builds on this link between trained minds and computers to develop the intellectual and practical skills in students who can then become effective players in today’s economy. It is obvious that the traditional economic boundaries between manufacturing and services are breaking down. The concept of a knowledge economy applies equally to both. After the painful adjustment shocks of the 1980s and 199
0s, Britain now has a more sophisticated industrial structure, where making things and providing services are two interdependent aspects of economic activity. Both depend on producing innovative, creative goods and services with high value-added content. The key attributes of successful people in the knowledge economy are:
- creative capability;
- a drive to innovate;
- excellent business acumen;
- strong management style;
- engineering empathy with communications and IT;
- interpersonal skills;
- leadership. These attributes form the teaching and learning philosophy of BITE. We are committed to building learning experiences that allow students to develop these attributes in a wide variety of disciplines, from straight engineering through business to education, allowing them to be effective in their future activities in the knowledge economy.
