CDIO – Product Development Research Lab

A 10-year teachers’ journey toward CDIO: lessons learned for dealing with students, companies, and yourself

1st January 2024
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Abstract The paper summarizes the experiences of working for a decade to promote the transition of courses toward the CDIO framework. It presents a list of lessons learned when applying […]

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Systems Engineering students designing the future of compaction equipment

31st May 2022
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After two problematic years for physical collaboration, the systems engineering course has finally had the opportunity to revamp the traditional university-industry collaboration that has characterised it for several years. On […]

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Measuring Experiential Learning: An Approach Based on Lessons Learned Mapping

20th January 2020
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Abstract: Fostering ‘experiential learning’ in real-life situations is a critical task for engineering educators when creating constructively aligned learning activities. The paper proposes an approach to measure the students’ perception […]

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WORK INTEGRATION SOCIAL ENTERPRISES: A TESTBED FOR CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING?

28th June 2019
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ABSTRACT Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) are a particular enterprise form permeated by a so-called ‘double business idea’. Besides the commercial imperative of providing product and services, WISE offer employment […]

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Introducing value driven design in engineering education: teaching the use of value models in preliminary design

10th April 2019
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ABSTRACT Methods and approaches for teaching engineering disciplines are evolving to adapt to the needs of companies and society. Engineering Design is one of the areas most influenced by such […]

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A Reverse Engineering Role-Play to Teach Systems Engineering Methods

18th February 2019
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ABSTRACT Students engaged in systems engineering education typically lack experience and understanding of the multidisciplinary complexity of systems engineering projects. Consequently, students struggle to understand the value, rationale, and usefulness […]

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Augment skills and knowledge of engineering students through design-build-test projects

16th June 2018
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The engineer of the 21st century is expected to possess a broad range of skills and abilities. Besides more traditional technical knowledge and engineering skills, interpersonal skills, critical thinking, creativity, […]

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