An Evaluation of Formula SAE in the Context of the UK Engineering Education: Culture, Money and Space 2007-01-1051
This paper presents the conclusions of a study into the way the Formula SAE project works in the UK academic sector. The motivation for the work arose during the introduction of the project at the University of Sussex when we needed to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the project as part of the engineering curriculum. The traditional view of FSAE in the UK was that it proved a valuable recruitment tool and when only a few universities offered the project to students this was clearly the case. However now that the project is more widely adopted and where smaller Departments are now supporting the project, there is a need to look more closely at the effectiveness of the project. Identification of the factors that make a successful entry has also helped in an evaluation of the resource requirements. The general conclusion from the work is that Departments must work to extract the benefits of the project through curriculum planning. While the project provides an important experience, that experience often is left to chance.
Citation: Wickenden, P. and Stobart, R., "An Evaluation of Formula SAE in the Context of the UK Engineering Education: Culture, Money and Space," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-1051, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-1051. Download Citation
Author(s):
Paul W. Wickenden, Richard K. Stobart
Affiliated:
University of Sussex
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
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