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Postgraduate Teaching in the Department of Engineering

Postgraduate Teaching in the Department of Engineering. David Cardwell Deputy Head (Graduate Studies) Holger Babinsky Secretary of Degree Committee. Introduction Statistics Recent developments and achievements Future plans Potential barriers to success. Outline.

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Postgraduate Teaching in the Department of Engineering

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  1. Postgraduate Teaching in the Department of Engineering David Cardwell Deputy Head (Graduate Studies) Holger Babinsky Secretary of Degree Committee

  2. Introduction Statistics Recent developments and achievements Future plans Potential barriers to success Outline

  3. CUED is largest Engineering Dept in UK Division-based teaching of research and taught courses Comprehensive graduate programme ‘Hands-on’ approach Produce high quality students Introduction

  4. To recruit high caliber graduate students. To educate students to the highest possible academic standards, leading to the award of both taught higher degrees and degrees by research. To prepare graduate students for a career in Engineering, including the provision of transferable skills. Objectives

  5. Committee structure Graduate Education Committee Transferable Skills Committee General Board Faculty Board of Engineering Board of Graduate Studies Graduate Teaching Committee Quality Committee Degree Committee Divisional Representation

  6. M.Phil, M.Sc. and Ph.D research degrees Full and part-time Ph.Ds Taught M.Phil courses in; Engineering for Sustainable Development (39 students in 2007-08) Industrial Systems, Manufacture and Management (36) Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology (12) Courseswww.eng.cam.ac.uk/graduate/postgrad/

  7. Statistics For admission 2007-08 Applications received; 782 Applications accepted; 351 (76% male, 24% female) Students admitted; 224 (65% research, 35% taught) Applications:admissions ratio = 0.29

  8. Nationalities (all degrees) > 30 countries represented 33% EEC

  9. Every applicant is assessed by the supervisor, Head of Division and DHoD Every student has a supervisor and College tutor. Research students also have advisers. Impartial graduate student advisor Student selection and support

  10. First year; Taking and passing graduate modules Attending RCC’s Developing transferable skills Preparing a first year report Completing oral examination on report Further assessment in the second year Thesis submission typically in 4th year of study The Ph.D Programme

  11. Communication skills Research Group RESEARCH STUDENT Departmental Division International conferences 115 travel grants awarded in 2007-08

  12. Main sources of funding of research degrees Self funded 30.0% EPSRC funded 24.5% (including DTA, ICASE grants) Cambridge Trusts 10.9% (including ORS) Departmental 11.8% Overseas Govt. 10.9% Industry 4.6% Other Trusts 7.3% (including Gates, Schiff etc.)

  13. Main sources of funding of research degrees

  14. Cambridge undergraduates have tutorials (called supervisions) in very small groups, to support lectures. Graduate students (mostly research students) do some work as supervisors, for which they are paid by the hour. They also assist in laboratory classes. (Related to Training and Funding)

  15. Research students admitted per division in 2007 Division Number % A: Energy, Fluid Mechanics, and Turbomachinery 25 17.2 B: Electrical Engineering 35 24.2 C: Mechanics, Materials, and Design 29 20.0 D: Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering 20 13.8 E: Management and Manufacturing 16 11.0 F: Information Engineering 20 13.8 Total 145

  16. Recent developments General • Continued to develop PG teaching over past decade • Focus on transferable skills and formal assessment • Continued aim is to enhance PG experience and prepare students for a career in Engineering

  17. Recent developments Specific • Transferable skills • Formal courses, RCC’s, modules, language • School-wide coordination (appointment made) • Registration for Ph.D • Modules, report, oral examination • Supervisor performance • GSCUED

  18. Future plans • Separate degree committee for merged CEng and BioSci • Feedback system for all students • Monitoring of supervisor performance • Review of graduate education (role of BGS) • To cultivate alternative funding sources

  19. Funding US universities, demise of ORS Administration of applications Time delays To maintain coherence of PG experience with diversifying nature of CUED Potential challenges

  20. World-leading department in the provision of post-graduate education in research and (increasingly) taught degrees Diversity of areas of study, nationality of students and sources of funding Recent developments include TS, student and supervisor performance monitoring and GSCUED Funding is potential barrier to future success Summary

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