The CDIO approach to engineering education was introduced in the early 2000’s. Some universities have gained considerable long-term experience in applying the approach, and thus it seems timely to summarize and evaluate those experiences.
This paper thus reports the results of a survey conducted with all members of the CDIO Initiative, which currently stands at more than 120 universities from around the world.
The aims of the survey were to:
• Map out where and in what programmes/disciplines CDIO is currently applied • Evaluate the effects on outcomes, the perceived benefits, the limitations, any barriers to implementation, and ascertain future development needs
The design of the survey is based on a process model of education that includes metrics for input/output, learning and support processes, control and resource elements.
The survey is comprised of approximately 50 questions in the following categories: • University categorization and CDIO use; • State of university’s CDIO implementation; • Statements on effects on input, resource and output metrics; • Barriers and success factors; and • Open-ended questions
The survey was distributed in late in October 2014 and will be open until the end of November. The results are therefore still pending.
Proceedings of the 11th International CDIO Conference, Chengdu, China, June 8-11 2015