Enhancing Non-Technical Skills by a Multidisciplinary Engineering Summer School

Autor/inn/en	Larsen, Peter Gorm; Kristiansen, Erik Lasse; Bennedsen, Jens; Bjerge, Kim
Titel	Enhancing Non-Technical Skills by a Multidisciplinary Engineering Summer School
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 42 (2017) 6, S.1076-1096 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Larsen, Peter Gorm) ORCID (Kristiansen, Erik Lasse) ORCID (Bjerge, Kim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2016.1261278
Schlagwörter	Summer Programs; Engineering Education; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Interdisciplinary Approach; Teamwork; Skill Development; Innovation; Design; Course Descriptions; Interpersonal Competence; Program Descriptions; Curriculum Development; Foreign Countries; College Students; Questionnaires; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; Ingenieurausbildung; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kursstrukturplan; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Ausland; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Dänemark
Abstract	In general engineering studies focus on the technical skills in their own discipline. However, in their subsequent industrial careers, a significant portion of their time needs to be devoted to non-technical skills. In addition, in an increasingly globalised world collaboration in teams across cultures and disciplines is paramount to the creation of new and innovative products. In order to enhance the non-technical skills for groups of engineering students a series of innovation courses has been arranged and delivered in close collaboration with an industrial company (Bang & Olufsen). These courses have been organised as summer schools called "Conceptual Design and Development of Innovative Products" (CD-DIP) and delivered outside the usual educational environment. In order to explore the impact of this single course, we have conducted a study among the students participating from 2007 to 2013. This has been carried out both qualitatively using interviews with selected students as well as quantitatively using a survey. The results are outstanding in demonstrating that the non-technical skills obtained in this single course have been of high value for a large portion of the students' subsequent professional life. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01