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Xie, Lei; Kogut, Ashlynn; Beyerlein, Michael; Boehm, Rodney – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
This grounded theory research examined the actions mentors take to help student teams. We interviewed nine mentors from an engineering competition using semi-structured interviews. We studied the interactions between mentors and student teams and identified nine mentoring actions: initiating the relationship, strategies to develop thinking, active…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Mentors, Grounded Theory, Competition
Violante, Maria Grazia; Vezzetti, Enrico – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
In the twenty-first century, meeting our technological challenges demands educational excellence, a skilled populace that is ready for the critical challenges society faces. There is widespread consensus, however, that education systems are failing to adequately prepare all students with the essential twenty-first century knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Guidelines, Design Preferences, Curriculum Design
Kinzli, Kristoph-Dietrich; Kunberger, Tanya; O'Neill, Robert; Badir, Ashraf – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Demonstration models allow students to readily grasp theory and relate difficult concepts and equations to real life. However drawbacks of using these demonstration models are that they are can be costly to purchase from vendors or take a significant amount of time to build. These two limiting factors can pose a significant obstacle for adding…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Demonstrations (Educational), Models, Teaching Models
Comparing Freshman and Doctoral Engineering Students in Design: Mapping with a Descriptive Framework
Carmona Marques, P. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
This paper reports the results of a study of engineering students' approaches to an open-ended design problem. To carry out this, sketches and interviews were collected from 9 freshmen (first year) and 10 doctoral engineering students, when they designed solutions for orange squeezers. Sketches and interviews were analysed and mapped with a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, College Freshmen, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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
Silva, Arlindo; Fontul, Mihail; Henriques, Elsa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Engineering design is known as an answer to an ill-defined problem. As any answer to an ill-defined problem, it can never be completely right or absolutely wrong. The methods that universities use to teach engineering design, as a consequence of this, suffer from the same fate. However, the accumulated experience with the "chalk and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering, Engineering Education, Design
De Giusti, Marisa Raquel; Lira, Ariel Jorge; Villarreal, Gonzalo Lujan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
Simulation is the process of executing a model that describes a system with enough detail; this model has its entities, an internal state, some input and output variables and a list of processes bound to these variables. Teaching a simulation language such as general purpose simulation system (GPSS) is always a challenge, because of the way it…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Simulation, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design
Elias, Erasto – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
Design methodology (DM) is defined by the procedural path, expressed in design models, and techniques or methods used to untangle the various activities within a design model. Design education in universities is mainly based on descriptive design models. Much knowledge and organization have been built into DM to facilitate design teaching.…
Descriptors: Models, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Classroom Techniques
Oakes, G. L.; Felton, A. J.; Garner, K. B. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
The BSc in computer aided product design (CAPD) course at the University of Wolverhampton was conceived as a collaborative venture in 1989 between the School of Engineering and the School of Art and Design. The award was at the forefront of forging interdisciplinary collaboration at undergraduate level in the field of product design. It has…
Descriptors: Design, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Design, Learning Modules
Ogot, Madara; Okudan, Gul E. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
Researchers have long noted the correlation of various personality traits and team performance. Studies relating aggregate team personality traits to team performance are scattered in the literature and may not always be relevant to engineering design teams. This paper synthesizes the results from applicable Five-Factor Model (FFM)-based…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Assessment, Personality Studies, Confidentiality
Green, Graham; Smrcek, Ladislav – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
Recent research, undertaken using participative observation methods within the Leonardo Da Vinci project "Open-Dynamic-Design", provides evidence that EU industrial practice continues to value the flexibility of physical models across a range of disciplines. This research is placed within the philosophical educational framework…
Descriptors: Manufacturing, Design, Participant Observation, Educational Philosophy

Harris, Brad; Owen, Jon – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1994
Documents the approach and the design decisions taken during the establishment of a quality system for teaching activities in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds. Describes the motivations for performing the work, how it was organized and resourced, the approach adopted, and the impact of the Higher Education…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries