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CISPEE  2013

1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education

October 31, 2013 to November 1, 2013

Porto, Portugal

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Important Deadlines

Submission of full papers: June 2, 2013

Notification of acceptance: July 21, 2013

Authors early registration: September 15, 2013

Camera-ready due: September 29, 2013

The 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) will take place in Porto on October 31st and November 1st, under the theme "Education in Engineering: Challenges for Innovation". Technically sponsored by the IEEE, IGIP, SEFI, ASCE, ABENGE, and the Portuguese Engineers Association (Ordem dos Engenheiros), this event will be a key opportunity to gather - in Portugal - a number of national and international experts in the area of engineering education, under the topics of the present working groups of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (SPEE), namely Engineering Ethics; ICT in Engineering Education; Continuing Engineering Education; Tools to Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills; and Mathematics in Engineering Education.

The program will include pre-conference workshop(s), invited keynotes, poster and plenary sessions, and a number of social events aiming to promote an ideal atmosphere for dialogue and sharing of ideas among participants. 

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP(S)

Essentials of Learner-Centered Teaching

. Dr. Stephanie Farrell (Rowan University, USA)

This workshop introduces the essentials of learner-centered teaching.  It begin with an exploration of learning styles and then introduce proven strategies to teach more effectively and to address a variety of learning styles.  The learner-centric approaches presented in this workshop include active learning, cooperative learning, and inductive teaching methodologies. Background on pedagogical research will be provided, but the workshop focuses mainly practical integration of these strategies into course/lecture planning and classroom delivery.

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Identify different learning styles among students

Design course activities to address different learning styles

Introduce a variety of active learning strategies into lectures

Use hands-on lab experiments, remote experiments and simulations in a guided discovery process.

The workshop is appropriate for new and experienced faculty. Graduate students with some teaching experience are also encouraged to participate.

INVITED KEYNOTES

Educational quality in engineering courses

. Professor Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo (University of Porto, Portugal)

Accreditation of engineering degrees in Portugal

. Professor Sérgio Machado dos Santos (University of Minho, Portugal)

Industry-Academia cooperation as a driving force for wealth and jobs creation

. Eng. Amaro M. Nunes (Association for Petrochemical, Chemical and Refining Industries, Portugal)

Promoting and disseminating science & engineering to society

. Dr. Vasco Trigo (Autonomous University of Lisbon, Portugal)

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Engineering Ethics

ICT in Engineering Education 

Continuing Engineering Education (CEE)

Tools to Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills

Mathematics in Engineering Education

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE AND PROCEEDINGS

The language of the Conference is English. There is also the opportunity to submit papers in Portuguese. CISPEE will publish the proceedings in electronic format. A book of abstracts will also be available in printed format. A number of selected, high-quality, papers will be invited for publication in the International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP). The possibility to publish selected papers, in Portuguese, in IEEE-RITA, in the TICAI 2013 edition, in the magazine of the Portuguese Engineers Association (OE), and in the magazine of Engineering Education, published by the Brazilian Association of Engineering Education (ABENGE), has also been arranged in advance. IEEE Xplore® will index accepted papers meeting IEEE requirements of content and format.

COMMITTEES

Ferrari A., University of Aveiro, PT

Rocha J., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Alves G., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Restivo T., University of Porto, PT

Almeida M., University of Coimbra, PT

Almeida N., State University of Rio de Janeiro, BR

Alves A., University of Minho, PT

Amaral L., University of Minho, PT

André J., University of Coimbra, PT

Auer M., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, AT

Babb, A., University of Calgary, CA

Baptista J., University of Madeira, PT

Barata J., University of Beira Interior, PT

Barros J., Polytechnic of Beja, PT

Barros M. J., University of Azores, PT

Basto J., University of Porto, PT

Bernardino J., Polytechnic of Coimbra, PT

Bochicchio M., University of Salento, IT

Budny D., Swanson School of Engineering, US

Callaghan M., University of Ulster, UK

Campos J., University of Porto, PT

Cardeira C., Technical University of Lisbon, PT

Cardoso A., University of Coimbra, PT

Carvalho C., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Cavaleiro V., University of Beira Interior, PT

Chioccariello A., Institute for Educational Technology, IT

Ciampi M., Science and Education Research Council, BR

Conceição E., University of Algarve, PT

da Costa C., University Institute of Lisbon, PT

da Silva J., Federal University of Santa Catarina, BR

de Barros M., Technical University of Lisbon, PT

Días-Peñalvo F., University of Salamanca, ES

Dobrovská D., Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ

Dominguez C., Univ. of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, PT

Dziabenko O., University of Deusto, ES

Farrell S., Rowan University, US

Fernandes P., Polytechnic of Leiria, PT

Ferreira E., University of Minho, PT

Figueiredo A., University of Coimbra, PT

Figueiredo J., Technical University of Lisbon, PT

García-Zúbia J., University of Deusto, ES

Larkin T., American University, US

Leão C., University of Minho, PT

Lindsay E., Central Queensland University, AU

Lino J., University of Porto, PT

Llamas-Nistal M., University of Vigo, ES

Longo A., University of Salento, IT

Lopes J., University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, PT

Magalhães F., University of Porto, PT

Marques J., University of Porto, PT

Martins A., University of Coimbra, PT

Martins M., Technical University of Lisbon, PT

Meier R., Milwaukee School of Engineering, US

Oliveira L., University of Coimbra. PT

Pavani A., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, BR

Pester A., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, AT

Pinto P., Technical University of Lisbon, PT

Portugal I., University of Aveiro, PT

Ramalho E., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Rasteiro M., University of Coimbra, PT

Rüütmann T., Tallinn University of Technology, EE

Savin-Baden M., University of Coventry, UK

Scapolla A., University of Genoa, IT

Silva A., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Silva J., University of Évora, PT

Soares F., University of Minho, PT

Soeiro A., University of Porto, PT

Sousa L., University of Porto, PT

Teodoro V., New University of Lisbon, PT

Terkowsky C., Technical University of Dortmund, DE

Uhomoibhi J., University of Ulster, UK

Viamonte A., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Vieira J., University of Minho, PT

Villate J., University of Porto, PT

Williams B., Polytechnic of Setúbal, PT

Wolfer J., Indiana University South Bend, US

Zakova K., Slovak Technical University of Bratislava, SK

Zutin D., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, AT

Zvacek S., Fort Hays State University, US

Crispim A., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Esteves T., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Felgueiras M., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Fidalgo A., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Guedes A., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Pereira I., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

Ribeiro M., Polytechnic of Porto, PT

VENUE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

The Polytechnic of Porto – School of Engineering will host the event at its premises, located in the city of Porto, in northern Portugal. Porto is a modern city with an ancient history, having been continuously inhabited since, at least, the 4th century. UNESCO awarded the World Heritage status to its historical center in 1996. Served by an excellent airport with direct flights from / to Europe, North and South-America (http://www.ana.pt), and with a functional and modern metro network, Porto offers an accessible and ideal location for CISPEE 2013. Additional information on how to reach the conference venue and where to stay is available in the conference website at http://www.isep.ipp.pt/cispee/