Role and Benefit of Design-Implement Experiences

Design-implement experiences play a key role in an integrated curriculum since they can enable dual-impact learning, that is, when a single learning event 

Because of their importance, design-implement experiences are the focus of CDIO Standard 5. 

A curriculum that includes two or more design-implement experiences, including one at a basic level and one at an advanced level. 

In Chap. 4, the concept of introductory courses was presented and explained. Introductory courses may include elements of design-implement experiences provided that they do not rely on specific technical disciplinary knowledge. In fact, we recommend that students encounter their first design-implement experience in an introductory course since it is a good way of introducing disciplinary 

In addition to teaching students skills and strengthening the understanding of fundamentals, design-implement experiences 

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