CDIO Conference 2009

The CDIO™ INITIATIVE (www.cdio.org) is an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers. It provides students with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving - Designing - Implementing - Operating real-world systems and products.

This 5th International CDIO Conference will focus on the global impact of the CDIO initiatives on engineering education and reframing its future directions. Effective practices in curriculum implementation will be showcased.

The conference will consist of workshops, paper presentations, interactive sessions, symposia and roundtable sessions. English is the official language of the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES

Proposal due	December 22, 2008
Notification of acceptance	February 06, 2009
Paper submission deadline (with peer review)	March 20, 2009
Paper submission deadline (without peer review)	April 10, 2009
Registration deadline	April 24, 2009

Authors are invited to submit proposals in any of the following presentation formats:

To submit your proposal, please click here.

Paper presentation	20 min.	Presentation of a paper by one of the paper’s authors; the paper will published in the conference proceedings.
Interactive Session	30 min.	Interactive presentation in which the content is managed by active learning method(s); the paper will be published in the conference proceedings.
Symposium	60 min.	Presentations by a team on one specific strand; at least 3 presenters for each symposium; the papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Roundtable Session	60 min.	Topic to be proposed by the facilitator; informal discussion; summary report encouraged.
Workshop	90 min.	Active learning session on a specific topic area to engage participants; handouts required; slides and handouts welcome for the conference proceedings.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

CONFERENCE STRANDS

Application of CDIO to a wide range of disciplines
Industry involvement in engineering education
Technology-enhanced learning
Curriculum and program design
Design-implement experiences
Learning environments
Learning designs
Active and experiential learning
Development of CDIO skills in students
Assessment of student CDIO skills
Faculty professional development
Evaluating the impact of CDIO programs
Facilitating change in engineering education
Student involvement in the development of engineering education

All proposals will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. The authors of accepted proposals, who submit the papers, will be obliged to guarantee that they register for the Conference, pay the registration fees, attend the Conference, and present their papers. A submitted paper will be published in the conference proceedings only if it is accompanied by the registration form and registration fee for least one of the authors.

Authors must agree to transfer the copyright for the paper to the CDIO Initiative, should it be accepted for presentation and/or publishing at the 2009 International CDIO Conference. However, authors retain the rights to the fair use of the paper, such as in teaching and other non-profit uses. Authors may also post their papers on their personal websites.

Technical Co-Sponsor:

IEEE Singapore Education Chapter

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