The Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (SPEE) (http://spee.org.pt/) organizes its 1st International Conference (CISPEE) under the theme: “Engineering Education: Challenges for Innovation”. The event aims to provide an opportunity for presenting and discussing the topics listed below, which, in general terms, affect all Engineering schools. The conference program will also include a number of keynotes - in addition to thematic sessions - addressing important aspects in Engineering Education: Industry-Academia relation in Engineering Education and its impact on jobs and wealth creation; Science and Engineering dissemination among Society; and, Quality in Engineering Education.

Call for Papers: English

Paper Submission (new): EasyChair (CISPEE13)

Paper Template: DOC

Topics of interest (include, but are not limited to)

Engineering Ethics
• Embedding Ethics in Engineering Education
• Teaching Codes of Ethics
• Plagiarism
• Credits, Rights, and Responsibilities of Dissertation Advisor
• Reverse Engineering
• Role of Engineers in Society
• Ethics and Risk Assessment 

ICT in Engineering Education
• Computers in Engineering Education
• Mobile Devices in Education
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Web Interface Design
• Collaborative Environments and Tools
• Assessment Tools
• E-learning in Engineering Education
• Multimedia Contents for e/b/m-learning
• Augmented and Virtual Reality
• Serious Games 

Continuing Engineering Education (CEE)
• Joint academic-industry initiatives in CEE
• Curricula Development in Engineering Degrees
• Role of Professional and Technical Societies in CEE
• Role of Government in CEE
• CEE programs and initiatives
• Lifelong Learning in Engineering
• Impact of Educational and Scientific Research in Engineering Programs
• Informal and non-formal Learning in Engineering
• Non-traditional students in Engineering
• Economical aspects of CEE
• Training in the workplace as part of CEE
• The contributing role of CEE for job creation in a global economic crisis 

Tools to Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills
• Concept Mapping for Learning and Assessment
• Self-regulated Learning Strategies
• Problem solving and Creativity
• Designing Courses for Higher Order Thinking
• Using Online Tools to Facilitate Learning
• Communication Skills for Technical Thinkers
• Information Literacy and Our Tech-savvy Students
• Developing Skeptical Thinkers

Mathematics in Engineering Education
• Logic Knowledge and Mathematical Competences in Engineering
• Computational Tools for Teaching Mathematics in Engineering
• Use of Mathematical Models and Simulators in Engineering Education
• Case Studies

The conference primary language will be English, but opportunities to submit contributions in Portuguese language will also be provided . In both cases, presentations (including supporting slides) should be done in English.
If pertinent, a limited number of sessions with communications in Portuguese language will be considered by the Conference Organization.

Type of submission

Authors may submit full papers that report significant work in research, development, applications or innovation issues related to the conference topics list. The submitted paper may range from a minimum of 4 pages to a maximum of 10 pages. All papers in English language will be submitted for indexation by IEEEXplore®.

 

Paper template

This is the template for all submissions to the CISPEE conference (in DOC format). In the initial submission the author identification should NOT be present to insure a blind review procedure.

Submission and review

The submission process will be performed online. The selection process includes two phases:

    1. Initial submission – A digital version (PDF) of the paper is submitted in blind review format (i.e. with no authors' identification) which will be reviewed and eventually accepted for publication. The Program Committee may also consider the acceptance in poster format. Authors will be notified about the decision.
    2. Final submission and author registration- Authors of accepted papers should submit the final camera-ready version in PDF format previously verified with the PDF eXpress tool (instructions available soon) and taking into consideration the reviewers' comments. One of the authors must register to attend the conference and present the paper. Note that only presented papers can be submitted to indexation by IEEEXplore®.


Conference proceedings

The conference proceedings, with an appropriate ISBN number, will be distributed electronically on a CD ROM or USB pen.

Publication in journals

Depending on the used language for the paper and the evaluation score, a selected number of high-quality papers will be invited for publication in journals or magazines as follows:

Papers in English language:
• Special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP).

Papers in Portuguese language:
• IEEE-RITA
• TICAI 2013 edition
• Ingenium - The magazine of the Portuguese Engineers Society
• ABENGE magazine - The magazine of the Brazilian Association for Engineering Education

The Conference Organization may also invite authors of papers originally submitted in English to resubmit a new version translated to Portuguese for publication in one of the indicated journals/magazines. Additionally, authors of papers originally submitted in Portuguese can also be invited to resubmit a new version translated to English for publication in iJEP.