The CDIO-Based Survey as a Useful Tool in the Monitoring and Evolution of the Curriculum

The department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) at Queen’s University adapts the curriculum like any other similar department on an ongoing basis with input from students, faculty, alumni/ ae and other sources. Joining the CDIO initiative and working with colleagues from around the world has been very helpful to set priorities for curriculum changes. A slightly modified version of the Queen’s University Belfast CDIO survey was used to get feedback from alumni/ ae. Some of the suggested changes have already been implemented, and work will continue on other ones. One of the challenges will be to repeat the survey in the future, to see if the changes made a difference.