THE MINI-FACTORY – A PEDAGOGICAL RENEWAL PROJECT

The CDIO initiative is based on pedagogical principles that fundamentally break old established structures and traditions in universities and colleges. That put demands for a pedagogical and collaborative renewal. The Mini-factory is a concrete example of a development project that integrates a new pedagogical concept, built on the CDIO Syllabus skills, such as engineers’ attributes, a holistic approach, interpersonal skills, flexibility and responsibility. This extended synopsis addresses experiences from a pedagogical renewal project at the School of Engineering at Jönköpings University, Sweden.