Simulating Industry: a holistic approach for bridging the gap between engineering education and industry. Part I:A conceptual framework and methodology

• Autores: Yujun Wang, Ying Yu, Ming Chen, Xiaoyan Zhang, Hans Wiedmann, Xiao Feng
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 31, no. 1 (Parte A), 2015, págs. 165-173
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Many attempts have been made around the world to search for models to reform existing engineering education to betterrespond to the industry’s needs. This paper proposes a systematic and holistic approach, based on simulating industry (SI)philosophy, for bridging the gap between university and industry. In addition to a multidisciplinary, multi-lingual,multicultural environment, the keyelements of thisSI-based model include:(1) anintegrated‘T’ typecurriculum model, (2)project based learning and design-centric engineering education, (3) vertically integrated practical teaching, (4) industrybest-practice oriented laboratories, and (5) university–industry partnership. Although the individual element in this modelmay not be totally novel, it is a holistic view to integrate all related aspects from curriculum design, laboratory planning topractice-oriented teaching to focus on narrowing the existing gap. The 10-year practice at the Chinese–German school ofapplied sciences (Chinesisch–Deutsche Hochschule fuer Angewandte Wissenschaften, CDHAW) of Tongji University hasproved that it is pedagogically sound, effective and transferable. The experiences gained and the challenges faced are alsoshared in this paper.