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The 'New' Normal of Business Education in a Post COVID Era: The CDIO Approach

With the resumption to normal life peering at the end of the tunnel, one cannot help but pause and ponder what the future of business education will look like in a post COVID world.
UNIVERSITY AND CONTINOUS ENGINEERING EDUCATION – PERSPECTIVES ON INTEGRATING STUDENTS

Practical and relevant competence ready to apply in an industrial setting is of crucial importance for University Engineering Education (UEE).
EDUBOX: A SELF-CONTAINED ENGINEERING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Education represents one of the essential building blocks of society.
USING GITHUB CLASSROOM IN TEACHING PROGRAMMING

Teaching students programming can be done in many different ways.
TEACHING PRACTICAL COMPUTER NETWORKING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES

Computer Networks is an important, and often compulsory, course in most Computer Science curricula.
RECYCLING PROGRAMS FROM ENGINEERING FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

In today's world, the need to take care of our environment and reduce our footprint on it is increasingly essential.
NORDIC COURSE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN AN EMERGING FIELD OF ENGINEERING

Four decades ago, a specific engineering BSc study program in Fire Safety Engineering was formed at Lund University, Sweden, and several Nordic universities have since included courses on such subj
EVALUATION OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN CDIO PROJECTS THROUGH BLENDED LEARNING

Current engineering job sectors do not only demand theoretical technical knowledge but also hands-on skills and critical thinking to ensure that engineering graduates are adaptive to the evolving a
EMBRACING FAILURE AS AN INTEGRAL ASPECT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION

In Engineering education, failure is generally considered unacceptable: catastrophic failures are typical horror stories relayed to students.
DEBATE AS A TOOL IN ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

Debate is an active education tool which is widely used to teach undergraduate students in social science and humanities courses, but less common in Engineering and Computing courses.
COACHING PRACTICES IN CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING: CHARACTERISTICS IN STUDENTS’ PROJECTS

Coaching students in CBL settings requires specific approaches.
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING CDIO

Inducing changes in the management of education can be challenging, especially in the field of engineering.
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN CAPSTONE PROJECTS

After 10 years of having implemented the design-build project courses path according to the CDIO standard 5 at the ICT Engineering School of UPC in Barcelona, we have carried out an analysis of the
ALIGNING STAKEHOLDER NEEDS WITH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS USING A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER SURVEY

From the 2020/21, the School of Engineering at the University of Navarra joined the CDIO network.
APPLYING ACTIVE LEARNING IN THE ELECTROMAGNETISM CLASS: A FIVE-YEAR ASSESSMENT

The intrinsic difficulty of studying electromagnetism added to the ignorance of its implications and applications in our daily life has reduced the number of students who would probably work in thi
IF YOU PLEASE, DRAW ME A RESILIENT CURRICULUM!

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Higher Education as a whole, and the various educational institutions.
PEER REVIEW IN A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COURSE – IMPLEMENTATION AND RECEPTION

The use of peer review as a teaching and learning activity has gained lot of ground during the ,last decade.
INTEGRATING GENDER EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND EQUAL CONDITIONS, IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

In engineering education, as well as in the society at large, there is an increasing focus on sustainability and sustainable development.
RETHINKING ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS IN TIMES OF DISRUPTIONS

Internships represent an important opportunity for students.
DOES A MASTER’S PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING REQUIRE A FINAL PROJECT?

Within engineering education frameworks worldwide, requirements for a master’s degree are diverse and very few graduate-level engineering courses are recommended for accredited programs.
TEACHING DESIGN: FROM DUELING TO ‘DUALING’ THRESHOLD CONCEPTS

Engineering students encounter many threshold concepts as they learn the design process. These troublesome yet transformative concepts can hinder learners as they transition from novice to informed
ENHANCING STUDENTS’ COMPETENCIES BY INTEGRATING MULTIPLE COURSE-UNITS ON SEMESTER PROJECTS

Despite the important advances observed, nowadays, the Engineering programmes keep being challenged to better prepare their students to work on complex and multidisciplinary projects while demonstr
INTEGRATION OF LEARNING AND RESEARCH IN A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE LEARNING FACTORY

Many technical universities and polytechnics have manufacturing environments or learning factories to teach students about production and assembly processes.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND REFLECTION IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

In engineering education, many initiatives aim to close the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical/industrial application.
EXPLORING ADVANCED PROJECTS AS MEETING-POINTS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND INDUSTRY

This study includes survey of the Swedish companies and other potential employers perspective/view on the computer science students´ projects as well as the opportunities and limitations for the st

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