Development and assessment of a mold design curriculum corresponding to industry 4.0 based on the cdio principles

• Autores: Cheng Tang Tseng, Ching Yi Lee, Kuo Cheng Tai
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 35, no. Extra 5, 2019, págs. 1526-1539
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • To solve the current problem concerning the education and skills gap of college students as well as to cultivate mold design talentin line with Industry 4.0 for the mold industry, this study established a mold design concurrent system program using the conceive–design–implement–operate (CDIO) teaching model and assessed the effectiveness of the model through program implementation.First, the development trends of the mold industry in Taiwan and the human resources strategy of the smart mold manufacturingindustry of Industry 4.0 were investigated to explore the standard of engineering talent in the industry and create a competencyindicator for mold design concurrent systems to serve as an essential reference for curriculum planning and the criteria for learningoutcome assessments. Second, the scope covered by the mold industry in the product life cycle was used as the blueprint fordeveloping the curriculum. Finally, the CDIO curriculum design principle was applied to the design of the integrated curriculummodule. Experimental teaching was conducted in the Bachelor’s Program in Precision System Design at Feng Chia University inTaiwan for 18 weeks. A total of 54 sophomores participated in the experimental program and the product research anddevelopment project entitled ‘‘Design and transformation of older-adult-friendly living supplies’’ to experience the entire process ofCDIO. The curriculum consisted of a total of seven courses and six teachers (including three industry experts) and offered 15credits. Moreover, this study used the competency indicator scale in the pre- and post-tests to evaluate the effectiveness of theexperimental teaching. At the end of the semester, a student program satisfaction survey was conducted to assess the effectivenessof the curriculum design and implementation. The results revealed that the students’ competency indicators exhibited significantprogress in understanding the professional technology of molds, using CAX software, and understanding concurrent systemengineering capabilities. Moreover, the students were highly satisfied with the program, and the item ‘‘The engineering practice ofthe integrated curriculum is helpful for my future academic progression and employment needs’’ received the highest level ofsatisfaction. This program was proven effective for cultivating excellent mold design talent for the industry, thereby bridging themismatch between knowledge and application among university graduates and serving as a great example for higher-levelengineering education reform.