Responsibility in University Ecosystems and Challenge Based Learning

Lukas Fuchs; Gunter Bombaerts

doi:10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766462

Responsibility in University Ecosystems and Challenge Based Learning

Lukas Fuchs, Gunter Bombaerts

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Abstract

Universities introduce real-life stakeholders in their courses as challenge based learning (CBL). We argue that the literature has not yet discussed the role of responsibility for universities, their students and their ecosystems in this new format. This paper explores this gap by using Niklas Luhmann's concepts of structural differentiation, structural coupling and irritation. It studies how the focus of CBL on responsibility influences the structural couplings of the subsystems education, research and economy in society. We expect that responsibility in students and universities could be promoted by creating structural couplings between these subsystems. The paper shows why practice-based education may be undersupplied at universities and how novel education formats can be understood to fill this gap.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)
Editors	Mohammed Jemni, Ilhem Kallel, Abdeljalil Akkari
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1248-1253
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-4434-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766462
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2022
Event	13th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2022: Digital Transformation for Sustainable Engineering Education - Ramada Plaza Tunis Hotel/Hybrid, Tunis, Tunisia Duration: 28 Mar 2022 → 31 Mar 2022 Conference number: 13 http://www.educon-conference.org/current/

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Conference	13th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2022
Abbreviated title	EDUCON 2022
Country/Territory	Tunisia
City	Tunis
Period	28/03/22 → 31/03/22
Internet address	http://www.educon-conference.org/current/

Keywords

Challenge based learning (CBL)
ecosystem
engineering education
Luhmann
responsibility

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Fuchs, L & Bombaerts, G 2022, Responsibility in University Ecosystems and Challenge Based Learning. in M Jemni, I Kallel & A Akkari (eds), 2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)., 9766462, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1248-1253, 13th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2022, Tunis, Tunisia, 28/03/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766462

Responsibility in University Ecosystems and Challenge Based Learning. / Fuchs, Lukas ; Bombaerts, Gunter.
2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). ed. / Mohammed Jemni; Ilhem Kallel; Abdeljalil Akkari. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2022. p. 1248-1253 9766462.

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