Collaborative Meta-Profile Development to Harmonise Mechanical Engineering Education in Africa

Autor/inn/en	Sackey, Samuel M.; Ancha, Venkata Ramayya; Chinyama, Moses P. M.; Onana, Charles Awono; Danwe, Raïdandi; Megahed, Mohammad M.; Delpouve, Béatrice; Chama, Shadreck; Mahomed, Nawaz; Kayibanda, Venant; Mukeba Yakasham, Léonard Kabeya; Müller, André
Titel	Collaborative Meta-Profile Development to Harmonise Mechanical Engineering Education in Africa
Quelle	In: Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 2 (2014) 1, S.161-178 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2340-8170
DOI	10.18543/tjhe-2(1)-2014pp161-178
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Higher Education; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Undergraduate Study; College Faculty; Curriculum Development; Standards; Universities; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Teacher Attitudes; Economic Development; Faculty Mobility; Profiles; Africa; Congo; Cameroon; Malawi; Egypt; Rwanda; Ghana; Zambia; Ethiopia; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Grundstudium; Fakultät; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Standard; University; Universität; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrerverhalten; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Afrika; Kongo; Kamerun; Ägypten; Ruanda; Sambia; Äthiopien; Frankreich
Abstract	This paper describes the contribution of the Tuning Methodology toward harmonisation of undergraduate mechanical engineering programmes in Africa. This methodology is an interactive process in which academics develop high quality curricula and learning standards for students through the identification of generic and subject specific competences in consultation with employers, students, graduates, peers and other stakeholders involved in Mechanical Engineering higher education. The current Tuning process involves academics in 11 universities drawn from across Africa. The aim is to collaboratively contribute to revitalizing and reforming Mechanical Engineering higher education in Africa to make it more responsive to Africa's developmental needs. The results so far show that such a project is not only highly feasible but also holds promise for establishing compatible academic structures and reference standards across Africa, which would facilitate student and staff mobility as well as enhance cooperation not only among African academic institutions, but also between African institutions and those in the rest of the world. Eighteen generic competences and nineteen mechanical engineering-specific competences are developed, analysed and synergised to form a meta-profile that will inform the next phase of the project, which is the actual curriculum development. This activity is part of "Tuning Africa" project, which is funded through European Union-African Union collaboration. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Deusto. e-mail: tuningjournal@deusto.es; Web site: http://www.tuningjournal.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01