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Sánchez-Cambronero, Santos; Lozano-Galant, Jose A.; Castilla, Francisco J.; Poveda, Elisa; Galán, Álvaro; Porras, Rocio; Gallego, Inmaculada; López-Moya, Raul – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2021
This article presents the application of the problem-based learning (PBL) methodology for introducing the civil engineering task of bridge design and construction to high school students with a multidisciplinary approach. The materials (toy construction system) and methodology of the workshop are first presented. Then, three examples of arch…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, High School Students
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Santos, José; Escórcio, Patrícia – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has changed the way many civil engineers organise and execute their job in recent years. Many universities around the world have been adapting their curricula to include BIM education. However, this adaptation has been incomplete, occurring only in a small number of subjects. To fill this gap, this paper…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Construction (Process), Construction Management
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MacLeod, Miles; van der Veen, Jan T. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Can you ask students from three different bachelor programmes to help solve planning and routeing problems for hospitals? In the presented case an interdisciplinary approach was shown to be successful after some redesign. Students from Applied Mathematics, Civil Engineering and Industrial & Engineering Management jointly designed solutions for…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Projects, Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Approach