Enhancing Teaching and Learning TEL 0009

Engineering is sometimes called the "Swiss army knife" of degrees because graduates are employed in so many sectors, and demand for Ontario's engineering programs is increasing at an annual rate of 6 – 9%. Similarly, engineering technology college diplomas are experiencing significant growth, leading to an ever-higher demand for improved pathways between institutions. Engineering now represents the fourth largest group of college-university transfers in the Province. Transfer routes directly from colleges into accredited engineering programs is challenging, but this presentation will introduce a collaborative project between the Lassonde School of Engineering and Seneca College to develop innovative BScTech programs characterized by: — Multiple entry and exit points; — Transparent and seamless pathways that optimize student success; — Well-defined sets of learning outcomes; — Diploma, undergraduate and graduate level courses recognized by both institutions and used as building blocks within multiple programs in both institutions; — A required experiential learning component.