E2I

Authentic Design Experiences in a Capstone Design Course for Engineering Identity Development

Project Overview
Project Title	Authentic Design Experiences in a Capstone Design Course for Engineering Identity Development
Project Leader	Prof Ben Chan
School / Dept	SENG / E²I
Project Duration	Aug 2013 – Jul 2016
Project Description	To develop the engineering identity among final year civil engineering students, this project intends to provide authentic design experiences to students in the capstone design course CIVL4950. The course structure is a full simulation of real-life workplace in civil engineering consulting firms, in a way that the students enrolled into this course are given a real construction project under planning in Hong Kong as a case study.
Project Outcome	The simulated approach has been implemented in a two credit capstone design course for final year civil engineering students. The entire course can be seen as a full simulation of the real-life workplace in civil engineering consulting firms.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan
Adaptation	Full Project

Project Overview
Project Title	Team-based Supplemental Instruction in an Engineering Course on Grand Challenges
Project Leader	Prof Neil Mickleborough and Prof Edmond Ko
School / Dept	SENG / CIVL & E²I
Project Duration	Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
Project Description	The project proposed an approach in which students were recruited and trained as 'peer team coaches'. The idea was to take the Supplemental Instruction model for senior students acted as role models to junior students, and extended it to team-based learning. It aimed at developing students' problem-solving, teamwork, leadership , pedagogical and coaching skills.
Project Outcome	The project led to an enhancement in student learning. After the course, students were able to demonstrate problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership skills. Peer tutors acquired pedagogical and coaching skills. Deliverables include: Training materials for peer tutors Assessment rubrics Sharing of project results within HKUST to promote the inquiry-based pedagogies
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report Project-end Review by Project Leader
Adaptation	Full Project