engineering education initiatives at ktc
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In December 2010, Kanazawa Technical College (KTC) became the first school from Japan to join the CDIO Initiative. As a Japanese College of Technology (a.k.a., Kosen), KTC admits students from the age of 15 to complete a five-year intensive engineering program in one of three departments while simultaneously fulfilling certification requirements for their secondary education. While the member schools of the CDIO Initiative are primarily universities and colleges at the tertiary level of education, the unique role of the Kosen system arguably enables and very nearly requires the adoption of the principles behind the CDIO Framework. This presentation will make the argument for why CDIO is appropriate for the purposes of the engineering education at a Kosen in addition to other institutes of higher education in Japan. Practical examples of the CDIO principle in educational programs at KTC will be shown to further elaborate the initiatives for improving student mastery of fundamental and technical skills, creativity and ingenuity in the development of new systems, and awareness of their responsibilities as engineers within society. Learn more about: CDIO - http://www.cdio.org/ KTC - http://www.kanazawa-tc.ac.jp/en/TRANSCRIPT
Engineering Education Initiatives
at
Kanazawa Technical College
Robert W. Songer2014 CDIO Asian Regional Meeting
March 24 – 26, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
About KTC
Why CDIO at KTC
Practical Examples
About KTCAge
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Elementary School
Junior High School
High School
Masters
Doctorate
University(KIT)
College ofTechnology
(KTC)
30% Industry70%
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Kosen(College of Technology)
Quality of graduatesMobility for international scene
Quantity of graduatesLow- and mid-level trainability
Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Generic skills for working with various people in the workplace and the local community
Compiled in by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Adopted into industrial policy for developing global human resources
2006 2010
Songer, Robert and Takeshi Fujisawa. "An Interpretation of the CDIO Framework with Self-Assessment." Creative Engineering Design Education 13.1 (2013): 70-78.
Model Core Curriculum
Fundamental abilities, specialized abilities, and cross-disciplinary abilities with competency levels set to industry requirements
国立高等専門学校機構 . モデルコアカリキュラム(試案) . 2012. <http://www.kosen-k.go.jp/pdf/mcc20120323.pdf>.
2012Tentative plan published by the
Institute of National Kosen
Model Core CurriculumEngineering Education Outcomes
Core Minimum Standards
Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education
Engineering Council UK CDIO Syllabus
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
国立高等専門学校機構 . モデルコアカリキュラム(試案) . 2012. <http://www.kosen-k.go.jp/pdf/mcc20120323.pdf>.
Model Core CurriculumAnticipated Efficacy
国立高等専門学校機構 . モデルコアカリキュラム(試案) . 2012. <http://www.kosen-k.go.jp/pdf/mcc20120323.pdf>.
Improvement of practical and creative engineering education1
Social accountability for the quality of education2
A basis for students to realize their own academic progress3
Smoother compatibility in the certification of transfer credits4
Model Core CurriculumAnticipated Efficacy
国立高等専門学校機構 . モデルコアカリキュラム(試案) . 2012. <http://www.kosen-k.go.jp/pdf/mcc20120323.pdf>.
Effective indicators for third-party evaluations, JABEE, etc.★
CDIO vs. JABEE
CDIO vs. JABEE
Kaizen(Continuous Improvement)
Diagram by Karn G. Bulsuk (http://www.bulsuk.com)
CDIO Standards & PDCA
"The CDIO Standards v 2.0 (with customized rubrics)." 8 December 2010. CDIO. 3 March 2014. <http://www.cdio.org/files/document/file/CDIOStdsRubricsv2.0_2010Dec8.doc>.
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PDCA
Practical Examples
Authentic Learning ExperiencesCommunity Collaboration Projects
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Global Information Technology
Creating value in the local community with a woman’s touch.
ReferencesSonger, Robert and Takeshi Fujisawa. "An Interpretation of the CDIO Framework with Self-
Assessment." Creative Engineering Design Education 13.1 (2013): 70-78.
"The CDIO Standards v 2.0 (with customized rubrics)." 8 December 2010. CDIO. 3 March 2014. <http://www.cdio.org/files/document/file/CDIOStdsRubricsv2.0_2010Dec8.doc>.
国立高等専門学校機構 . モデルコアカリキュラム(試案) . 2012. <http://www.kosen-k.go.jp/pdf/mcc20120323.pdf>.
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