Conceive design implement operate approach for a lab module

Abstract

The Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate has been globally recognized as an enabler for engineering education reformation. With the CDIO process, the CDIO Standards and the CDIO Syllabus, many scholarly contributions have been made in curriculum reform and learning environments. Therefore, CDIO approach recognizes that the engineering education can be acquired from a variety of institutions and the educators in all parts of this spectrum can learn the CDIO practice elsewhere. Thus, the purpose of this study is to use the CDIO approach for an Engineering Mathematics Lab Module. For Concieve stage, three different pre-tests were conducted to identify the difficult course outcome in Engineering Mathematics for the students. A total of eight course outcomes are identified as the most difficult course outcomes in Engineering Mathematics subjects. In the design stage, an innovative lab module was developed based on the difficult course outcomes from the conceive stage. The lab module was designed in analytical and using Mathematica software. The Engineering Mathematics Lab Module was implement to Electrical Engineering department students. In the operation stage, the response from the students were obtained for the Engineering Mathematics Lab Module. Generally students’ performance were improved in Engineering Mathematics using CDIO approach.