Engineering Foundation Year Studio
Team-teaching is used throughout the EFY program to deliver the units. Each unit is guided by a unit panel of academic staff that comprises a mix of representatives from across the engineering disciplines and, in a number of cases, from the Sciences, Mathematics and Humanities.
The EFY Studio was designed to provide learning facilities that engage students with the profession of engineering . The design studio and project rooms reflect the layout of a modern office, familiarising students with the style of a professional working environment. It gives first year students a secure base from which to develop their social and academic contacts, allowing a better adjustment from secondary school to the larger learning environment of university. The studio common space and project rooms provide an amenity conducive to class team project work and peer tuition.
Students work within an environment that is a microcosm of real engineering professional practice, the studio acting as the hub of their social and academic networks.
The EFY Studio facilities include
• an open plan design office
• project meeting rooms
• learning assistance clinics
• Computing, Electrical and Mechanics laboratories
The Engineering Foundation Year Studio has proven to be highly effective both as a platform for the EFY curriculum, and as a vehicle for students' networking, socialisation and development of a group into a vibrant community. The studio has extended opening hours.
Studio Sponsors
The Engineering Studio and common first year curriculum are real demonstrations of how Curtin remains at the forefront of Engineering Education. However, such a venture could not be possible without the financial support and commitment of many leading organisations. Curtin is proud of its close industry links, which have proved to be mutually beneficial for many years.
| ACEA | Alcoa | Calibre |
| Clough Engineering | Epic Energy | Emerson Process Management |
| Computer Systems Corporation | GHD | GRD Minproc |
| Western Power | Kellogg Brown and Root | Wood and Grieve |
