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Conference Agenda

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Agenda Overview

Session

D226: APPROACHES TO ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Time:

Tuesday, 19/May/2026:

10:15am - 11:15am

Session Chair: Jonathan Borg, University of Malta, Malta

Location: Conference Hall Šipun

Presentations

Using guidelines to train key users: accelerate skills development during a CAD/PDM software transition

Liliane G. Ngahane Nana, Amaniyel Arslan, Sascha Adamczyk, Nedim Ciftcioglu, Birol Cobanoglu, Dennis Lobb, Senem Özmen, Varun Salian

ARTECH Consulting GmbH, Germany

During the transition to CAD/PLM software, key users underwent guideline-based training aligned with company workflows. This practical approach, which linked tool functions to real design practices, accelerated the acquisition of skills, ensured modelling consistency, and improved understanding of digital engineering. The study identifies key users as knowledge multipliers and reveals how such methods develop competence. The findings emphasise the significance of problem-solving training and the relevance of guideline-based methods for industrial practice and design education.

Engineering design and entrepreneurship education: insights from the Design Society

Bernd Michael Weiss^1,2,3, Mohamed Elnourani¹

¹Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; ²Creaternity Aerospace Lab, Sweden; ³Astromerge, United States of America

The Design Society unites researchers and practitioners to advance innovative engineering design. As entrepreneurship grows in importance, integrate design principles into its education seems necessary. This paper reviews Design Society publications to map how entrepreneurship, education, and sustainability intersect, it identifies the Design Society's contributions in the field to propose strategies and future research to strengthen its influence. It highlights the possible role of the Design Society in leading education advancements in entrepreneurship and sustainability.

Enhancing engineering design learning: an educational case study with the systems engineering method matrix

Johannes Meyer, Apoorv Naresh Bhatt, David Inkermann

Clausthal University of Technology, Germany

This paper presents the Systems Engineering Method Matrix (SEMM), a tool that links activities, methods, and artefacts to address gaps in existing method repositories. SEMM enables artefact-consistent process modelling and supports method selection, planning, and documentation in engineering projects. A case study in a project-based engineering design course demonstrates that SEMM enhances students’ conceptual understanding, broadens the range of methods, and provides instructors with a coherent framework for project planning.

Review of a modular and scalable course concept for sustainable product development: a multi-institutional case study

Daniela Kattwinkel

Westfälische Hochschule, Germany

In order to respond to today’s needs, engineers must be able to develop sustainable and environmentally compatible products and systems. To meet this requirement, new or adapted courses and curricula are needed in the field of engineering. This paper reviews the integration of a modular and scalable course concept for sustainable product development. The multi-institutional case study of 18 implementations across four German universities implies two primary models of use: stand-alone courses for specialisation and integrated modules for dissemination.