Specific Topics

Suggested specific topics for the Conference include, but are not restricted to, the following:

• curriculum design, implementation and evaluation;
• the nature of cognitive processes, heuristics and creative thought;
• the impact of specific new technologies on effective training;
• problem- and project-based education and training;
• community attitudes towards technology and education;
• the participation and equity in technology and engineering education;
• the importance of academia/industry co-operation;
• advanced and alternative methods of education and training;
• the promotion of continuing and further education;
• work-based learning and the involvement of employers;
• new technologies and advancements in the education process;
• innovation and innovative programmes in technology and engineering education;
• management and administration in engineering and technology education;
• effective information transfer in engineering and technology education;
• the contribution of women to engineering and technology education;
• teaching instructions, laboratory procedures and equipment devised, developed and applied in teaching practice;
• specific case studies.

It is anticipated that Conference papers will cover a wide and diverse range of topics, issues and ideas concerning contemporary problems and challenges in engineering and technology education that need to be identified, addressed and discussed. The coverage of specific topics should include, and make references to, pedagogical and methodological matters, results of unique educational research and development, as well as practical experiences gained in teaching practice.