The school of engineering at Taylor’s university (Malaysia) adopts a project-based education system where students need to be involved in a multidisciplinary group projects each semester. These projects are exhibited and judged in an end-of-semester Engineering Fair that is organised by the students’ society, the Society of Engineering and Technology (SET). This paper reports on integrating the delivery and the assessment of a project management module, a design module and the organisation of the engineering fair in the attempt of providing an authentic experience to the students involved. This is achieved through getting the students registered for the “Managing Projects for Success” module in semester 4 to act as “Project Managers” to student teams registered for “Engineering Design and Communication” offered at semester 1 and for different tasks needed for the engineering fair. This is designed to provide both the senior and junior students a unique more realistic experience in both project management and design.
Managing Projects For Success: Integrating CDIO And Management Skills
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Conceive
Defining customer needs; considering technology, enterprise strategy, and regulations; developing concepts, techniques and business plans.
Design
Creating the design; the plans, drawings, and algorithms that describe what will be implemented.
Implement
The transformation of the design into the product, including manufacturing, coding, testing and validation.
Operate
Using the implemented product to deliver the intended value, including maintaining, evolving and retiring the system.
