Employment based projects for electrical power foundation degrees

Dani Strickland; Lee Jenkins; Steve Luke; Jane Andrews

doi:10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231876

Employment based projects for electrical power foundation degrees

Dani Strickland, Lee Jenkins, Steve Luke, Jane Andrews

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The aim of this paper is to describe an exploratory study using an action research approach to improve student work based distance learners' independent research skills through an industrial project to increase their value to their employer. Students undertake a 20 credit industrial project with the key aim to develop on taught material and undertake independent research within the context of the work place. Although there were some good projects each year, a number of projects were not helping the students reach their full potential or adding value to their respective company's business. The 'action research' approach helped identify issues and put in place a number of remedial solutions as described in this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2017
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
Volume	2017-January
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538623442
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231876
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2017
Event	52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2017 - Heraklion, Crete, Greece Duration: 28 Aug 2017 → 31 Aug 2017

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Conference	52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2017
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Heraklion, Crete
Period	28/08/17 → 31/08/17

Keywords

Distance Learning
Power Engineering Education
Work based learning

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Strickland, D, Jenkins, L, Luke, S & Andrews, J 2017, Employment based projects for electrical power foundation degrees. in 2017 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2017. vol. 2017-January, IEEE, pp. 1-6, 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 28/08/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231876

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