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ORAL EXAMINATION

23/11 /11

Project Organized Problem Base Learning

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ECE Paris

Lectures:

1h30 – 100 students

Practical Work:

1h30 – 30 students

1 project: 1 per year

Mini-project: 2 per

semester

French Engineering

School

5 years

French engineer

diploma

Master of Science

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Aalborg Universitet

Electronics and IT:

5th semester

Lectures:

1h45 – 30 students

Assignments:

1h45 – 4 to 6 students

1 project : 1 per

semester

Danish POPBL

University

3 / 5 / 8 years

Bachelor

Master

Phd

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Intercultural Competencies

Project Group:

1 danish student + 3 french ECE students

Writing scientific documentation

Working assignments as a group

Matlab + Calculator / Handmade Calculation

Approximations / Complex Results

Academic / Industry

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Learning Style

Reflective Learner:

Think first

Think quietly

Work alone

Intuitive Learner:

Dislike repetition

Grasp new concepts

Dislike memorization and

calculation routine

Visual Learner:

Flowcharts

Diagrams

Schematics

Sequential Learner:

Linear steps

Logical stepwise path

for finding solution

Explain things

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Learning Style

Alone

Reflective:

Work efficiently quietly and alone

Intuitive:

Working faster without repetitions

Visual:

Summarizing knowledge with

flowcharts

Sequential:

Mastering a specific theme or

subject

Group

Reflective:

Avoiding confusion by thinking a lot

Intuitive:

Using and finding easily new

concepts

Visual:

Summarizing heavy process

Sequential:

Working on a subject until it is

completely understood

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Cooperation Contract

Attendance

Documentation

Expectations

Group

Lecture

Meeting

Organization

Supervisor

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Cooperation Contract

Failures at some points

No major impact on the project

Establish the “philosophy” of the group

Additional possible points (members

evaluation)

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Management of People

Determined by the group chart:

Two groups of two students: writer + observer

Student rotation: global knowledge

Worksheets review: global agreement

Advisor meetings: validate ideas

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Management of People

Failures:

Impossible to apply the

group mechanisms

Communication

problems:

Knowing what the

other group is working

on

Having ideas together

Potential solutions:

Group meetings:

Summarise work and

ideas

General brainstorming

Member evaluation:

Solving problems

earlier

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Management of Time

Project Planning

Built at the beginning

of the project

Pessimistic estimations

As simple as it can be:

Meetings / Seminaries

Milestones

Deadlines

Planning Control

Displayed on a board

Timeline

Pinned cards:

Meetings / Seminaries

Milestones

Deadlines

Reviewed before each

working session

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Management of Time

We are behind on planning:

Real task duration > Estimated task duration

Short and expected delay (3 days)

No more lectures