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Review of the Engineering Benchmark

This review examines the comprehensive benchmarking process in engineering education led by Prof. David Bonner and Dr. David Gale. It highlights the role of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in establishing an overseeing group to incorporate insights from key stakeholders, including academia and employers. The review delves into the nature of engineering as a design process, attributes of graduates, output standards, and the relevance of international context. The collaborative meetings in Birmingham and Glasgow were pivotal for national consultation, leading to a new benchmarking standard approved by the QAA by July.

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Review of the Engineering Benchmark

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  1. Review of the Engineering Benchmark Prof David Bonner Dr David Gale

  2. Why Review? • Multiple existing reference points; • One of the first four benchmarking statements; • Emergence of the Academic Infrastructure; • European harmonisation.

  3. Review process • QAA agreed process; • Established an Overseeing group which has become the drafting group; • Aimed to get people involved who have worked on the other output standards documents; • Employer involvement.

  4. David Bonner (Chair) – QAA benchmarking Steering Group (University of Hertfordshire) Helen Atkinson – OST (University of Leicester) Janet Berkman – EEF Graham Davies – University of Birmingham John Dickens – Engineering Subject Centre Ian Freeston – Engineering Council UK Gunter Heitmann – Engineering Education Consultant Fred Maillardet – University of Brighton Alistair Sambell – University of Northumbria Richard Shearman – Engineering Council UK Sarah Williamson – Engineering Subject Centre David Young – Policy Advisor, UUK Review Group membership

  5. Structure/content • Introductory statement • Purpose, scope • Nature and extent of the subject • Engineering as a design process • Attributes of engineering graduates • Types of degree • International context • Output standards • Teaching Learning and Assessment

  6. Issues to consider • Is it appropriate to be a joint document? • Threshold or beyond? • Accredited or non-accredited? • Applicability to ‘Engineering and …’ courses. • Applicability to IEng degrees. • Integrated MEng.

  7. Progress to a revised benchmark • Roundtable meetings: • Birmingham: 13 April • Glasgow: 15 April • Wider national consultation of revised document; • New benchmark approved by QAA end July.

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