Visual Thinking (VT) is concerned with the use of visual resources (diagrams, simple drawings, short texts) to represent, organize or communicate ideas or contents. VT aims to favor the understanding of concepts to `translate' to a visual representation a content or process. Lower thinking skills to …

Professionals are increasingly expected to collaborate in interdisciplinary settings. Higher education institutes offer students opportunities to develop necessary skills, often in the context of project-led education. In such types of education, the role of the tutor is changing, from a focus on teacher-oriented …

First year students Aeronautical Engineering had the opportunity to enter a five days program to enhance their mathematical skills. The program had 55 participants. Our research questions were: What are the effects of participation in the summer school program on math skills? Do participants experience …

Social engineering is een techniek die veel gebruikt wordt door cybercriminelen. Door het slinks toepassen van be'invloedingstechnieken op medewerkers kunnen die verleid warden om gevoelige informatie prijs te geven. In dit artikel beschrijven we de resultaten van 98 social engineeringsaanvallen op organisaties, …

Engineering Schools were among the first to address the challenge of Sustainable Development, and integrate Sustainable Development into their curricula. This paper identifies a tendency that this progress is stalking. Main factors are an increased tendency to train more narrowly specialized engineers, …

Voor de opleiding HBO-ICT Software Engineering aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam is een afstudeeropdracht uitgevoerd bij VHTO Landelijk expertisebureau meisjes/vrouwen en bèta/techniek. In deze afstudeeropdracht is onderzoek gedaan naar de volgende hoofdvraag: “Op welke wijze kunnen leraren op een gender-inclusieve …

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In September 2017, the English-taught, 3-year Bachelor Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) has changed its curriculum from a linear to a flexible, choice-based modular curriculum, 'Curriculum M'. And with it, one integrated assessment method …

In product design engineering education, classes in engineering mechanics are often difficult, unrewarding and unsatisfying for both students and lecturers. Within the Product Design Engineering program at Rotterdam University of Applied Science, a new approach has been developed and tested, leading …