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12 June 2003, 10.00am-3.30pm, Room 3118 Eric Mensforth Building, Sheffield Hallam University. Facilitated by Professor Mike Bramhall.

Overview

• Are you a Materials lecturer, or Engineering/Technology lecturer?
• Do you teach Materials to Engineering or Technology students?

If so, then this event is for you. The aim of this national workshop is to give you an overview of what may be included in terms of Materials content in Engineering/Technology courses.

Participants in the workshop will have the opportunity to:

• identify and discuss the current issues relating to the teaching of Materials within a broad engineering/technology context.
• explore examples of good practice from across the UK higher education community, and share/exchange ideas.
• have 'hands on' experience of specialist software as an aid to teaching Materials.

The workshop will be highly interactive, and forms part of the Thematic Groups series of the UK Centre for Materials Education.

  

Programme

10.00	Registration and coffee
10.30	Overview
	Why do engineers need to know about Materials?
11.00	Group Task
	What topics need to be covered? What depth? What level? What should be at undergraduate and postgraduate levels? What about technology courses?
11.30	Feedback
12.00	What teaching and assessment methods should you use?
	Example methods given such as case studies, laboratories and use of software.
12.30	Group discussion on best practice
1.00	Lunch
2.00	CES/MATTER demonstration
3.00	Group discussion
	What has been learnt from the workshop? What changes can be made in your courses? What should be included in the booklet on this topic which forms part of the Thematic Group Series?
3.30	Close