Student Theme Group

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Student Theme Group _at_ Queens University,
Belfast September 2004
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Student Theme Group

• Last CDIO meeting the Student Theme Group
  discussed the following
• The interpretation of CDIO according to students
• Students think of CDIO as a buzzword
• The students and facultys awareness of CDIO in
  the curriculum
• The advantage of CDIO projects
• CDIO projects in different years
• Students concern of CDIO taking focus away from
  the core curriculum
• Misconception of the term International
  Collaboration
• Similar Programs to CDIO, thus why is CDIO better?

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Last CDIO meeting

• We concluded the following suggestions
• Make CDIO seem more appealing by telling the
  students the benefits they can obtain out of it
• Let the students know that the implementation of
  CDIO in the curriculum is their chance to have
  an active role in their education
• Alert students that CDIO is not a design process
  or method, it represents a framework for good
  practice in engineering, in here lies the
  misconception of CDIO according to students
• Promote the fact that there is a international
  collaboration towards a common and improved
  engineering education worldwide
• For detailed information, refer to the report
  Students Perspective and Solutions for Bettering
  the Implementation of CDIO in the Curriculum

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Students Problem

• But still today, the main
• problem remains that
• Students from each university do not understand
  the meaning and purpose of the implementation of
  CDIO.
• WHY?
• Students are lazy
• Students are self centered (what is in it for
  me?)
• Student want a great education handed to them on
  a silver platter
• Faculty explains CDIO in about a millions words

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• Solutions
• Promote CDIO to students by telling them HOW it
  will benefit THEM in their future careers.
• Have a SIMPLE explanation of the purpose and
  meaning of CDIO

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• SOLUTIONS 1
• The Students Corner
• Contains brief description of CDIO, in point form
• Contains the meaning and purpose of CDIO
  according to fellow students
• A list of benefits for the students by having
  CDIO in their curriculum
• Contains a list of skills and knowledge they will
  acquire with implementation of CDIO

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• SOLUTION 2
• To distribute a CDIO Survey to First Year
  students at the beginning of their CDIO
  introduction course
• To distribute a CDIO Survey to Fourth Year
  students in second last semester to determined if
  in fact they have obtained the skills and
  knowledge necessary to enter the workforce

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• CDIO Student Surveys
• Will serve as an introduction to CDIO for first
  year students
• Will set an expected levels of proficiency for
  the incoming students
• Will determine the levels of proficiency obtained
  from the graduating engineers
• Can compare results with alumni/-ae, faculty, and
  industry proficiency levels
• Can serve as a check list for the graduating
  engineers before entering the work force

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• Paper versus Electronic Survey
• Students felt the response would be more
  influential if it was to be handed out in class
• Department could do a draw for higher responses

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Student Theme Group Stability

• Why have a Student Theme Group present at the
  meetings?
• CDIO needs student feedback
• Students are the consumers in CDIO
• We serve as a link between International
  Collaborators meetings and the students back home
• Students need a full perspective of CDIO from a
  student point of view
• To be a student voice at these meeting
• To miss school, and get a trip covered by the
  department...thanks by the way for that

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Student Theme Group Stability

• PROBLEM STUDENTS KEEP GRADUATING!
• SOLUTION
• Each participating university needs one or two
  set CDIO student representative elected by the
  student body, only one representative needs to
  come to the meetings
• The CDIO representative must write a TRANSITION
  REPORT from the meetings attended at the end of
  each year for next participant to take over

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Student Theme Group Stability

• We need your
• GOAL for meeting in South Africa We hope to have
  a student representative from each school.
• WITHOUT THE STUDENT THEME GROUP, CDIO IS NOT
  CREATING A FULL CYCLE.
• Please send e-mail to kubrick_at_me.queensu.ca when
  you will know who your Student Representative
  will be.

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• Future Goals
• Construct a well organized Student Theme Group
• Post the CDIO Student Corner before the next
  meeting
• Prepare and conduct CDIO Student Survey in Fall
  2006
• Graduate and pass the torch
• and more that will be outlined this afternoon

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME