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CEP - CDIO Enabling Platform as a Catalyst for Course Integration
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Machine Design. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3512-6781
2016 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This contribution presents and discusses a CDIO enabling platform (CEP) used within courses at the Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden. The platform consists of a physical setup manifesting several potential real R&D situations, including production aspects. When present in courses, it is combined with the scenario technique based on a potential business case. The physical hardware of this teaching platform is a modular multi-utility bicycle, commonly referred to as a cargo-bike, together with assembly and welding fixtures.

From a learning theory perspective, lack of course integration and curriculum progression is problematic. For instance, the rationale of constructivism tells us that new knowledge is largely based on and created from previous knowledge. It follows that courses must "talk" with each other in the sense that students are able to use newly acquired knowledge from one course directly in another.

CDIO implementation is yet another aspect where issues of insufficient course integration and progression adds to the problem. CDIO is basically about bridging the gap between theory and practice. And since heavily theory oriented traditional courses are hard to align with the CDIO syllabus, an implementation process may benefit from solutions that foster course integration.

CEP enables and facilitates the implementation of the CDIO standard in several ways. Furthermore, from the curriculum perspective, the platform may serve as a catalyst for course integration. This paper discusses and exemplifies both these issues, CDIO implementation and course integration, using an intermediate computer aided engineering course during the third semester of the program, where the learning outcomes also includes innovative thinking and oral presentation techniques.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016.
Series
Proceedings of the International CDIO Conference, E-ISSN 2002-1593
Keywords [en]
Integrative learning, Course Integration, CDIO Enabling, Hardware, Experiential learning, Scenario technique
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering Didactics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-143846OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-143846DiVA, id: diva2:1168740
Conference
Proceedings of the 12th International CDIO Conference, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland, June 12-16, 2016
Available from: 2017-12-21 Created: 2017-12-21 Last updated: 2022-11-22Bibliographically approved
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1. On Knowledge Creation and Learning at the Intersection of Product Development and Engineering Education
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2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Today’s demands on higher engineering education given the rapid transformation of society are, to say the least, multifaceted. Rapidly increased complexity of technology as well as adaptation to sustainability requirements are causing major transformations and mergers of whole domains of technology that strongly impact current and future engineering workforces within these domains, in particular, the need for new competencies. To adapt to industry demands for engineering competence that fits new constellations of technology domains, providers of advanced engineering training – i.e., engineering faculties – need to inventory their toolbox for ways to support knowledge creation processes.  

Product development theory is a central part of many types of academic engineering programs. However, as the product development process itself is a process of knowledge creation, it also has strong relations to theories of learning. This thesis explores the idea that some of the tools of engineering that are also taught at engineering faculties and therefore are familiar to their members can beneficially be applied to the development and management of engineering curricula. This thesis explores the domains of product development theory, engineering education and learning analytics in search of overlapping approaches to knowledge creation.  

The outcome of this search, which are also the result of this thesis, is a set of proposed tools, measures, and approaches for the development, management, content, and arrangement of engineering curriculum. The main contributions focus on the use of physical artifacts and their contribution to engineering educational frameworks, such as the Conceiving – Designing – Implementing – Operating (CDIO) initiative. For this purpose, the thesis picks up on a previously developed concept of low-cost demonstrators for the establishment of a formalized learning and enabling platform that promotes implementation and execution of the CDIO framework. Furthermore, by adopting a similar approach to product development and learning theory, additional tools are identified and developed for curriculum adaptation, enhancement, and management. In particular, by examining the curriculum from previously unexplored perspectives followed by establishment of novel measurements, this thesis demonstrates how curriculum developers and program managers can increase their insights into the outcomes of their decisions. 

Abstract [sv]

Idag präglas de flesta teknikområden av snabbt ökande komplexitet, hög innovationsgrad, och därtill nya eller skärpta krav på miljömässig hållbarhet. Inte sällan leder ny teknik, eller nya sätt att använda befintlig teknik till att hela teknikområden slås samman, vilket snabbt skapar förändrade behov av kompetens hos de ingenjörer – både nuvarande och framtida – som ska driva utvecklingen vidare. Den här utvecklingen påverkar både krav och förväntningar på dagens ingenjörsutbildning, och för att öka förmågan att snabbt anpassa och tillgodose industrins behov behövs nya verktyg för att effektivt tillhandahålla utbildning av både nya och befintliga ingenjörer.  

Produktutvecklingsteori är en central del inom flera akademiska ingenjörsprogram, och eftersom produktutvecklingsprocessen i sig är att betrakta som en process för skapande av kunskap, finns här även starka kopplingar till teorier om lärande. Den här avhandlingen synliggör att vissa av de verktyg och metoder som ingenjörer använder för att utveckla produkter, också kan användas för att skapa, utveckla, administrera och förbättra de förutsättningar under vilka kunskap hos blivande ingenjörer skapas, det vill säga utbildningens organisation och genomförande. Avhandlingen söker överbrygga tre olika teoretiska områden - produktutveckling, teorier kring ingenjörsutbildning, och metoder för att analysera lärande - i syfte att söka efter överlappande metoder för att skapa ny kunskap.  

Inom ramen för avhandlingen presenteras en uppsättning metoder och verktyg för utveckling och administration av tekniska utbildningsprogram, dess innehåll och arrangemang. De viktigaste resultaten fokuserar på användningen av fysiska artefakter och deras bidrag till ramverk för ingenjörsutbildning, såsom CDIO. För detta ändamål bygger avhandlingen vidare på ett tidigare utvecklat koncept för så kallade lågkostnadsdemonstratorer, i syfte att skapa en formaliserad plattform för lärande vilken även främjar implementering och genomförande av CDIO-ramverket. Genom att använda ett liknande tillvägagångssätt, det vill säga att kombinera produktutvecklings-teori med teorier om lärande, identifierar och utvecklar avhandlingen ytterligare verktyg som kan användas för anpassning, förbättring och administration av ingenjörsprogram. Genom att undersöka ingenjörsutbildningar från tidigare outforskade perspektiv och därtill applicera nya typer av mätetal, visar avhandlingen även hur läroplansutvecklare och programansvariga kan erhålla fördjupad förståelse av effekterna av sina beslut.   

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2021. p. 80
Series
Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations, ISSN 0345-7524 ; 2121
Keywords
Product Development, Engineering Education, Learning Analytics
National Category
Other Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-172681 (URN)10.3384/diss.diva-172681 (DOI)9789179297084 (ISBN)
Public defence
2021-02-10, ACAS, A-Building and Zoom, Linköping, 10:15 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2021-01-18 Created: 2021-01-18 Last updated: 2022-11-22Bibliographically approved

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