Abstract
Loughborough University is offering support to engineering students with non-traditional mathematics backgrounds in the form of a mathematics and engineering key skills pre-sessional course. The paper describes the planning and implementation of the pilot pre-sessional course and reflects on the lessons learnt and the effectiveness of this intervention.
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