Ten Years of CDIO: Experiences from a Long-Term Education Development Process

Ten Years of CDIO: Experiences from a Long-Term Education Development Process

J. Malmqvist, J. Bankel, M. Enelund, G. Gustafsson, M. Wedel (2010).  Ten Years of CDIO: Experiences from a Long-Term Education Development Process. 27.

 

The paper describes and analyses a long-term education development process – the CDIO- based reform of Chalmers University of Technology’s M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering programme. The initial goals of the reform programme and the changes that it has lead to are reviewed. The results of various kinds of evaluations – CDIO self-evaluations, external evaluations, student and faculty views and costs – are reviewed. A number of critical success factors for sustainable educational development process are identified. 

 

Authors (New): 
Johan Malmqvist
Johan Bankel
Mikael Enelund
Göran Gustafsson
Maria Knutson Wedel
Pages: 
27
Affiliations: 
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Keywords: 
CDIO
education development
long-term
critical success factors
mechanical engineering
Year: 
2010
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