The rapid advancement of technology and changes in society in recent decades have made future
engineering challenges harder to predict than ever. On the other hand, some elements crucial to cultivating
problem-solving abilities targeting future issues can be readily identified: teamwork, innovation across multiple
disciplines, future-oriented thinking, and creativity. Therefore, it is necessary to help civil engineering students
develop these abilities. This paper reports an ongoing effort in the Department of Civil Engineering at National
Taiwan University (NTU) on developing a course that intends to foster future-oriented team design power among
students with a variety of expertise. Professors and experts from the fields of civil engineering, architecture,
mechanical engineering, futures studies, and education are invited to co-teach and help develop the course
contents. A student-centered, project-based approach is employed for students to learn in teams, with a team
project theme of how to make the NTU campus more sustainable through Building Information
Modeling-enabled design.
Relation:
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering
