1. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore ”Combining Practical and Theoretical Approaches in CDIO-Projects Jørgen Bundgaard Nielsen Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark CURRICULA & IMPLEMENTATION

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3. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore  The term Qualification is used to describe professional knowledge and skills typically, but not necessarily solely, acquired through studies. It may be theoretical and/or practical, and will often be documented by diplomas.  The term Competence is used to describe, whether the sum of qualifications, personal qualities, experience and attitudes enables the person to solve a given assignment. Tripartition:  Knowledge  Skills  Competencies:  Making judgements  Communication skills and cooperation  Learning skills A European definition:

4. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore ”Engineering is not a science. Science studies particular events to find general laws. Engineering makes use of these laws to solve particular problems. In this it is more closely related to art or craft; as in art its problems are under defined, there are many solutions, good, bad and indifferent. The art is, by synthesis of ends and means, to arrive at a good solution. This is a creative activity involving imagination, intuition and deliberate choice.” / Ove Arup

5. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore Engineering Profiles:  The Consultant  The Designer  The System Builder  The Organizer  The Model Developer  The Communicator  The Salesman  The Producer/Entrepreneur

6. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore  The term Qualification is used to ….  The term Competence is used to …. Tripartition:  Knowledge  Skills  Competencies:  Making judgements  Communication skills and cooperation  Learning skills Projects & PBL-programs

7. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore Investigation into students attitude and approach to Mathematics  Rates of passing first examination in mathematics  Background in terms of marks from high school  Correlation between marks in mathematics in high school and at university  Particularly failing students as representative for the total population  The effect of participation in optional introductory courses  Time elapsed since qualifying examination  Type of qualifying examination  Gender  Possible change over time  Comparison between various methods of examination (projects, oral, written)  Students’ efforts

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9. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore In the session “Design – implement” experiences it was explained as: “Design –implement experiences are instructional events in which learning occurs through creation of a product process or system”

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11. 08.06.09/ jbn CDIO Conference, Singapore A simple example from energy calculations for buildings: A simple example from energy calculations for buildings:   Conceive:appreciate the physics of heat transport, loads, differential equations etc.   Design:apply the tools to compute a heat transmission in real-world building   Implement:analyze with respect to boundary conditions, obtain measurements   Operate:forecasts, ready for new productions

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