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Edström, Kristina; Kolmos, Anette – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
This paper compares two models for reforming engineering education, problem/project-based learning (PBL), and conceive-design-implement-operate (CDIO), identifying and explaining similarities and differences. PBL and CDIO are defined and contrasted in terms of their history, community, definitions, curriculum design, relation to disciplines,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering, Engineering Education, Models
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Valveny, Ernest; Benavente, Robert; Lapedriza, Agata; Ferrer, Miquel; Garcia-Barnes, Jaume; Sanchez, Gemma – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
In the academic year 2010-2011, Spain finished the process of introducing the regulatory changes derived from the Bologna Declaration and the new European Space for Higher Education (ESHE). These changes have implied the updating of university degrees' structure as well as the inclusion of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). This paper…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning
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Knobbs, C. G.; Grayson, D. J. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
There is mounting evidence to show that engineers need more than technical skills to succeed in industry. This paper describes a curriculum innovation in which so-called "soft" skills, specifically inter-personal and intra-personal skills, were integrated into a final year mining engineering course. The instructional approach was…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Assignments, Independent Study, Innovation