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Course development: International Collaborative Design ProjectThis
course will be based on the award winning Biosystems Engineering Design
Challenge. For details click here. It will be developed by the project partners in 2010.
Draft Outline- teams of 6 students, 1 from each partner institution
- each team allocated 2 mentors, 1 US and 1 EU (perhaps also 1 UCD as well?)
- each session has a different design subject
- supported by online course site (Blackboard, Scholar One etc)
- formal sessions on
- building a team
- teamwork
- the design process
- time management
- reflection and iteration of a design
- reporting
Issues to consider- What will the design focus on (must be suitable for virtual collaboration)?
- How will team composition be managed?
- Due to limited overlap of semesters / terms need to manage the timing carefully
- What supports will be put in place for poorly functioning teams?
- How will it be assessed?
- The module should be "on the books" of all the partner institutions if possible
- How to ensure the cost is minimized so that the module can run after the life of TABE.NET
- Consider looking for Erasmus "virtual campus" or similar funding to support the module
- Consider looking for T&L funding in each university to support module development and evaluation
- How will the module's success or otherwise be evaluated by the team responsible for it?
| Current activity: | A working group was formed under the guidance of R. Gates | | Last updated: | 02-06-2010 |
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