The Mathematical Components of Engineering

6. Outputs

The interview transcripts from the project will be made available to other researchers via
the ESRC Qualidata Archive.

Professor Noss was invited to give a plenary lecture at the CIEAEM conference in July
2001 (this is to be published in Educational Studies in Mathematics).

In February 2002, Professor Noss gave seminars on the project results in the USA, at
Stanford University (School of Education) and University of California Berkeley
(Graduate School of Education).

7. Impacts

We have made impacts with both academic engineers and mathematicians, and with
professional engineering institutions.

Academic

• We have formed links with engineering educators at the Open University (Department
of Telematics), on the theme of mathematics and computer software in engineering.

• We have shared our findings with the UK universities Learning and Teaching Support
Network, Centres for Engineering (at Loughborough), and Mathematics, Statistics &
Operations Research (Birmingham).

Professional

• We were invited to share our findings with the Joint Board of Moderators (see Section
2), and a further briefing paper was requested by them.

8. Future research priorities

We see a need for research in three areas:

(1) A reassessment of the roles of mathematics and information technology in
undergraduate engineering education

At time of writing, we have a proposal for a pilot research study in this area under
consideration by a charitable foundation. This work has received the support of the Joint
Board of Moderators.

(2) A longitudinal study on transformations in engineering expertise and
mathematical knowledge.

We are collaborating with engineering academics at the Open University and University
College London on a project proposal in this area.

(3) Understanding the roles of mathematics and information technology in the
modern workplace

This is the basis for a project proposal currently in preparation for the ESRC Teaching
and Learning Research Programme, Phase 3.

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