<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>While advanced technologies are entering schools at all levels, we claim that other skills required to deal with them in the complex modern world should not be neglected in the education system. In this article, a promising approach to interdisciplinary postgraduate education is described. The idea of the »Team project« course is to give the students the opportunity to gain experience in an extensive project where various skills are needed, e.g. teamwork, coordinating work, project management, research, problem solving, public presentations, time management, etc. The course is obligatory and held in the first year of the master study program at the School of Engineering and Management of the University of Nova Gorica. The main advantage of the course is to give the students hands-on experience of work on a project that is very close to reality. Students are forced to gain experience in teamwork and to overcome the uncertainties and obstacles that arise in such projects. Since the launch of the course, several improvements have been made with the aim of improving the performance of the course. Nevertheless, the course remains a challenge for both students and teachers.</p></abstract>

While advanced technologies are entering schools at all levels, we claim that other skills required to deal with them in the complex modern world should not be neglected in the education system. In this article, a promising approach to interdisciplinary postgraduate education is described. The idea of the »Team project« course is to give the students the opportunity to gain experience in an extensive project where various skills are needed, e.g. teamwork, coordinating work, project management, research, problem solving, public presentations, time management, etc. The course is obligatory and held in the first year of the master study program at the School of Engineering and Management of the University of Nova Gorica. The main advantage of the course is to give the students hands-on experience of work on a project that is very close to reality. Students are forced to gain experience in teamwork and to overcome the uncertainties and obstacles that arise in such projects. Since the launch of the course, several improvements have been made with the aim of improving the performance of the course. Nevertheless, the course remains a challenge for both students and teachers.

Developing Soft Skills for Engineering: Experience with Student Team Projects

University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Slovenian Technology Agency, Dunajska 22, 1511 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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While advanced technologies are entering schools at all levels, we claim that other skills required to deal with them in the complex modern world should not be...

Developing Soft Skills for Engineering: Experience with Student Team Projects

Publié en ligne: 19 févr. 2010

Pages: 35 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10051-010-0004-3

Mots clés
teamwork, student project, engineering and management

This content is open access.

Developing Soft Skills for Engineering: Experience with Student Team Projects

Publié en ligne: 19 févr. 2010

Pages: 35 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10051-010-0004-3

Mots clésteamwork, student project, engineering and management

This content is open access.

Mots clés
teamwork, student project, engineering and management