Conference DayJune 21-23, 2021
The CDIO Academy 2020 Theme
“How can we solve the ever growing issues of micro plastic contamination?”
Most of our water supplies are now contaminated with micro plastics, found in the ocean along
with
water
used in our
daily lives. This issue is found all around the world affecting marine life along with our own
lives. The
main source of
these plastic particles come from single-use plastic bags and one-time-use plastic products.
Wastewater from
crowded
communities is the major root cause, which flushes the plastic particle contaminated water into
water
canals. Community
leaders are now more aware of this problem and have applied several policies to prevent this.
For
instance,
single-use
plastic bags and cups are banned in Chulalongkorn university and surrounding area. Despite these
efforts,
the
contamination of micro plastics continues to increase.
In this international Make-a-thon, young inventors will work in an international team to develop
a
device
that will
remove secondary micro plastics from a simulated water basin. The device will be automatic and
will
run on
battery. The
use of other sources of external power supply such as wind, solar and wave is highly encouraged
in
this
activity.
Participants will demonstrate their practical technique and skills to be further developed in
real
world
situations.
Competition Format:
There are FOUR rounds that participants will follow through.
Round I: Pre-assignment
The participants work on online LMS, called myCourseVille https://www.mycourseville.com/
This is an individual work to prepare participants with concept, technique, design process and
evaluate
participants to
form an international team. The assignments are list below:
| No. | Activities | WHAT (Objective) | HOW | CDIO | TOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Assignments | |||||
| 1 | Personality assessment | Attitudes Professional skills Interpersonal skills English proficiency | Answer an online questionnaire | C | Online questionnaire (multiple choice, drag & drop, short answer) |
| 2 | Knowledge introduction | Basic knowledge of micro plastic waste | Individual report Situation in your country | C | Online report submission |
| 3 | Water garbage collecting method | Technology for removing water garbage | Individual report Situation in your country | C | Online report submission |
| 4 | Filtering/Classifying Technologies | Technology for filtering/classifying | Individual report Situation in your country | C | Online report submission |
| 5 | Prototyping a simple waste filter | Designing a simple function for collecting waste | Individual report (Video, Picture) - Just simple prototype |
D | Online - Worksheet - Report submission |
| 6 | Individual concept proposal | Suggesting a concept proposal to solve the problem | Peer comments | C | Online - Comment box |
2. Round II: Pre-camp Collaboration
This is similar to the Round I: pre-assignments but it is a group work.
| No. | Activities | WHAT (Objective) | HOW | CDIO | TOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Camp | |||||
| 1 | Tentative Concept | Evaluation and selection solvable problem | Bono - Six thinking hats |
C | Online - Guide instruction - Forum |
| 2 | Final Concept | Teamwork and conceptual design continue to workshop day (Day1) | Group report | D | Online - Guide instruction - Forum |
3. Round III: Academy Design Camp
This is on-site activity where participants work with their first met international peers to design a device that remove secondary micro plastic from a simulated water basin. The detailed problem will be given on-site. The project supplies and tools will be announced.
| No. | Activities | WHAT (Objective) | HOW | CDIO | TOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Design Camp | |||||
| 1 | Concept idea presentation | Presenting the final concept | Work as a team | D | Presentation media |
| 2 | Workshop 1 | Constructing the prototype according to the proposed concept | Work as a team | I | Hardware/Software provided by the committee |
| 3 | Workshop 2 | Building the prototype according to the proposed concept continuously | Work as a team | I | Hardware/Software provided by the committee |
| 4 | Workshop 3 | Finalizing the prototype according to the proposed concept | Work as a team | I | Hardware/Software provided by the committee |
| 5 | Prototype Competition | Operating the final prototype in the competition environment | Work as a team | O | Prepared environment |
4. Round IV: Pitching Competition
Participants will present their technique and demonstrate the performance of the proposed technique. The pitching format is used to evaluate the design. The presentation should include a) idea, b) conceptual design, c) technology, d) technique, and e) tested performance.
| No. | Activities | WHAT (Objective) | HOW | CDIO | TOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitching Competition | |||||
| 1 | Pitching the final prototype | Demonstrating the final prototype | Pitching as a team | O | Presentation Media |
Judgment Rubric
● Collaborative Skills (Teamwork)
● CDIO Skills (Project-based, competition)
● Competition and Presentation Skills