This paper describes the approach to integrate engineering and design where students learn the practice and application of engineering skills and foundation design skills in year 1 of their study. The design knowledge and engineering skills acquired by the students equipped them in the generation of ideas and implementing these ideas through team project activities. As part of the CDIO implementation plan for this module, a workspace is created to provide students to gain simple Design-Build experiences. This workspace allows each project team to realise their creative designs and develop them into models.
The paper also explains how the contents of the two modules, “Introduction to Engineering” and “IDEA” (Innovative Design and Enterprise in Action) are integrated. An example in the form of project will be described in detail to show the CDIO skills learned and experienced by the students. Finally, a summary of the evaluation this programme has in delivering the intended aims and conclusions are also outlined.