Integration of courses and projects: disrupting a traditional PBL semester structure

Lise Busk Kofoed; Jon Ram Bruun-Pedersen; Nanna Svarre Kristensen; Lars Birch Andreasen

Integration of courses and projects: disrupting a traditional PBL semester structure

Lise Busk Kofoed, Jon Ram Bruun-Pedersen, Nanna Svarre Kristensen, Lars Birch Andreasen

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Abstract

Universities are showing a new and stronger focus on developing teaching and learning environments, using digitalized support as well as re-organizing teaching and learning structures. Connected to the research project Future directions for PBL in a Digital Age, we are focusing on the organization of courses and projects within one semester. The general semester structure at Aalborg University consists of three parallel courses and one project module. A consequence of that model has been that interaction between study activities has become less coordinated, and integration between courses and projects has diminished. This lack of integration is a key focus of this paper, and the main research questions are; do students and teachers find that courses and projects need to be more integrated? What are students’ experiences regarding integration of courses and project work, and how do they see the benefits and concerns? To answer the questions, we have conducted a survey among students at a case semester. The survey opened up for integrating students' experiences in developing new teaching and learning strategies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality : Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019
Editors	Balázs Vince Nagy, Mike Murphy, Hannu-Matti Järvinen, Anikó Kálmán
Number of pages	12
Publisher	SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education
Publication date	20 Sept 2019
Pages	1469-1480
ISBN (Electronic)	978-2-87352-018-2
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2019
Event	SEFI annual conference 2019: Varietas delectat: Complexity is the new normality - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary Duration: 16 Sept 2019 → 19 Sept 2019 Conference number: 47 http://sefi2019.eu

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Conference	SEFI annual conference 2019
Number	47
Location	Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	16/09/2019 → 19/09/2019
Internet address	http://sefi2019.eu

Keywords

PBL
Problem-based learning
Integration of courses and projects
Student & teacher involvement in developing learning processes

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Kolmos, A. (Project Manager), Ryberg, T. (Project Participant), Stentoft, D. (Project Participant), Andreasen, L. B. (Project Participant), Kofoed, L. B. (Project Participant), Otrel-Cass, K. (Project Participant), Clausen, N. R. (Project Participant), Bertel, L. B. (Project Participant), Velmurugan, G. (Project Participant), Sørensen, M. T. (Project Participant), Boelt, A. M. (Project Participant), Bruun-Pedersen, J. R. (Project Participant), Kristensen, N. S. (Project Participant), Scholkmann, A. (Project Participant), Tretow-Fish, T. A. B. (Project Participant), Lolle, E. L. (Project Participant) & Christensen, L. L. (Project Participant)
01/11/2017 → 01/11/2020
Project: Research

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Balancing a change management process: A case study of how to approach curriculum change in higher education
Kristensen, N. S., Andreasen, L. B., Kofoed, L. B. & Bruun-Pedersen, J. R., 20 Sept 2019, Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality: Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019. Vince Nagy, B., Murphy, M., Järvinen, H.-M. & Kálmán, A. (eds.). SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education, p. 1926-1936 10 p.
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Kofoed, L. B., Bruun-Pedersen, J. R., Kristensen, N. S., & Andreasen, L. B. (2019). Integration of courses and projects: disrupting a traditional PBL semester structure. In B. V. Nagy, M. Murphy, H.-M. Järvinen, & A. Kálmán (Eds.), Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality: Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019 (pp. 1469-1480). SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education. https://www.sefi.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SEFI2019_Proceedings.pdf

Kofoed, Lise Busk ; Bruun-Pedersen, Jon Ram ; Kristensen, Nanna Svarre et al. / Integration of courses and projects : disrupting a traditional PBL semester structure. Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality: Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019. editor / Balázs Vince Nagy ; Mike Murphy ; Hannu-Matti Järvinen ; Anikó Kálmán. SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education, 2019. pp. 1469-1480

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Kofoed, LB, Bruun-Pedersen, JR, Kristensen, NS & Andreasen, LB 2019, Integration of courses and projects: disrupting a traditional PBL semester structure. in BV Nagy, M Murphy, H-M Järvinen & A Kálmán (eds), Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality: Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019. SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education, pp. 1469-1480, SEFI annual conference 2019, Budapest, Hungary, 16/09/2019. <https://www.sefi.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SEFI2019_Proceedings.pdf>

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Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality: Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019. ed. / Balázs Vince Nagy; Mike Murphy; Hannu-Matti Järvinen; Anikó Kálmán. SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education, 2019. p. 1469-1480.

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Kofoed LB, Bruun-Pedersen JR, Kristensen NS, Andreasen LB. Integration of courses and projects: disrupting a traditional PBL semester structure. In Nagy BV, Murphy M, Järvinen HM, Kálmán A, editors, Varietas delectat... Complexity is the new normality: Proceedings SEFI 2019 · SEFI 47th Annual Conference · Budapest, 16-20 September, 2019. SEFI: European Association for Engineering Education. 2019. p. 1469-1480

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