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Investigation of technical competencies for Quality 4.0 in Australian manufacturing curriculum
Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2024), pp.843-852
35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 35th (Christchurch, New Zealand, 08/12/2024–11/12/2024)
12/2024
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Abstract
CONTEXT: Quality 4.0 is a topic that is in the limelight for the application of technological advancements of Industry 4.0. Quality 4.0 is defined by concepts like Internet of things, data analytics and cybersecurity. Despite the criticality of Quality 4.0 and Industry 4.0 in the future, quality professional engineers do not possess the necessary technical competencies required to adapt to Quality 4.0. While Quality 4.0 is an integral part of all business units, it is crucial for the mechanical and manufacturing disciplines.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this research project is the exploration of manufacturing engineering curriculum in Australian higher education providers and map the current programmes of study to a newly developed framework of the competencies required under Quality 4.0. The main objective of this research is to identify the potential gaps in current manufacturing degrees and provide a way forward to future proofing pedagogical direction.
APPROACH: The research mapped the current manufacturing curriculum to a newly derived framework of technical competencies under Quality 4.0. The course learning outcomes, program learning outcomes and course synopsis of engineering manufacturing programs of Australian higher education was mapped to the framework to identify gaps.
OUTCOMES: The work herein identifies the gaps in the manufacturing engineering curriculum, alongside recommendations concerning the current pedagogical direction required to up-skill engineering students for a career under Quality 4.0. Results of this work will enable universities and industry partners to identify similar mapping in other engineering disciplines and define opportunities for improvement.
CONCLUSIONS: This paper provides an overview of the key competencies for the application of Quality 4.0 for quality engineering graduates in manufacturing. This paper also serves as the first mapping study under the new framework that enables essential technical competencies.
Details
- Title
- Investigation of technical competencies for Quality 4.0 in Australian manufacturing curriculum
- Creators
- Venkata Sudha Manjusha Vanarla - University of Southern QueenslandZach Quince - University of Southern QueenslandSteven Goh - University of Southern Queensland
- Contributors
- Enda Crossin (Author)Matt Pour (Author)
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2024), pp.843-852
- Conference
- 35th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 35th (Christchurch, New Zealand, 08/12/2024–11/12/2024)
- Publisher
- Engineers Australia; Christchurch, New Zealand
- Identifiers
- 991013287148602368
- Copyright
- © Venkata Sudha Manjusha Vanarla,Zach Quince and Steven Goh, 2024. The authors assign to the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a nonexclusive licence to AAEE to publish this document in full on the World Wide Web (prime sites and mirrors), on Memory Sticks, and in printed form within the AAEE 2024 proceedings. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors.
- Academic Unit
- Centre for Teaching and Learning; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding