Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

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Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied
Sciences
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING CDIO IN ALL
ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Markku Karhu Director, Degree Programmes in
Information Technology http//www.metropolia.fi
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Content

• Overview of Helsinki Metropolia University of
  Applied Sciences
• Challenges in Engineering Education
• CDIO Roadmap
• Structure of curriculum based on CDIO requirement
• Self-evaluation of the CDIO implementation at
  Metropolia
• Conclusion

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The country of thousands of lakes
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Some facts of Finland

• Population 5,3 million
• Capital city is Helsinki
• Good social security and health care
• Excellent education system
• One of the safest country in the world

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Sightseeing to Metropolia UAS
Headquarter
My campus
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Metropolia - The largest University of Applied
Sciences in Finland

• 14 000 students
• 61 bachelor and master level degree programmes
• 4 fields of study
• Culture
• Business and Administration
• Health Care and Social Services
• Engineering Education (7000 students)
• Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa (Helsinki Metropolitan
  arkea)

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Vision for 2012

• In terms of assessed quality, Metropolia will be
  Finlands top university of applied sciences in
  terms of results and competitiveness.As a
  learning environment that combines labour market
  skills and higher education, Metropolia will
  train highly valued experts and meet the capital
  regions challenges with an analytical and active
  approach boldly and reliably.

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Strategic objectives

• 1. The training and research and development will
  be of high international standard and carried out
  in cooperation with the labour market.
• 2. The learning and research and development will
  combine to create innovation, know-how and
  functional solutions that serve the metropolitan
  region, labour market and higher education.
• 3. Metropolia will provide major contributions to
  social, economic and cultural issues.
• 4. Metropolia will be an ever-developing place of
  study, a sought-after partner and reliable
  employer.
• 5. Metropolia will always put the customer first
  and operate with financial and functional
  efficiency.

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Degree Programmes in Engineering(Tuition in
Finnish)

• Bachelors degrees are available in
• Automotive and Transport Engineering
• Automation Technology
• Bio and Food Technology
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering (Tuition in English)
• Information Technology (Tuition in English)
• Laboratory Sciences
• Land Surveying Technology
• Materials Technology and Surface Engineering
  Media Technology
• Media Engineering (Tuition in English)
• Medical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Supply Chain Management

• Masters degrees are available in
• Automation Technology
• Building Services Engineering
• Industrial Management (in English)
• Information Technology (in English)
• International Masters programme ConRem (jointly
  run with FHTW Berlin) Construction and Real
  Estate Management

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Challenges in Engineering Education

• Low attractiveness less than 2 applicants for
  each study place
• Drop-out rate gt 50
• Late graduation lt- most students work
  simultaneously
• Demand of industry varies a lot education is a
  long process
• Global welfare depends on engineering artefacts
  
• Global economy -gt all companies operate worldwide
  
• International education markets

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Source Education at a Glance OECD Indicators
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Changes of Targets of Industry) -gt Have an
effect on the education
) in Finland 1993 - 2003
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Changes of Challenges of Industry) -gt Have an
effect on the education
) in Finland 1993 - 2003
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Changes of Supply Chains) -gt Have an effect on
the education
) in Finland 1993 - 2003
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CDIO Roadmap (1/2)

• Started from the SEFI conference in Ankara 2005
• Exploring and studying CDIO pedagogy
• CDIO book Rethinking Engineering Education
  distributed widely and read carefully
• World conferences in Montreal, Massachusetts,
  Ghent, Copenhagen, Singapore
• Faculty is interested and waiting with enthusiasm
• Curricula planning in 2008 included CDIO
  principles (introductory project and joint
  engineering project, integration of courses
  including soft skills)

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CDIO Roadmap (2/2)

• Metropolia UAS became a collaborating school,
  Autumn 2008
• A booklet written on Introduction to
  Project-based learning and CDIO thinking (in
  Finnish)
• Development project supported by VPs of the
  three engineering schools

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Structure of Curriculum (1)

• Bachelor of Engineering degree 240 ECTS
• 11 modules gives 165 ECTS basic studies 75 ECTS
  incl. introductory project 6 ECTS
• Work placement 30 ECTS, summer time or two
  periods off
• Capstone project (15 ECTS) A project work of 6 -
  10 ECTS, integrated professional studies, project
  management and communication in Finnish or in
  English
• Final Year Project (Bachelor Thesis) 15 ECTS
• Freely elective studies 15 ECTS

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Structure of Curriculum (2)Example
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period
Module 1(c)
Module 2 (c)
Module 3 (c)
Module 4 (c)
1st year
Intr.project
Intr.project
Module 5(c)
Module 6(c)
Module 7(o)
Module 8(o)
2nd year
Orient.project
Work Placement
Project module
Module 10(o)
Module 9(o)
3rd year
Final Year Project Thesis
Work Placement
Module 11(o)
4th year
Elective Studies
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The main objectives of CDIO development

• Start the process with a self-evaluation of all
  engineering programmes to identify from the
  present situation
• the greatest success factors that already exist
  and might be used in the future
• the largest development needs in comparison with
  the CDIO criteria
• Establish and develop a change agent network
  inside the UAS to support the necessary changes
• Begin to collect information systemically and
  analyze the outcomes of the process as it
  progresses
• Plan how to continue with these important and
  necessary changes

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Self-evaluation of the CDIO implementation at
Metropolia
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Rating Scale Used in the Self-evaluation

• 0. No initial program-level plan or pilot
  implementation
• 1. Initial program-level plan and pilot
  implementation at the course or program level
• 2. Well-developed program-level plan and
  prototype implementation at course and program
  levels
• 3. Complete and adopted program-level plan and
  implementation of the plan at course and program
  levels underway
• 4. Complete and adopted program-level plan and
  comprehensive implementation at course and
  program levels, with continuous improvement
  processes in place

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Self-evaluation by 10 Degree Programmes (scale 0
- 4)
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Adaptation of the CDIO Standards
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Conclusion

• A start-up was launched
• First introductory projects were carried out
• Need to be improved and profiled
• Capstone projects
• On commission, relationship to industrial
  traineeship and to final year project (?)
• Financing (?)
• Preference to project or learning achievements
  (?)
• Integration of courses (?), teacher teams (?)

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