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An innovative multi-disciplinary programme to foster maritime engineering students' complex problem solving skills through practical activities at sea

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posted on 2023-05-23, 05:46 authored by Giles Thomas, Paul FurnessPaul Furness, Gaston, T, Christopher Lambert, Schaeffer, P, Virieux, J
Maritime engineering graduates require a wide range of skills and knowledge in order to design and construct modem marine vehicles and structures. In any design activity, there are a number of often-conflicting requirements that need addressing before a successful solution can be achieved. But problems are increasingly complex and do not have neat solutions, so aiding the development of students' complex problem solving skills is a crucial part of an engineering degree course. To address this requirement a programme of teaching and learning voyages for Bachelor of Engineering (BE) maritime engineering students on the Australian Maritime College's (AMC) 35m vessel Bluefin was created in 2005. These voyages provide a powerful learning experience for students by providing the environment to solve a large range of practical problems, which all link closely with their theoretical classroom learning. This paper outlines the purposes of the training voyages; describes the activities undertaken; explains the design of the programme with respect to generic graduate attributes and provides sample feedback on the programme from students and institutions.

History

Publication title

Proceedings of the International Conference on the Education & Professional Development of Engineers in the Maritime Industry

Editors

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Pagination

1-6

ISBN

978-1-905040-93-3

Department/School

Australian Maritime College

Publisher

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Place of publication

10 Upper Belgrave St, London, UK

Event title

International Conference on the Education & Professional Development of Engineers in the Maritime Industry

Event Venue

Newcastle, UK

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-12-07

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-12-08

Rights statement

Copyright 2011 Royal Institution of Naval Architects

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  • Restricted

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