About the Event :

The workshops will begin by an overview presentation of the technical concepts and followed by an opportunity to apply those concepts in a practical tutorial session.

Facilitator(s) :

Dr. Anthony Johnson is currently serving as an Assistant Professor on the Manufacturing Systems and Design Engineering degree programme at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, South Korea. He took the post in March 2014 having moved from the UK. His previous employment was as Professor at the University of Huddersfield, a post which he held for 28 years. Anthony is a design engineer of considerable experience having inaugurated several Limited companies to support his design consultancy work which covered several different industries.

His academic duties involved teaching design but also dynamics, Stress analysis, CAD, Mechanics, automotive, sustainability, business practice, IP rights and more. Academic management and student outreach were also among his duties. After years of teaching and consultancy Anthony gained his Ph.D in 2015 in the Application of design Techniques to Sustainability . Anthony is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and was an Apprentice with the Royal Navy and is a time served precision toolmaker.

Anthony's teaching experiences both in the UK and especially in Korea have allowed him to develop strategies and techniques which follow the CLIL concept in imparting English through teaching technical subjects.

Intended Learning Outcomes :

Upon the completion of the workshop, the participants would be able to:

• identity the basic procedures of delivering the technical concepts ; and

• apply the techniques and procedures relating to the technical concepts .

Target Audience :

Staff from PA Centre and Language Centre

Enquiry :

Ms CHUNG Kit Man, Gloria
Senior Project Officer
Tel: 2919-1557  
E-mail: gloriac@vtc.edu.hk