Tirapelle, Monica;
Chia, Dian Ning;
Duanmu, Fanyi;
Katsoulas, Konstantinos;
Marchetto, Alberto;
Sorensen, Eva;
(2023)
Practical learning activities to increase the interest of university applicants in STEM careers in the era of Industry 4.0.
In: Kokossis, Antonios C and Georgiadis, Michael C and Pistikopoulos, Efstratios, (eds.)
33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering.
(pp. 3465-3470).
Elsevier
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Abstract
Inspiring young students, especially young girls, about STEM disciplines is crucial to address the current shortage of engineers. Since the engineering skills that are required by graduates are evolving in line with technological progress, there is now an even stronger need for graduates with strong Process Systems Engineering skills. In this work, we describe an effective way to promote the chemical engineering curriculum, with particular emphasis on computational tools, to a group of Year 12 high school students during a one-week course in our department. The course was designed to engage students in active learning through interactive sessions and practical hands-on activities. Through the course, the students gained a better understanding of the importance of STEM subjects and, in particular, of the challenges and opportunities that engineers encounter in the era of Industry 4.0 with ever-increasing use of digitalization in process design and operation.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Practical learning activities to increase the interest of university applicants in STEM careers in the era of Industry 4.0 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780443152740 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/B978-0-443-15274-0.50553-9 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15274-0.50553-9 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Engineering Education, Hands-on activities, Active learning, Orientation to university, PSE computational tools |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10176436 |
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