In the future, engineers are expected to have innovative thinking and abilities of
interdisciplinary and integration. Therefore, we combined three courses from Department of
Civil Engineering, Graduate Institute of Building and Planning and Department of Mechanical
Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU). The courseware was designed and developed
jointly by instructors from fields of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, and
Futures Studies. In this study, students were asked to develop an environment-improving proposal
for an old community in Taipei city. The reflection from teachers as well as the feedbacks from
students on teaching and learning were collected and analyzed. The material can be served as
references to curriculum development and improvement for future work. After courses, we
provided commands of interdisciplinary and courses design. Students did demonstrate abilities of
interdisciplinary thinking, long-term planning, team work, and innovative design. Interdisciplinary
communication and peer learning were the biggest gain of courses.
Relation:
Paper presented at the “Fourth International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering”
