OPERATIONALIZING CDIO ENGINEERING LEARNING WORKSPACES IN EAST KAZAKHSTAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

This paper discusses the effort by East Kazakhstan Technical University (EKTU) in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic (SP), in using the CDIO Standard 6 Engineering Learning Workspaces to align EKTU’s Luban Workshop (EKTU and China’s Tianjin Vocational Institute collaborative project). EKTU had earlier adopted the Chinese teaching model Engineering Practice Innovation Project (EPIP) for its Luban Workshop.  The paper shares a brief literature review on CDIO workspaces, SP experience in CDIO Standard 6 implementation, combined use of the CDIO and EPIP in engineering education. This paper concludes with ideas for moving, including the design thinking integration and students survey learning experience.