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Group Project Courses in the Curriculum of ISEP Informatics Engineering

ISEP is a polytechnic engineering school located in Porto, Portugal.
TEN+ YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL WORKPLACE LEARNING THROUGH HOST COMPANY COLLABORATION

For a period of more than ten years a very successful Host Company Program has been running at the School of Engineering at Jönköping University (JTH), Sweden.
SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS MODULE

Teaching tertiary mathematics to engineers is a worldwide issue.
PRACTICING THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

The Bologna Declaration principles adoption in Portugal led to a complete overall of university degrees, so a new LEI-ISEP (baccalaureate degree in Informatics Engineering) was proposed which broad
Capstone Senior Design Projects in Aerospace Engineering

All undergraduates in Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AES) are required to take a two semester capstone projects course sequence.
PROJECTS AND WORK AS PART OF EDUCATION

In EVTEK University of Applied Sciences project and work based learning is part of the curricula in many degree programs and R&D related work.
THE MINI-FACTORY – A PEDAGOGICAL RENEWAL PROJECT

The CDIO initiative is based on pedagogical principles that fundamentally break old established structures and traditions in universities and colleges.
OPTIMIZATION AND INNOVATION BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM DESIGN ACCORDING TO CDIO CONCEPTS

Recent progresses on curriculum undergraduation reformulation in Portugal, due to Bologna Agreement, lead to the development of a new Optimization and Innovation baccalaureate.
ENGINEERING SKETCHING, GESTURE DRAWING AND ‘HOW-TO’ VIDEOS TO IMPROVE VISUALIZATION

Engineering drawing, or engineering sketching, as it is known in our course, functions as a tool for creativity, design, and analysis rather than strictly for technical representation.
Teaching Entrepreneurship by building a house of cards

A common problem among educators is how to recreate the real world of business in a classroom situation.
A NOVEL APPROACH TO TEACHING TEAM-BUILDING: A SALSA DANCING MODEL

Although highly educated in technical areas, engineering students are often neglected in terms of developing effective communication skills.
New product development “according to Hoyle”: part 1 – the analogy

This paper, Part 1 of 2, introduces an analogy between the New Product Design process and a pack/game of cards.
CDIO seminar - Gender and diversity inclusive engineering education, October 10 2018, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden

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Experiences of the First Year Introductory Project in Metropolia

An introductory project in parallel with basic studies of mathematics, physics and electronics have been run on the second half of fall semester of electrical engineering degree programme.
A Case Study of CDIO Implementation in the Course of Hacking Exposed at Duy Tan Universty

Integration of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in teaching and learning is usually one of the focuses in CDIO implementation.
A Design-Implement Capstone Project in Electronics Engineering

CDIO projects are planned every bachelor year in the curriculum of the Electronic Engineering educational program at Ghent University, Belgium.
A Proposal for Introducing Optional CDIO Standards

The CDIO standards are a key part of the CDIO framework by defining the distinguishing features of a CDIO program, by serving as guidelines for educational reform, and by providing a tool for conti
A Proposal of the C-D-I-E Model to Improve Students' Capability

The Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) majors have special characteristics those are developing fast and need a high innovation level.
A Self-efficacy Survey for Engineering Graduate Attributes Assessment

In this paper, we report on a self-efficacy [1] survey that was developed by the authors for use in the Schulich School of Engineering’s continual improvement process.
Addressing Diverse Learning Styles Using a Digital Learning Management System in Classrooms

Consistent with the majority of provinces across Canada, the enrollment in senior level high school physics in Alberta has significantly lagged behind enrollment in commensurate chemistry and biolo
Addressing Integrated Learning through Project-Based Courses - Five Years of Improvements

Project-based training is especially pointed out by the concept of CDIO, where value of project result is dependent, not only on the fulfilment of the project itself, but also on personal and inter
An Integrated Curriculum Approach to Develop Industry-ready Biomedical Engineering Graduates

In 2013, an Applied Study in Polytechnics and Institute of Technical Education (ASPIRE) committee was set up by the Singapore Ministry of Education to identify strategies to strengthen the applied
An Introductory Course with a Humanitarian Engineering Context

The Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Design Challenge is an excellent example of how universities from across the globe enable students to engage with humanitarian engineering.
CDIO & Competence Based Curriculum Design Techniques: UNITEC Computer Science Program Reform

Considering the challenges of current times when technologies evolve at a fast rate, content based curriculum design is likely to be outdated before it can graduate the first generation.
CDIO Based Engineering Design and Optimization Course

In order to design competitive products that meet the challenges related to sustainability, future engineers need knowledge and experience in applying and integrating optimization theory in the eng

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