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Linking Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum to Design and Manufacturing Challenges of the Automotive Industry

Linking Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum to Design and Manufacturing Challenges of the Automotive Industry

Fugen Daver, Roger Hadgraft
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466681835|ISBN10: 1466681837|EISBN13: 9781466681842
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8183-5.ch003
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Daver, Fugen, and Roger Hadgraft. "Linking Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum to Design and Manufacturing Challenges of the Automotive Industry." Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering Education, edited by Hwee Ling Lim, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 46-66. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8183-5.ch003

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Daver, F. & Hadgraft, R. (2015). Linking Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum to Design and Manufacturing Challenges of the Automotive Industry. In H. Lim (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering Education (pp. 46-66). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8183-5.ch003

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Daver, Fugen, and Roger Hadgraft. "Linking Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum to Design and Manufacturing Challenges of the Automotive Industry." In Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering Education, edited by Hwee Ling Lim, 46-66. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8183-5.ch003

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Abstract

Materials engineering applications are becoming more widespread, varied and sophisticated due to advances in science and increasing interdisciplinary cooperation. To be able to impart engineering graduates with the required technical background, educators need to update the course syllabus and the program curriculum continuously. Most importantly, in a world of constant change, educators need to develop the right graduate capabilities in engineering students. This calls for new, innovative teaching approaches to materials education. This chapter demonstrates the authors' teaching approach through the design and development of an Automotive Materials course at postgraduate level in an ‘International Automotive Engineering' program at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. To elucidate this teaching approach to materials education, the authors discuss in detail the need to impart an up-to-date understanding of new, alternative materials, the development of graduate capabilities, interdisciplinary systems thinking towards materials education, and the environmental sustainability of engineering materials.

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