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Two Way Integration of Engineering Education through a Design Project
Author(s) -
Giralt Francesc,
Herrero Joan,
Grau Francesc Xavier,
Alabart Joan Ramon,
Medir Magda
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2000.tb00516.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , engineering , project management , engineering management , engineering education , project based learning , opm3 , subject (documents) , quality (philosophy) , program management , engineering ethics , pedagogy , psychology , systems engineering , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , library science
Horizontal and vertical integration of engineering education is achieved through an early‐design project where students get acquainted with Total Quality Management (TQM) principles and design processes from year‐one of their University education. The project is embedded in the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum as an activity that involves horizontally several first‐year subjects and vertically a fourth‐year Project Management Practice course and a related Project Management subject. An assessment of the integrated design project indicates that effective teaching and learning spreads through the curriculum, with fourth‐year students acting as project managers and experiencing engineering practice. These management and leadership training processes include a shared responsibility in the organization and in the development of the project, which are key factors for the success of the integrated activity. They are also a first step towards the ETSEQ goal of becoming a sustainable student‐centered educational system.