Foster creative engineers by PBL: A case study of student satellite project (AAUSAT3) at Aalborg University in Denmark

Author

Zhou, C. ; Nielsen, J.D. ; Kolmos, A.

Author_Institution

Aalborg Univ., Aalborg, Denmark

fYear

2011

fDate

Feb. 28 2011-March 3 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In recent years, Problem and Project Based Learning (PBL) has been employed by a growing number of educational institutions to foster creative engineers. This paper aims to explore how PBL can develop creativity in engineering education. Accordingly, a qualitative case study was carried out with a student satellite project (AAUSAT3) in the department of electronic systems at Aalborg University in Denmark. Multiple methods including interviews and observation were employed. The analysis of the empirical data leads to the findings and discussions that PBL can foster creative engineers by providing conditions of problem analysis and solving, the shift from teaching to learning and team based projects. This research therefore contributes to both theory and practice in the PBL setting of engineering education.

Keywords

data analysis; educational institutions; satellite communication; telecommunication engineering education; AAUSAT3; Aalborg University; Denmark; educational institutions; electronic systems; empirical data analysis; engineering education; foster creative engineers; problem and project based learning; student satellite project; team based projects; Collaboration; Context; Engineering education; Interviews; Psychology; Satellites; Creativity; Engineering Education; PBL;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems Technology (Wireless VITAE), 2011 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chennai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0786-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2011.5940808

Filename

5940808