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Goldfinch, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Layton, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gardner, AP https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-591X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Henderson, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McCarthy, T	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Al-Abdeli, YM	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Lindsay, E	en_US
dc.date	2011-12-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE2011) - Developing Engineers for Social Justice: Community Involvement, Ethics & Sustainability, 2011, pp. 184 - 190	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780858259980	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29599
dc.description.abstract	The University of Wollongong and partner institutions UTAS, UTS, and QUT have engaged in an ALTC funded project to address issues of intercultural competence in engineering. As a major component of this project, observational research techniques are being employed to assess the current state of intercultural competence in first and second year engineering students. The research described in this paper is a process employed by the authors to observe cultural interactions between students in first or second year design subjects. The process involves simple video recordings of the groupsâ interactions over the course of a normal project team meeting, which are then coded and analysed using NVivo 8. To identify cultural diversity within the observed groups and perceived intercultural competency, the observation session is followed by a brief survey which incorporates dimensions of self and peer evaluation. This research will be conducted at all four participating institutions over the teaching semesters of 2011. As well as establishing an overview of the current state of intercultural intelligence amongst engineering cohorts, these research outcomes will be used to develop packaged teaching modules for developing intercultural intelligence amongst both engineering students and teaching staff.	en_US
dc.publisher	Engineers Australia	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE2011) - Developing Engineers for Social Justice: Community Involvement, Ethics & Sustainability	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	AAEE - Annual Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education	en_US
dc.title	Observing cultural interactions in engineering design projects	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Fremantle, WA	en_US
utslib.for	0999 Other Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Fremantle, WA	en_US
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Abstract:

The University of Wollongong and partner institutions UTAS, UTS, and QUT have engaged in an ALTC funded project to address issues of intercultural competence in engineering. As a major component of this project, observational research techniques are being employed to assess the current state of intercultural competence in first and second year engineering students. The research described in this paper is a process employed by the authors to observe cultural interactions between students in first or second year design subjects. The process involves simple video recordings of the groupsâ interactions over the course of a normal project team meeting, which are then coded and analysed using NVivo 8. To identify cultural diversity within the observed groups and perceived intercultural competency, the observation session is followed by a brief survey which incorporates dimensions of self and peer evaluation. This research will be conducted at all four participating institutions over the teaching semesters of 2011. As well as establishing an overview of the current state of intercultural intelligence amongst engineering cohorts, these research outcomes will be used to develop packaged teaching modules for developing intercultural intelligence amongst both engineering students and teaching staff.

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