Engineering Education Research Group (EERG)

Engineering Education Research Group (EERG)

 

Main Research Focus: To carry out cutting edge, collaborative and multidisciplinary research that will help improve instructor and student experiences in the field of engineering, while generating evidence-based knowledge and methods for sustainable engineering education interventions, practices, and policies.

 

Other areas of research interest:

  • Engineering pedagogy
  • Design, implementation and testing of active learning methods
  • Curriculum assessment and development
  • Engineering education stakeholder behaviours and characteristics. Stakeholders, include students, staff, government, regulatory bodies, and mentors/sponsors
  • Outcome-based education
  • AI-aided education and EdTech
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering education
  • Staff development
  • Engineering education policies
  • Other areas of research interests that align with the focus of the group

Title of Most Recent Research Project: Engineering Program for Safety and Industry (EPSI)

 

A maximum of 7 other current/completed research projects:

  • Engineering Program for Safety and Industry:
  • Study of national and international engineering safety standards and specifications as well as engineering safety within undergraduate engineering curriculum in Nigeria.
  • Integration of safety contents within selected courses in the Engineering faculty.
  • Study of global engineering programs employing a student-centered, industry focused approach to engineering education.
  • National study of engineering students’ expectations and perception of current engineering education in Nigeria.

Redesign of a faculty of engineering multidisciplinary course following a student-centered and industry- focused approach

Name of the Coordinator: Engr. Dr. Ijeoma Ezika
UNN email address of RG:

UNN webpage of RG:

UNN email address of the Coordinator: ijeoma.ezika@unn.edu.ng

Current webpage of the RG (Proposed): 
Phone number of the RG: 
Phone Number of the Coordinator: +2349020509849
Base Faculty/Institute/Center: Faculty of Engineering
Department of the Coordinator: Department of Electronic Engineering

 

List and brief profiles of members

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  • Nnedi Mamah (Department of Electronic Engineering) Bachelors degree in Engineering and postgraduate diploma in educational foundation

 

10 key publications of the RG from 2019 till date:

Ezika, I.J.F, Olayemi, M., & Orji, C.T. (2022, November). Career Progression of Electronic Engineering Graduates: A Study of LinkedIn Career Profiles. In Proceedings of the 5th Information Technology for Education and Development (ITED).

Bank account details of the RG: N/A