Teaching methods and material – the experience in Danish StandardsWorkshop on standards education

9. oktober 2012

Who am I?

Consultant in Danish Standards for 5 years

Working with research and education the past 2 years

Two main themes

Education is closely connected to research Interesting and knowledge based education requires research

Experiences from Danish Standards An overview of methods of cooperating with and reaching students that we have good

experience with in Danish Standard

Education is closely connected to research

Education is closely connected to research Interesting and knowledge based education requires research

Arguments: Researchers also often teach Researchers produce articles and other material usable for teaching Courses (at university level) must be based on research (at least in Denmark) Research will provide the teacher with interesting perspectives and valid knowledge

Experiences from Danish Standards

In Danish Standards we have worked intensively with strengthening the relation between standardization and education/research and increasing awareness amongst the target group

We have had good experience with: Guest lecturing Establishing an industrial PhD Attending career fairs/exhibitions Making educational material Cooperate with master thesis students Assuring access to standards Providing cases for educational purposes

Guest lecturing

Danish Standards offer guest lectures to the university (and other edu. institutions) We can provide the teachers with a different and often practical perspective We can help the teacher include standardization in the class – not all teachers feel

comfortable teaching standardization

Facts 22 of our experts give guest lectures within their area of expertise We have a long list of topics on our web site, and people can contact us with special

wishes – if not mentioned on the web site. A broad number of topics – environment, building/construction, management, CE-marking, LCA etc.

9 guest lectures the past two years (three more planned in October and November 2012)

An example

An example

An interview with Michael Z. Hauschild from the Technical University of Denmark about guest lectures from Danish Standards:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AccxMiV5QCg&list=UUWuk2kOZs2PQwMTmAohz3aQ&index=19&feature=plpp_video

An industrial PhD – what is that?

An Industrial PhD project: “…is an industrially focused PhD education. The research project is conducted in cooperation between a private company, an Industrial PhD student and a university. Third parties from both the public and private sector can be attached.” (Source: Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation)

The industrial PhD degree is as valid as the “ordinary” PhD degree All three parties must apply for a grant at the national authority The company holds all the expenses, but get subsidy from the national

authority The requirements for an industrial PhD student is the same as for an “ordinary”

PhD student An industrial PhD student is employed in the company and is matriculate at

the university as PhD student at the same time – the time is split between the company and the university

An industrial PhD – what’s in it?

What we get out of it? Research Teaching Knowledge Network

The title of the industrial PhD in Danish Standards “Standardization and innovation - A strategic perspective on Danish companies and industries in an

international context”

Questions

Contact details

Katrine Bergh AndersenConsultant for research and educationDanish Standardskb@ds.dk+45 3996 6170www.ds.dk/uni