Engineering and Enterprise : Inspiring Innovation

138 Pages·2016·2.33 MB·English

by  Rao Bhamidimarri, Ailin Liu (eds.)

Rao Bhamidimarri · Ailin Liu Editors
Engineering
and
Enterprise
Inspiring Innovation
Engineering and Enterprise
Rao Bhamidimarri Ailin Liu
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Engineering and Enterprise
Inspiring Innovation
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This volume is dedicated to Professor Nathu
Ram Puri CBE, whose advice and guidance
played an important role in taking forward
my initial work on reinventing science and
engineering curriculum. His creative thinking
(sometimes described unorthodox by his
peers) underpinning engineering business
innovation set a benchmark for others to
aspire for. His passion and commitment to
creating pathways for generating future
leadersofscienceandengineeringbusinesses
is unmatched. Professor Puri’s legacy
continues through the Nathu Puri Institute
established through generous funding from
Puri Foundation for Education, which also
supports thousands of schools, colleges and
universities around the world.
Rao Bhamidimarri
Preface
The global grand challenges of the twenty-first century are profound and
wide-ranging.Healthandwell-being,water,energyandfoodwillbethefociasthe
population approaches 9 billion. The primary mission of the twentieth century
scientistsandengineersrequiresredefining,embracingcreativityandenterprisefor
sustainable development. This will require new approaches to science and engi-
neeringeducationtomeetthedemandfortalentandleadershipfor generatingnext
generation technologies and solutions.
Scientific and engineering professions have traditionally focused on scientific
and technical knowledge and skills and contributed to a step change in wealth
creation and improved quality of life across the world. These improvements have
been primarilyachieved through harnessing the powers ofnature for thebenefitof
mankind. Yet the challenges of sustainability, climate change and resource deple-
tion are better articulated and the non-technical factors, social, environmental and
ethical, are increasingly recognised to be integral to the science and engineering
professions. Thus, science and engineering education can no longer continue to be
limited to science, measurement, modelling and synthesis of these. In today’s
globalised marketplace, the career success of engineering graduates and their
employers demands that the graduates are creative and innovative.
Charles Vest, former president of MIT, speaking to the National Academy of
Engineering conference in 2005 said, “I envy the next generation of engineering
students because this is the most exciting period in human history for science and
engineering”. He went on to say that the engineering educators must tap into
students’ passion, curiosity, engagement and dreams. There has been a growing
interest in innovating science and engineering education over the last 10 years.
The discipline context of education and practice offered professional opportu-
nitiesforscientistsandengineersoverthelastcentury,butonlyafewprogresstobe
the leaders of the industry. Based on the work which I carried out initially at
Massey University in New Zealand in late 1990s and then at Napier University in
Scotland from 2004 to 2007, I proposed the development of a dedicated institute
to promote entrepreneurship in engineering education. Professor Nathu Puri CBE,
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an alumnus of London South Bank University and highly successful industrialist
and entrepreneur, agreed to support this development with a substantive donation.
Thus,theNathuPuriInstituteforEngineeringandEnterprisewasbornin2013with
the primary objective of facilitating innovation of engineering education and
practice.Thisistobeachievedthroughresearchandscholarshipinpartnershipwith
industry, other higher education institutions and learned societies in the UK and
overseas.
This volume consists of contributions from industry, professional institutions
and universities on innovating science and engineering education. The topics
considered range from educating scientists and engineers to give a business edge
and embedding entrepreneurship to work integrated education and curriculum
innovation.
I believe this volume forms an important contribution to the development of
enterprise focused science and engineering education into the future.
Rao Bhamidimarri
Acknowledgements
Thisvolumeisaneditedcompilationofpaperspresentedattheinauguralconference
of the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise. The editors are grateful
to Professor Nathu Puri CBE for the generous donation, which made the estab-
lishment of the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise possible.
Excellent organisational and administrative support provided by Mrs. Oluwatoyin
Cole was critical in ensuring that the manuscripts were ready on time for the pub-
lication. The support provided by the design and reprographics team at London
South Bank University is gratefully acknowledged.
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Contents
Educating Engineers to Make a Difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Andre Krol
Planetary Engineering: Entrepreneurship at the Interface
of Cultures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
J. Otto Kroesen
The Social Entrepreneurship Option for Scientists and Engineers . . . . 27
Richard Hull and Robert Berry
Re-inventing Engineering Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rao Bhamidimarri
The Impact of EngD—Dynamics of Collaborative Relationships
Through Employer Engagement in Doctoral Research Training . . . . . 55
Fumi Kitagawa
Embedding Enterprise and Innovation in STEM Education . . . . . . . . 65
Sa’ad S. Medhat
Transition: Influence of Role Models on the Progression
from Student Life to the World of Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
O. Folayan, P. Enegela, Y. Bankole, I. Colombo and N. Folayan
Use of Industrial SME Based Problem Based Learning to Promote
and Embed Professional and Enterprising Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Plato Kapranos
Giving Enterprising Engineers a Business Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Peter Harrington
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Leading the Way to Enterprising Futures: A Response
to the Engineering Skills Gap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Holly Nicholson and Gary C. Wood
Encouraging Technology Entrepreneurship for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Simon Mosey