Graduate attribute mapping with the extended CDIO framework

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2009

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Campbell, D.
Dawes, L.
Beck, H.
Wallace, S.
Boman, M.
Reidsema, C.

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20th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2009, pp.599-604

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20th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education; AAEE 2009 (6 Dec 2009 - 9 Dec 2009 : Adelaide, Australia)

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The CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) Initiative has been globally recognised as an enabler for engineering education reform. With the CDIO process, the CDIO Standards and the CDIO Syllabus, many scholarly contributions have been made around cultural change, curriculum reform and learning environments. In the Australasian region, reform is gaining significant momentum within the engineering education community, the profession, and higher education institutions. This paper presents the CDIO Syllabus cast into the Australian context by mapping it to the Engineers Australia Graduate Attributes, the Washington Accord Graduate Attributes and the Queensland University of Technology Graduate Capabilities. Furthermore, in recognition that many secondary schools and technical training institutions offer introductory engineering technology subjects, this paper presents an extended self-rating framework suited for recognising developing levels of proficiency at a preparatory level. A demonstrator mapping tool has been created to demonstrate the application of this extended graduate attribute mapping framework as a precursor to an integrated curriculum information model.

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