Alisdair Bowie from Horiba Mira, is a familiar face at JTHS and was invited back to lead a session on data modelling and talk about his career pathway to becoming a Principal Engineer. Horiba Mira, are a global provider of automotive engineering solutions and well-known for testing and gathering data for F1 and Top Gear. Horiba Mira’s facilities also include climatic and thermal testing, defence vehicle testing, emissions testing, vehicle dynamics and resilience testing and much more. Alistair showed the group how the data they collect from the testing tells a story, so it can be analysed and conclusions can be made.
Mrs Bostock, Computer Science Teacher, said, ‘Alisdair’s real-life scenarios directly linked with the Data Modeling Unit the pupils are currently studying. Our pupils felt inspired and got some useful tips for when they are completing their data modelling coursework. The interactive nature of the session meant the pupils could ask lots of questions and create some great discussions which brought the learning to life.’
Alisdair spoke about career pathways into engineering, writing software, sample data, analysis, conclusions, data sets, sources, challenges and data limitations. It was fantastic to see the group of students thoroughly engaged throughout the session and looking at ways they can apply their learning to their own coursework pieces.
To find out more about the Y13 Data Modelling Unit, click here: Computer Science – John Taylor High School
