In a CDIO programme, the CDIO syllabus, standards, and self-evaluation model constitute the core components of the programme’s quality assurance system. At the same time, CDIO programmes are also evaluated by national standards. A CDIO programme needs a quality assurance system which also fulfils these national requirements, and that is able to produce the evidence and documentation needed for ...

With so many Collaborators in so many countries and regions of the world it is essential that the CDIO Council promulgate processes to assure internal and external stakeholders that member institutions and programs are adhering to the 12 CDIO Standards. The Standards are what make CDIO a unique initiative and that provide a vehicle for realizing the CDIO vision to transform the culture of engin...

This study examined the density of dopamine transporter (DAT) and D2 receptors in the brains of chronic high-fat diet-induced obese (cDIO), obese-resistant (cDR) and low-fat-fed (LF) control mice. Significantly decreased DAT densities were observed in cDR mice compared to cDIO and LF mice, primarily in the nucleus accumbens, striatal and hypothalamic regions. D2 receptor density was significant...

CDIO is on behalf of Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate. The carrier of CDIO engineering education philosophy is a project which allows students to take the initiative, practical, organic link between the curriculums for learning. E-Business specialty has a property combination of management and engineering. Therefore, with CDIO educational philosophy, to promote E-Business specialty and i...

The recently introduced Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) requirements for Graduate Attributes [1] require demonstrated learning outcomes for the first time. CDIO has required outcomes and benchmarking for more than a decade, and the CDIO Syllabus [2] has provided a detailed and proven framework within which to organize the topics covered by those outcomes. The latest revision of ...

This paper describes how the adoption and progressive application of the CDIO InitiativeTM at the Informatics Engineering bachelor and master programs of ISEP contributed to achieve very good results since 2008. Some of these results are explained in more detail. Current and future initiatives related to Portuguese, European and worldwide program accreditation and certification are described in...

Recent changes to the criteria for engineering accreditation in Canada emphasize continuous curriculum improvement through outcomes-based assessment. In this article, the authors show how the CDIO (ConceiveDesign-Implement-Operate) approach not only enables continuous improvement, but can assist Canadian engineering programs with the overall graduate attributes assessment process through a case...

An engineering mathematics module has been developed and implemented to promote deeper learning using the CDIO methodology. It conforms to several CDIO Standards and also seeks to develop personal, interpersonal and professional skills through an active and interactive learning paradigm. This paper discusses the content, pedagogy and efficacy of the module in relation to student motivation, eng...

The recently published book, Engineering Education Quality Assurance: A Global Perspective (Patil and Gray, Springer 2009) includes a number of chapters by people affiliated with CDIO. These include topics such as CDIO standards and syllabus as essential elements in quality assurance, how they have been used to in national quality assurance schemes, and the history of quality assurance as it ha...

With the increase of the embedded system in the post-PC era of computing, the Innovation & Enterprise Capability training becomes a task of high priority. The drawback of the current software engineering to Higher Education is systematically analyzed and the IPD-CMMI (Integrating Product Development based on CMMI) is proposed by integrating the hardware and software engineering and tailoring un...