使用灵活授课的基本原理是，它允许在适合个人不同需求的时间表上，向学习者授课，而不管他们在哪里。这使得在一所没有围墙的大学里研究工程学课程成为可能。本文提出了一个模型，该模型为工程课程的灵活授课提供了一个框架，并描述了澳大利亚迪肯大学如何将该模型应用于制造工程学位课程的授课。本文还讨论了采用这种授课模式的优势、挑战和遇到的问题。

The rationale of using flexible delivery is that it allows courses to be delivered to learners regardless of their location on a schedule that suits the various demands of an individual. This makes the study on engineering courses in a university without wall possible. This paper presents a model which provides a framework for the design and implementation of flexible delivery of engineering courses and describes how this model is adapted at Deakin University in Australia to deliver manufacturing engineering degree courses. This paper also discusses the advantages, challenges, and problems encountered in adopting this model of course delivery.