Field-based education, in which students earn academic credit while working with clients in
a live consulting setting, is growing in popularity among operations research/management …

In the 21 st Century, there is an increasing demand for engineers to solve novel, complex
engineering problems. Typically, in the setting of engineering curriculum, complex …

The final year project is a typical requirement in an engineering degree. It introduces the
students to professional engineering practice by providing them with an opportunity to work …

Generally, capstone courses focus on the integration and application of technical knowledge
and skills acquired in previous coursework along with a consideration of multiple realistic …

It is suggested by many scholars that if the goal of engineering education is to produce
engineers who can critically design and create, then providing students with early …

The October 2006 report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Task Force on
the Undergraduate Educational Commons highlighted the importance of project-based first …

This paper presents an innovative experience applying PBL methodology simultaneously to
eight different subjects in a Master's Degree on Technology for Human Development of the …

This article presents an unusual case of university—industry interaction whereby a group of
small businesses came together to persuade a university to establish an MSc in Pipeline …

Aimed at giving students training in transversal skills, such as multidisciplinary group work or
putting acquired knowledge into practice, a series of practical sessions has been developed …

The value and impact of successful capstone project can be potentially great. It can provide
students involved with learning and design experiences, high confidence in design skills …