TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary project types in engineering education
AU - Kolmos, Anette
AU - Holgaard, Jette Egelund
AU - Routhe, Henrik Worm
AU - Winther, Maiken
AU - Bertel, Lykke Brogaard
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Problem- and project-based learning (PBL) is often highlighted as a valuable approach for addressing the need for interdisciplinarity in engineering education. However, studies indicate that applied projects in engineering education tend to be limited to a single discipline. This article presents a new project typology which can be applied in engineering education. The typology is based on an action research study in a systemic PBL environment. The model presented has two dimensions: a) the complexity of teams, ranging from single team to networks of teams, and b) the complexity of interdisciplinarity, ranging from disciplinary projects to broad interdisciplinary projects. This results in the identification of six different project types. This typology can be used as a conceptual framework for interdisciplinary learning throughout engineering education. The project types embrace both single-team projects and larger projects consisting of multiple teams working together on complex problems.
AB - Problem- and project-based learning (PBL) is often highlighted as a valuable approach for addressing the need for interdisciplinarity in engineering education. However, studies indicate that applied projects in engineering education tend to be limited to a single discipline. This article presents a new project typology which can be applied in engineering education. The typology is based on an action research study in a systemic PBL environment. The model presented has two dimensions: a) the complexity of teams, ranging from single team to networks of teams, and b) the complexity of interdisciplinarity, ranging from disciplinary projects to broad interdisciplinary projects. This results in the identification of six different project types. This typology can be used as a conceptual framework for interdisciplinary learning throughout engineering education. The project types embrace both single-team projects and larger projects consisting of multiple teams working together on complex problems.
KW - PBL
KW - engineering education
KW - interdisciplinarity
KW - project types
KW - system projects
KW - variation in projects
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85174045645&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03043797.2023.2267476
DO - 10.1080/03043797.2023.2267476
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0304-3797
VL - 49
SP - 257
EP - 282
JO - European Journal of Engineering Education
JF - European Journal of Engineering Education
IS - 2
ER -