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Larsen, Peter Gorm; Fernandes, Joao M.; Habel, Jacek; Lehrskov, Hanne; Vos, Richard J. C.; Wallington, Oliver; Zidek, Jan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009
Most university-level engineering studies produce technically skilled engineers. However, typically students face several difficulties when working in multidisciplinary teams when they initiate their industrial careers. In a globalised world, it becomes increasingly important that engineers are capable of collaborating across disciplinary…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, School Business Relationship
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Kamp, L. M.; De Jong, F.; Ravesteijn, W. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
Lots of papers are being published about e-learning in engineering education. In these papers, positive experiences and aspects seem to overshadow negative ones. However, there are still some problematic sides worth studying. In order to improve its quality these should receive broad attention too. We present an explicit two-sided evaluation of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Technical Institutes
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van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico; van Werven, H. Inge; Dekkers, Hetty – Higher Education, 1997
A study investigated the success of a project to create a more student-centered engineering curriculum at a Dutch technical university by assessing how faculty's conceptions of teaching related to their teaching practices. Results indicated that although faculty had strong commitment to student learning, they also had misconceptions about…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Educational Change