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11-14 JUNE 2007 THIRD INTERNATIONAL CDIO CONFERENCE

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

 

 

CONFERENCE PAPERS


SUBJECT AREAS

Formulating Educational Program Goals | Planning Design-Implement Experiences | Developing and Assessing Student Skills | Improving Engineering Learning | Adapting CDIO to New Disciplines | Sustaining Design-Implement Experience | Enhancing Student Experiences | Incorporating New Design-Build Experiences | Improving Student Learning | Benchmarking and Developing Curriculum | Developing and Implementing First-Year Courses | Applying Lean Thinking in CDIO Contexts | Renewing and Improving Curriculum | Enhancing Learning in Project-Based Courses

Formulating Educational Program Goals

  • What Competencies Should Engineering Programs Emphasize? A Meta-Analysis of Practitioners’ Opinions Informs Curricular Design, Honor J. Passow, University of Michigan download
  • The Goals of Engineering Education: A Rationale for a Universal Document Based on  the CDIO Syllabus and the Taxonomy of Engineering Competencies, Laurie Woollacott, University of Witwatersrand download
  • Large-Scale Use of the CDIO Syllabus in the Formulation of Program and Course Goals, Svante Gunnarsson, Ingela Wiklund, Tomas Svensson, Anna-Lena Kindgren, and Sten Granath, Linköping University download

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Planning Design-Implement Experiences

  • Comparison of First-Year Design-Implement Experiences, Their Assessment and Resources, Geoffrey Cunningham, Queen’s University Belfast; Melissa Baleson, Queen’s University (Canada); Johan Bankel, Chalmers University of Technology; Charles D. McCartan, Queen’s University Belfast; Craig Putnam, Daniel Webster College; Christian Vandenplas, Hogeschool Gent download
  • Towards the Systematic Definition of Project-Based Design Modules, Vassilis Agouridas, University of Leeds, UK download
  • The Use of International Development Type Projects in CDIO Programs, Patrick H. Oosthuizen and Urs Wyss, Queen’s University, Canada download

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Developing and Assessing Student Skills

  • Communication of Mathematics as a Tool to Improve Students’ General Communicative Skills, Jan-Åke Larsson, Linköping University download
  • Using Rubrics to Assess the Development of CDIO Syllabus Personal and Professional Skills and Attributes at the 2.x.x Level, Daryl G. Boden and Peter J. Gray, United States Naval Academy download
  • The Use of Learning Styles as a Tool for Curriculum and Personal Development, J. P.  Hermon, Queen’s University Belfast download

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Improving Engineering Learning

  • Developing a National Research Agenda to Shape the Landscape of Engineering Education, P. K. Imbrie, Purdue University
  • Math, Science, and Engineering Curriculum Integration, Janet Rankin and a faculty panel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Adapting CDIO to New Disciplines

  • Teaching the History of Engineering: Reasons and Possible Approaches, Patrick H. Oosthuizen and Jane T. Paul, Queen’s University, Canada
  • CDIO in Chemical Education, Martin E. Vigild, Michael May, and Karsten H. Clement, Technical University of Denmark download
  • Connecting the Dots: A New Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Biomedical Implants Engineering, Sumitra Rajagopalan, McGill University download
  • CDIO Applied in the Context of Materials Science, Maria Knutson Wedel, Chalmers University of Technology; Peter J. Goodhew, University of Liverpool; Johan Malmqvist, Chalmers University of Technology download
  • CDIO Curriculum Development for the Program of Civil Engineering, Guangjing Xiong and Xiaohua Lu, Shantou University download
  • Integrating CDIO Experiences Into a New Program Environment, Joakim Lundblad, Leif Kari, and Sören Östlund, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology download
  • The Other New York Crashes: Their Use in a CDIO Program, Patrick H. Oosthuizen, Queen’s University, Canada download

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Sustaining Design-Implement Experience

  • Multidisciplinary Project-Based Product Development Learning In Collaboration With Industry, Fredrik Berglund, Hans Johannesson and Göran Gustafsson, Chalmers University of Technology download
  • The Route Towards a Sustainable Design-Implement Course, Stefan Hallström, Jakob Kuttenkeuler, and Kristina Edström, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology download

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Enhancing Student Experiences

  • Engineering Students’ Experiences of the Transition From Study to Work, Elinor Edvardsson Stiwne and Tomas Jungert, Linköping University download
  • To Rescue Eggs: A Design-Build-Test Experience for Children, Per-Anders Träff, Maria Knutson Wedel, Göran Gustafsson, and Johan Malmqvist, Chalmers University of Technology download
  • Computer-Aided Learning and Computer-Aided Assessment in Civil Engineering, S. G. Millard, University of Liverpool download

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Incorporating New Design-Implement Experiences

  • Design-Implement Experiences From the 2nd-Year Capstone Course, “Integrated Design and Manufacturing,” Magnus Evertsson, Johan Bankel, Mikael Enelund, Andreas Eriksson, Per Lindstedt, and Christine Räisänen, Chalmers University of Technology download
  • The Experience of Teaching Software Development in Robotics Project Courses, Nicholas Roy, John Leonard, Una-May O’Reilly, Daniela Rus, Seth Teller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology download
  • Designing a CDIO Final-Year Project, Helene Leong-Wee and S. H. Pee, Singapore Polytechnic download

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Improving Student Learning

  • Methodological Innovation in an Electrical Engineering Control Systems Course, Doris Saez and Rosita Uribe, Universidad de Chile download
  • An Integrated Approach to Teaching First-Year Diploma in Bioelectonics, Christopher Teoh, Au Siew Hong, Peh King Sing, Tan Hua Joo, and Tsui Ping, Singapore Polytechnic download
  • Integrating Risk Concepts Into Undergraduate Engineering Courses, Nicola Stacey and Julian Williamson, Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, England; Graham Schleyer and Rui Fang Duan, University of Liverpool download

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Benchmarking and Developing Curriculum

  • Benchmarking the Queen’s University Mechanical and Materials Engineering Curriculum With the CDIO Syllabus, Patrick H. Oosthuizen, Urs Wyss, Nathalie Kubrick, and Dane Smith, Queen’s University, Canada download
  • Experiences From Using Integrated Program s to Support Program Development, Johan Malmqvist and Marie Arehag, Chalmers University of Technology download
  • CDIO-Based Master Programme in Product Development, Fredrik Berglund and Johan Malmqvist, Chalmers University of Technology download

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Developing and Implementing First-Year Courses

  • The Systematic Development of a New Introductory Course, Charles D. McCartan, Geoff Cunningham, Emmanuel Bernard, Fraser J. Buchanan, Marion McAfee, Robert G. Kenny, Queen’s University Belfast; Ian Taylor, Adam Mannis, UK Centre for Materials Education download
  • Balancing Pedagogy and Student Experience in First-Year Engineering Courses, Duncan Campbell, Wageeh Boles, Mahalinga Iyer, Doug Hargreaves, and Andrew Keir, Queensland University of Technology download
  • Design and Conduct of an Introductory Course in the Current Chinese Context, Xiaohua Lu and Zhulin Chen, Shantou University download

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Applying Lean Thinking in CDIO Contexts

  • Enhancing Faculty Competence in Lean Thinking Bodies of Knowledge, Earll Murman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Hugh McManus, Metis Design; Jacqueline P. Candido, MIT Lean Aerospace Initiative download
  • Active Learning Strategies for Teaching Lean Thinking, Jacqueline P. Candido, MIT Lean Aerospace Initiative; Earll Murman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Hugh McManus, Metis Design download
  • Teaching Lean Thinking Principles Through Hands-On Simulations, Hugh McManus, Metis Design, Cambridge, MA;  Eric Rebentesch and Earll Murman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alexis Stanke, Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, NM download

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Renewing and Improving Curriculum

  • Curriculum Renewal at Two Universities in Chile Using the CDIO Syllabus, Patricio V. Poblete, Ximena Vargas, and Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Pedro Gazmuri and José Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Doris R. Brodeur, Massachusetts Institute of Technology download
  • Towards CDIO-Based B. Eng. Studies at the Technical University of Denmark, Jens Sparsø, Peder Klit, Michael May, Gunnar Mohr, Martin E. Vigild, Technical University of Denmark download
  • Curricular Reform Based on the CDIO Initiative in Shantou University, Peihua Gu, Minfen Shen, and Xiaohua Lu, Shantou University download
  • Redesign of an Engineering Curriculum Based on Four Integrated Learning Projects, Clément Fortin, Bernard Sanschagrin, Guy Cloutier, and Greg Huet, École Polytechnique de Montréal download
  • Continuous Improvement of a CDIO Program Using Management-By-Means, Sören Östlund and Karin Blom, KTH-The Royal Institute of Technology; P. O. Hjorth and Jonas Ahlstrand, Samarbetande Konsulter AB download
  • Product Innovation Engineering Program: A Systematic Change Towards Innovation in Engineering Education, Martin Grimheden, Margareta Norell Bergendahl, and Jan Wikander, KTH-The Royal Institute of Technology download

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Enhancing Learning in Project-Based Courses

  • Expectations of Learning Outcomes in Project-Based First-Year Courses, Edward F. Crawley and Diane H. Soderholm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology download
  • Implementing Design-Build Projects: Skills Development by Faculty Through Case Analysis, Isabelle Claeys and Ivan D’haese, Hogeschool Gent download