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Blank, J.L.T. (author), Haelermans, C.M.G. (author), van Hulst, B.L. (author)Het betreft een onderzoek in opdracht van de VO-raad naar innovaties in het voortgezet onderwijs en de verspreiding en determinanten van deze innovaties. Op basis van interviews, een vragenlijst en een economisch model schetsen wij een beeld van innovaties op scholen. In het rapport gaan we in op de definitie van het begrip innovatie en benoemen...working paper 2009
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Van der Vegte, W.F. (author), Van Breemen, E.J.J. (author)To reintroduce function analysis into the curriculum of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE), we developed a systematic approach suitable for interaction-intensive products. By strengthening the link between high-level design considerations and exact-science-based engineering calculations, our goal was to make the students more aware of the...conference paper 2009
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Blank, J.L.T. (author), Koolman, A.H.E. (author), Koot, P.M. (author)In sommige delen van de overheid speelt de vraag of de verdeling van middelen binnen de overheid wel optimaal is. Investeringen in het onderwijs bijvoorbeeld leveren zowel individueel als maatschappelijk rendement op. Als een land investeert in onderwijs kan dat besparingen opleveren in de bestrijding van criminaliteit, in de uitgaven aan...working paper 2009
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Dewulf, K. (author), Wever, R. (author), Boks, C. (author), Bakker, C. (author), D'hulster, F. (author)In recent years, the implementation of sustainability into the curricula of engineering has become increasingly important. This paper focuses on the experiences of integrating sustainability in Design Engineering education in the academic bachelor programs at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, at the University College of West...conference paper 2009
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Van der Zanden, A.H.W. (author)Higher education is directly and indirectly subjected to pressures of diminishing subsidies, increasing student populations, heterogeneity, shorter knowledge and product lifecycles, labour demands, proliferation of technology, and new educational approaches and practices. Higher education must change to cope with these pressures. This study is...doctoral thesis 2009
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Gielen, M.A. (author)The paper aims at contributing to the professional development of toy design education programs. It draws from the practice of a children’s toy design course at Delft University of Technology. It identifies three major concepts that greatly influence toy quality and that students find difficult to understand and apply: aimlessness, empathy and...journal article 2009
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Klaassen, R.G. (author), Bos, M.H.P.C. (author)Delft University of Technology (DUT) screened her (non-native English) scientific staff on their level of English proficiency in the academic year of 2006/2007. In this paper this large scale operation, involving planning, policy decisions, assessment means, advice and training are discussed. Since 2005 all the master programmes at DUT have been...journal article 2010
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Tempelman, E. (author), Pilot, A. (author)In 2007, the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of the Delft University of Technology introduced a new bachelor program. Based on theories of learning and instruction three design principles were used to develop an approach that aims to make it easier for students to bridge the gap between theoretical design engineering courses and...journal article 2010
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Fernando, M.S.D. (author)Transitional countries face the challenge of balancing rapid and sustainable development. IT-industry is very important for sustainable development due to its penetration into many other industries. It is necessary that the IT knowledge force produced by the universities in those countries meet the demands of the IT-industry in terms of...doctoral thesis 2010
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De Boer, E. (author)The purpose of the research as described in this Doctor’s thesis is twofold. Firstly it is to define in how far Dutch facilities for primary and secondary education were subjected to spatial concentration during recent decades. Secondly it is intended to assess what this concentration implied for the development of the minimum necessary travel...doctoral thesis 2010
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Klaassen, R.G. (author), schoemaker, henriette (author)The number of students and staff members from abroad is growing. Each of these individuals will influence the way research is interpreted and communicator in teaching and eventually adopted by students. An awareness of the impact of this diversity will prepare students and staff alike for their role in the multicultural environment within the...other 2010
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Rossouw, A. (author), Hacker, M. (author), De Vries, M.J. (author)Inspired by a similar study by Osborne et al. we have conducted a Delphi study among experts to identify key concepts to be taught in engineering and technology education and relevant and meaningful contexts through which these concepts can be taught and learnt. By submitting the outcomes of the Delphi study to a panel of experts in a twoday...journal article 2010
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Van Deuren, M. (author)Since 2002 Dutch higher education has adopted the Bachelor/Master degree structure. Many universities of applied sciences have since then designed their undergraduate professional bachelor programmes education in terms of majors and minors. Minors offer students the possibility to differentiate their education in such a way that it reflects...doctoral thesis 2010
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Meyers, W.K. (author), Slinger, J.H. (author), Pruyt, E. (author), Yucel, G. (author), Van Daalen, C. (author)There is little consensus on the skills set required of a system dynamics practitioner. In this paper we use the teaching approach and learning goals of the system dynamics courses at the Delft University of Technology as a starting point to explore the development of system dynamics modeling skills. System dynamics is embedded in the curriculum...conference paper 2010
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Pruyt, E. (author)This follow-up paper presents several actual cases for testing and teaching System Dynamics. The cases were developed between April 2009 and January 2010 for the Introductory System Dynamics courses at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. They can be used for teaching and testing introductory System Dynamics courses at university...conference paper 2010
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Psillaki, M. (author), Youssef, A.B. (author), Filippov, S. (author), Ravesteijn, W. (author), Zvereva, T.Y. (author)The paper is focused on analyzing net-based practices in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as a policy tool for instituting a sustainable social and economic development. The purpose of the study is to identify relationships between net-based HEIs and welfare perspective; to investigate the extent to which the use of innovative education can...conference paper 2010
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Bakker, C.A. (author), Peck, D.P. (author), Soboll, P. (author), Tempelman, E. (author)As the world moves into an era of significant changes predicated by the challenge of sustainability, the future holds many questions, with serious consequences depending on the answers. Given the implications of these changes, the world’s design community needs to be constantly challenged to respond. To support conversations on what life will be...conference paper 2010
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Ravesteijn, W. (author), Sjoer, E. (author)Present sustainability problems require a new type of techno-entrepreneurship, in which traditional entrepreneurial qualities are combined with new capabilities related to the role, mission and responsibilities of future engineers. There are two sources of these new capabilities: Innovation Systems of which engineer-entrepreneurs are architects...conference paper 2010
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Den Heijer, A.C. (author), Teeuw, P.G. (author), Aalbers, K.P.M. (author)Since 2008 long-term agreements on energy efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of forty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005- 2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is represented...conference paper 2010
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Köhler, A.R. (author), Bakker, C. (author), Peck, D. (author)Societal stakeholders are expressing concerns over the increasing scarcity of critical elements on which high-tech industries rely. Geochemical rare elements are indispensable in producing high-tech products such as electronic gadgets and renewable energy technologies. The surge in demand for critical elements presents a risk of exhaustion of...conference paper 2010