Lessons learnt from a CDIO-based curricular reform of the computer science program at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
Lecciones aprendidas de una reforma curricular del programa de informática en la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
Registro en:
European Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 45, 2020 - Issue 1
0304-3797
Autor
Muñoz, Marcia
Martínez, Claudia
Cárdenas, Cristian
Medina, Mario
Resumen
We present the lessons learnt in the process of adopting the ConceiveDesign-Implement-Operate (CDIO) approach for the curricular reform of
the Computer Science program at the School of Engineering of the
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. These lessons
were gathered through a participatory and iterative process involving
members of the Computer Science program’s curricular committee in
charge of the CDIO implementation and self-evaluation processes, and
members of the program’s national accreditation self-evaluation
committee. They are presented in response to the following questions:
what actions effectively aid standards implementation, and what factors
must be considered in order to successfully implement CDIO. We share
them in the hope of aiding other institutions that are evaluating the
adoption of the CDIO approach.