Student workshops in engineering education: case studies at the faculty of civil engineering in osijek, croatia

• Autores: Sanja Loncar Vickovic, Zlata Dolacek Alduk, Vladimir Sigmund, Dina Stober
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 28, no. Extra 4, 2012, págs. 845-851
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper presents an application of the design-centric education through five interdisciplinary student workshops conductedbetween 2000 and 2010 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek, Croatia. The main workshop aims, namely the incorporation ofcontemporary educational tendencies and techniques into curricula and the socially responsible interaction between the Faculty andits environment, are described. Furthermore, a case study workshop entitled ‘Where is the Railway?’ is presented detailingperformed activities, results and the evaluation. Positive and negative aspects of design-centric approach to teaching/learning arediscussed from the students’ and the teachers’ viewpoint. The balance of project preparation and management with the freedom increating project’s contents and results is stressed. Finally, the role of universities is accentuated through choice of locations,buildings and institutions involved in the workshops.