Quadric Commercial Interiors' Engineering Learning Centre for First Year students
Launched in June 2007, the First Year Engineering Learning Centre (FYLC)
is situated in Hawken Engineering Building and is a multi-purpose space created to
enhance the first-year experience of engineering students.
The Centre has a relaxed, contemporary design and is fitted with the latest in IT and
media facilities to facilitate student interaction, learning and teamwork. This in turn
promotes the establishment of student networks, and helps to smooth the sometimes difficult
transition for students from high school to university.
Learning to work in partnership with others is a necessary skill for engineering students,
as the engineering profession is collaborative and interdisciplinary. The design of the FYLC
embraces and prepares students for this feature of professional practice.
Feedback has confirmed students enjoy having the FYLC as a place to call "home" while on
campus, and that it is succeeding in providing opportunities for academic enhancement and
the building of social networks.
The Centre is staffed by a full-time First Year Coordinator and has become a benchmark
for other universities wishing to improve the first year student experience.
For further information contact:
Quadric Commercial Interiors
phone: +61 7 3274 2794
fax: +61 7 3275 2205
web: www.quadricptyltd.com.au
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