Chunfang Zhou Teaching Assistant Department of Development and Planning Fibigerstræde 13 Room: 19 DK - 9220 Aalborg Ø Phone: 9940 7211 |
My name is Chunfang Zhou. I come from Shenyang, Liaoning province in Northeastern China. Now I am a PhD student of UNESCO CHAIR in Problem Based Learning, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark.
I have an engineering educational background when I was a bachelor. In 1998, I went to Liaoning Industry University and majored in control engineering and industry automation. After graduation from university, I had been a teacher for two years in a professional education school. From 2004 to 2008, I was a master student and then had one year PhD study experience in Northeastern University and major in philosophy of science and technology
Under the supported of Chinese government, I have an opportunity to study in Denmark. The PhD study was from December in 2008 and expected to finish in three years. How to develop engineering students’ group creativity is my main research topic during the study. Hopefully, my research will contribute to engineering education innovation both in Denmark and China.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Group creativity research in previous studies.
Huichun Li | |
Teaching Assistant | |
Department of Development and Planning | |
Fibigerstræde 13 | |
Room: 84 | |
DK - 9220 Aalborg Ø | |
Phone: 9940 7211 | |
I am Huichun Li. I am currently a PhD student in the Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University. I have finished my undergraduate and master program study in the School of Education, Beijing Normal University in China, majoring in higher education and education sociology from 2001 to 2008. During the study in China, I have finished some researches in general education, particularly, in the field of curriculum design, and the development of vocational colleges.
My PhD proposal is about the organizational change to PBL (problem based learning) in engineering education, with a special focus on the major driving forces that stimulate the higher education institutions to make the decision to implement change, and the contributors that sustain the change process. These issues are of great importance for the educational institution who is in the changing process to PBL. I look forward to communicating with all of you who might be interested in this topic.
RESEARCH INTEREST
PBL in engineering education
Jan Schlünssen | |
Doctoral Student | |
Department of Development and Planning | |
Lautrupvang 15 | |
DK - 2750 Ballerup | |
Phone: 4480 5127 | |
My name is Jan Schlünssen. I have been enrolled at AAU since August 2009 – again, for writing my PhD dissertation. I say again because I started my life as a student at AAU back in 1976 for my Master of Business Economics. I came back as a part-time student in the 90s as a student of history.
I have had a career in Sales and Marketing and at present I have permanent tenure at Copenhagen University College of Engineering, where I teach at the Department of Further Education – business studies. I have classes in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for our regular engineering students. This work has inspired me to research the topic for my PhD.
The title is “Applied Innovation and Intrapreneurship in Knowledge Based Companies and Its Implications for Engineering Studies”. My interest is how to incorporate this area into a PBL setting – so that when you work with a problem, you incorporate these aspects in your normal routine. At present this area is typically an add-on in educational programs – and hence is not perceived as an integrated and necessary part of an engineering education.
Verner Larsen | |
Doctoral Student | |
Department of Development and Planning | |
Chr. M. Østergaards Vej 4 | |
DK - 8700 Horsens | |
vla@plan.aau.dk |
EDUCATION HISTORY
I am Ph.D.- student at AAU, but employed at VIA-University Colleges, Campus Horsens, where I lecture approx. 25 % of the time. So 75 % is spent on studying, which means, that I will complete my Ph.D. within four years instead of three. Problem- and project based learning environments has been of great interest through many years, and I have worked with this topic in various contexts. One of the major challenges – and difficulties – I have experienced in implementing PBL has been the interplay between the course curriculum and the Problem based curriculum. The need for disciplines and boundaries between such does not disappear by implementing PBL, but the conception of disciplines may change. So the title of my Ph.D.-project is “New disciplinary identities in problem- and project based educations”, where I want to find out how disciplines – or “disciplinarity” - is conceptualized in organizations, that have adopted the PBL-principles.
Yan Yang | |
Doctoral Student | |
Department of Development and Planning | |
Fibigerstræde 13 | |
Room: 40 | |
DK - 9220 Aalborg Ø | |
Phone: 9940 3671 | |
University Education:
- November, 2009 – now Ph.D student in Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University. www.aau.dk
- September, 2008 – now Ph.D student in School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. www.uestc.edu.cn
- September, 2005 – June, 2008 Master of Management, Sichuan Normal University. www.sicnu.edu.cn
- September, 2000 – June, 2004 Bachelor of Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology. www.gliet.edu.cn
Research Experience:
- September, 2009 to November, 2009 take part in the project “Higher Education Innovation”, sponsored by Sichuan Province Ministry of Education.
- July, 2008 to November, 2009 take part in the Major project “The research of innovative approach integration ”,which High School Innovation and the training of undergraduates’ innovation ability is included in, sponsored by China Ministry of Science and Technology.
- August, 2008 to October, 2009 take part in the project “Study on the development of High Tech Industry in Chengdu”, Sponsored by Chengdu Bureau of Science and Technology.
Publications：
- Yang Yan. The application of TRIZ in constructing a model which estimates the college students’ innovation ability[J].Journal of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.2009(6).
- Yang Yan, Shao Yunfei, Tang Xiaowo. A Study on the Application of the Extended Matrices Based on TRIZ in Constructing a Collaborative Model of Enterprise Innovation Network [C]. 3nd IFIP Working Conference on Computer Aided Innovation (CAI): Growth and Development of CAI, Springer Press, 2009, 5 .
- Yang Yan. A study on marking strategy of college undergraduates’ job training-the application of the theory of product life cycle [J]. Tianfu New Statements, 2007 (12):161-162.
- Wang Pei, Yang Yan. A study on the contemporary significance of the science & culture spreading to constructing harmonious society[J]. Tianfu New Statements, 2007 (12):190-191.
Working Experience:
l Tutor in school of Management and Economics in University of Electronic Science and Technology of China as my full-time job from 2006.8-2009.8..
l Chief .Planning Director in a Sino-foreign joint venture as my part-time job from 2006.5-2006.8.
Yihuan Zou | |
Doctoral Student | |
Department of Development and Planning | |
Fibigerstræde 13 | |
Room: | |
DK - 9220 Aalborg Ø | |
Phone: 9940 7203 | |
University Education:
- August, 2009 – now PhD student in Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University. www.aau.dk
- September, 2007 – June, 2009 Master of Education, Beijing Normal University. www.bnu.edu.cn
- September, 2003 – June, 2007 Bachelor of Education, Huazhong Normal University. www.ccnu.edu.cn
Research Experience:
- February, 2008 to December, 2008 take part in the research program “Evaluation Plan for Higher Education– A Comparative Perspective” Sponsored by MOE (Ministry of Education, China)
- December, 2007 to May, 2008 take part in the research program “30 Years’ Review of the Chinese Education Development & Policy”, Sponsored by Ford Foundation
Publications：
- Zou, Yihuan & Zhang, Jianshi.(2008). Reviews of the Rankings of Universities & Colleges in China Based on Berlin Principle. Science Times, May 6th, 2008 www.sciencenet.cn
- Zou, Yihuan & Wang, Feiye. (2008). Ranking of Universities and Colleges: Function and Its Limitations. Higher Education Research & Evaluation, 10, 73-76.
Volunteer Experience:
- Jul, 2008 to Aug, 2008 Volunteer for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Venue technology helpdesk coordinator at the Olympic Family Hotel (where the International Olympic Committee works)
RESEARCH INTEREST
Problem-based learning and innovation competencies
ZHANG Fen-zhi | |
Doctoral Student | |
Department of Development and Planning | |
Fibigerstræde 13 | |
Room: 84 | |
DK - 9220 Aalborg Ø | |
Phone: 9940 8372 | |
EDUCATION HISTORY
From Aug 2009 to present, phd student in department of planning and development, Aalborg university, problem-based learning and engineering education program.
From Sep. 2008 to present, Doctoral student of a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study in School of Education, Beijing Normal University, Major in Higher Education.
From Sep. 2006 to Jun. 2008, Master student of School of Education, Beijing Normal University , Major in Comparative Education.
From Sep. 2002 to Jun. 2006, Bachelor of Education Department, Henan Normal University, Major in Pedegogy.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Problem-based learning and innovation competencies