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FACILITATING INDEPENDENT LEARNING USING PROJECT-BASED METHOD

Many engineering disciplines require practitioners to be conversant with codes or standards of practice that are relevant to their area of discipline.
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

This paper describes the approach to integrate engineering and design where students learn the practice and application of engineering skills and foundation design skills in year 1 of their study.
First and Fourth Year Design-build Team Projects: a Comparison

The new Software Engineering degree program has been designed as a collaborative effort between the School of Electrical and Information Engineering and the School of IT at the University of Sydney
EXPERIENCES FROM A MULTI-CULTURAL DESIGN, BUILD, TEST PROJECT

To train students and prepare them for industrial projects, where two key elements are communication and planning, we expected a Design, Build, and Test (DBT) project would use available staff effi
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AT LEI-ISEP

The software development process is the backbone of any Informatics Engineering program.
INFUSING PRINCIPLES OF LEARNER-CENTRED LEARNING INTO COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

Various blends of pedagogical strategies and technological affordances have been proposed for the 21st century learners commonly known as the Net Gen, Gen Y, or Digital Natives.
PARTICIPATIVE LEARNING WITH G-SCANNER AND iDE'LITE

Participative learning enables students to actively shape and share their learning experience, in achieving the goals of reflection and transformation.
STUDY OF CDIO WORKSPACES IN SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC

The CDIO Framework calls for the development of appropriate workspaces that support and encourages the learning of product or system building, disciplinary knowledge and social learning (Standard 6
ACTIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OF STATISTICS @ LIBRARY

This project was a collaborative effort by the Department of Mathematics and Science, the Library and the Educational Development Unit of Singapore Polytechnic.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF WAYS TO LEARN ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS: ARE THESE WAYS CDIO-RELATED?

To promote active learning, lecturers should know how their students learn.
Development of a Requirement Specification for CDIO Workspaces

A systematic approach for developing the requirement specification, or design brief, of new learning spaces is presented.
CDIO DESIGN BUILD PROJECT: IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC

Projects are frequently used to promote integration of knowledge and skills. However, designing effective project based activities is a challenge as it entails many variables.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT

During the Spring of 2009 a collaborative project was initiated between the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary (UofC) in Canada and the College of Engineering at Shantou Un
The problem of scale in design-implement experiences in civil engineering

Engineering knowledge has been subject to software development for decades. Software opens the door for new kinds of multi-disciplinary collaboration between architects and structural engineers.
CDIO APPROACH FOR REAL−TIME EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OF LARGE STRUCTURES

The traditional approach of teaching structural analysis and design modules has several shortcomings.
AN INTERACTIVE PC-BASED ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM SIMULATOR FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION

The research scheme proposed in this article describes the development of a PC-based teaching/learning approach to power systems education.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMULATION-BASED LEARNING FOR POLYTECHNIC LEVEL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Simulation-based learning (SBL) has been widely used and accepted in the industry (think aircraft simulation for example).
Integrated Learning for Engineering and Mathematics Modules

The Department of Mathematics and Science (MS) and the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE) in Singapore Polytechnic (SP) have adopted the CDIO educational framework in the Diplom
Design and Realization of CDIO Elements in Civil Engineering Material Course

In order to cultivate creative civil engineering graduates with CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) competencies, a core engineering fundamental course, “Civil Engineering Materials”, was rede
A Design-Directed “Architectural Design” Course for Civil Engineering CDIO Program

In year 2005, College of Engineering at Shantou University adopted the CDIO Initiative.
IMPLEMENTING CDIO IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING MODULES: PRACTICAL CHALLENGES AND HOW TO MEET THEM

This paper presents the work of the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (SEEE) faculty at Singapore Polytechnic who have been reframing and redesigning their engineering curriculum to
PREPARING FOR SUCCESSFUL CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEARNING

It is crucial for Engineering students to be adequately prepared for successful cross-cultural encounters before they embark on any overseas industrial attachment or community service program.
Business development and entrepreneurship: Combining engineering with the social sciences

Demand in the business sector for highly skilled and multitalented new graduates is ever increasing.
USING THE CDIO SYLLABUS IN FORMULATION OF PROGRAM GOALS – EXPERIENCES AND COMPARISONS

This paper presents experiences and results from large scale and systematic use of the CDIO Syllabus for developing program goals and formulating learning outcomes at Linköping University (LiU), Sw
Engineering education and concept of ‘Bildung’

Since a couple of decades many engineering education programs focus on engineering capabilities and on how knowledge will be used rather than on engineering knowledge per se.

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