cdioCONCEIVEDESIGNIMPLEMENTOPERATEEducating Engineers in anEngineering ContextConceiving- Designing- Implementing - OperatingEdward F.CrawleyMay 2008
Educating Engineers in an Engineering Context Conceiving- Designing- Implementing - Operating Edward F. Crawley May 2008
Shortage of engineering graduates and those remaining inengineeringcareersNeed to educate engineers to be more effectivecontributorsandleadersNeed to educate engineers to work in a moreinterdisciplinarymannerNeedfor more experiential learning and project-basedlearningNeed for enhanced university-industry cooperation andknowledge exchangePreparing studentsfor increasing globalizationIncreasing awareness and response to environmentalchanges
THE WORLDWIDE NEED FOR CHANGE • Shortage of engineering graduates and those remaining in engineering careers • Need to educate engineers to be more effective contributors and leaders • Need to educate engineers to work in a more interdisciplinary manner • Need for more experiential learning and project-based learning • Need for enhanced university-industry cooperation and knowledge exchange • Preparing students for increasing globalization • Increasing awareness and response to environmental changes
DESIREDATTRIBUTESOFANUNDERLYINGNEEDENGINEERINGGRADUATEEducatestudentswhoUnderstandingoffundamentalsUnderstandhowtoconceive-Understanding of design anddesign-implement-operatemanufacturingprocessesComplexvalue-addedMultidisciplinary systemengineeringsystemsperspectiveIn a modernteam-basedGoodcommunicationskillsengineeringenvironmentHighethicalstandards,etc.We haveadoptedCDiO as theengineeringcontextofoureducation
THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH DESIRED ATTRIBUTES OF AN ENGINEERING GRADUATE • Understanding of fundamentals • Understanding of design and manufacturing processes • Multidisciplinary system perspective • Good communication skills • High ethical standards, etc. UNDERLYING NEED Educate students who: • Understand how to conceivedesign-implement-operate • Complex value-added engineering systems • In a modern team-based engineering environment We have adopted CDIO as the engineering context of our education
1.Thewords,phases orpassages that comebefore,oraftera particular word or passage of text that help to explain itsfull meaning2.The circumstances or events that form the environmentwithinwhich somethingexists ortakes placeAchair within a roomAdecision influenced bytheorganizationContext is the circumstances and surroundings that aid inunderstandingmeaning
WHAT IS CONTEXT? 1. The words, phases or passages that come before, or after, a particular word or passage of text that help to explain its full meaning 2. The circumstances or events that form the environment within which something exists or takes place A chair within a room A decision influenced by the organization • Context is the circumstances and surroundings that aid in understanding meaning
Designingand implementing thingsthat have notpreviously existed, and that directly or indirectly servesociety orsome element of societyVon Karman: scientists discover the world that existswhile engineers create the world that never was!The life cycle of a product, process, project, system,software,material,molecule: Conceiving: understanding needs and technology, andcreating theconcept. Designing: defining the information needed toimplement:Implementing:creatingtheactually operable system: Operating: using the system to meet the need
WHAT IS ENGINEERING? Designing and implementing things that have not previously existed, and that directly or indirectly serve society or some element of society Von Karman: scientists discover the world that exists, while engineers create the world that never was! The life cycle of a product, process, project, system, software, material, molecule • Conceiving: understanding needs and technology, and creating the concept • Designing: defining the information needed to implement • Implementing: creating the actually operable system • Operating: using the system to meet the need