Abstract:

Launched in 2009 with its first cohort of students (i.e., starting in January 2010) from the Faculty of Engineering in the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Design-Centric Program (DCP) is a unique learning pathway which aims to prepare the NUS graduates for the fast evolving and highly globalized economy when they graduate. This new program offers multi-year projects where engineering students from the different engineering disciplines can work together to achieve two main objectives, i.e., one is to solve problems which have societal impact (e.g. green recycling methods, medical technologies, energy solutions and other pressing global needs); the other is to develop “cool” technologies (e.g. next generation transport mobility, future communication modes, smart living technologies and other ‘out-of-the-box’ solutions). Clearly, the focus of this presentation is to present the initial research progress on creating effective student teams for learning and working together, in the context of providing a fulfilling learning experience for the students.

Keywords:

Effective learning, student teams.