College Students Transformed into Engineers,Put Knowledge into Practice
College Students Transformed into Engineers, Learned Actively in Indigenous Communities
To inspire the new generation to positive and inquisitive learning, Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) pulled the classroom out of the school and urban areas. In the Education & Training Project－ Engineers in Action (EIA), the university has continually encouraged students to set foot in remote communities, conduct interdisciplinary cooperation and contribute their knowledge. Many students were
attracted to the well-known project, including junior students Chun-Ta Peng(彭俊達),
You-Hau Wu(吳祐豪) and Shin-Yu Chen(陳欣瑜). They came from the Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Design, Civil and Construction Engineering, respectively. This year, the three students joined the EIA project and visited remote communities in Yilan. Through conducting different missions, they made great progress by putting their knowledge into practice.
Constructed the Aquaponics System, Dealt with Emergencies by Teamwork
Chun-Ta Peng was an English teacher of the English Camp in Skikun Elementary School at Skikun village. He also built the aquaponics system in Dong Ao Elementary
School at Dongyue community. While interacting with indigenous children, Peng saw their purity and innocence. When he arrived at the village on the first day, he saw the king of the kids lead other children to conquer and run on the roof. The scene, hard to be seen in cities, impressed Peng tremendously.
One of the missions in the NTUST project was transforming the existing fish pond at
Dong Ao Elementary School into an aquaponics system. During the activity, students
continually gained knowledge from studying the concept behind the aquaponics,
choosing suitable plants and designing system construction. In the construction
progress, they encountered various unpredictable emergencies. Peng recalled that
the most difficult challenge was setting up the iron frame, which wasn’t stable
enough to sustain a 200-kilogram bucket at first. After searching for information and
discussing intensively, the team redesigned the system construction and enhanced the strength of the iron frame. The unexpected episode inspired the students to implement teamwork and improve their emergency response.
To offer the best service for the community, the team needed to draw up a plan and
reach a consensus together. Since team members included students from the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Computer Engineering
and even Indonesian foreign students, had to overcome interdisciplinary
problems and exotic culture to come to a consensus swiftly. “I found myself willing
to express my opinion on the team. However, my confidence decreased when I
encountered different thoughts. Hope that I can boost self-confidence in the future
and make better communication in teamwork!” Peng shared his thoughts.
Conducted Water Quality Field Study, Concerned Residents’ Daily Life
You-Hau Wu, a junior from the Department of Design, entered Skikun village and
managed a field study on drinking water. He evaluated the water quality and
demonstrated the filtration principle and device to students in Skikun Elementary
School. As strangers in the village, the team soon faced a tough nut to crack in the
beginning. “We had to interview the residents, but few of them wanted to interact
with us because they didn’t know who we were.” Wu laughed and recalled.
The chief of the village held a welcome party for NTUST teachers and students
specially. After the feast, he introduced the project to villagers and led the team to
visit locations where residents usually stayed, such as the grocery store. The party
gradually shortened the distance between the team and villagers, which moved and
made Wu feel grateful during the whole activity. He strove to start the conversation
with residents by mentioning topics related to their daily life. For instance, he asked
the aunt in the grocery store about her products on sale. In the end, his movement
made villagers become more willing to chat with the team, and enriched the data of
field surveys.
Under the professor’s guidance, the team ascended the mountain area, dipped up
some spring water, analyzed and understood the water quality. After that, they not
only utilized plastic bottles, filter materials such as active charcoal, silica sand and
cotton to create simplified filtration devices, but also taught students in Skikun
Elementary School to understand the concept of filtration system. The team has
successfully conveyed the practical knowledge to the next generation.
Rebuilt the Observation Deck, Put Knowledge into Practice
Shin-Yu Chen, a junior from the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering,
accepted the mission to rebuild the observation deck in Skikun Elementary School.
Initially, she demolished the rotten wooden ladders, installed climbing nets and took
advantage of local materials— that is, bamboo. Chen cut bamboos in half and sawed
them off into bamboo pieces. After the kids finished painting the pieces, she made
their works into bamboo curtains to decorate the observation deck. The new
entertainment facility, also as an unique landscape, was finally completed.
It was the first time that Chen put knowledge in books into practice in Skikun
Elementary School. After applying what she'd learned in school, Chen found out that
the real situation was totally different from textbook contents. “Removing ladder
latches was just one of the big challenges. The wooden ladders were seriously
rotten, and nails were broken into half…… troubles happened all the time. Everyone
needed to come up with ideas to solve and overcome the problems. When the
ladders were finally demolished, we were moved to tears! ”
During the activity, Chen brought her professional knowledge to bear and focused on
the installation details of climbing nets. Team members from the Department of
Mechanical Engineering utilized tools and their expertise to smooth out the
construction processes. School brothers and sisters from NTUST and masters from
Minghsin University of Science and Technology (MUST) also provided assistance to
the team. When they were building the observation deck, villagers and kids were all
craning their necks in expectation. After the facility was completed, children loved to
climb up and down at the brand new overlooked playground. Some residents would
even take a nap on the deck. The scenes delighted and gave team members a
sense of achievement since their effort paid off and provided practical help for
residents.
Engineers In Action encouraged students to walk out of classrooms, enter remote
communities and contribute their knowledge after understanding people’s needs.
Only if the next generation applies their knowledge in practice then they learn
teamwork, communication skills, problem-solving abilities and other essential
intelligence, thus becoming down-to-earth talents with warm hearts in the future.
To inspire the new generation to positive and inquisitive learning, Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) pulled the classroom out of the school and urban areas. In the Education & Training Project－ Engineers in Action (EIA), the university has continually encouraged students to set foot in remote communities, conduct interdisciplinary cooperation and contribute their knowledge. Many students were
attracted to the well-known project, including junior students Chun-Ta Peng(彭俊達),
You-Hau Wu(吳祐豪) and Shin-Yu Chen(陳欣瑜). They came from the Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Design, Civil and Construction Engineering, respectively. This year, the three students joined the EIA project and visited remote communities in Yilan. Through conducting different missions, they made great progress by putting their knowledge into practice.
Constructed the Aquaponics System, Dealt with Emergencies by Teamwork
Chun-Ta Peng was an English teacher of the English Camp in Skikun Elementary School at Skikun village. He also built the aquaponics system in Dong Ao Elementary
School at Dongyue community. While interacting with indigenous children, Peng saw their purity and innocence. When he arrived at the village on the first day, he saw the king of the kids lead other children to conquer and run on the roof. The scene, hard to be seen in cities, impressed Peng tremendously.
One of the missions in the NTUST project was transforming the existing fish pond at
Dong Ao Elementary School into an aquaponics system. During the activity, students
continually gained knowledge from studying the concept behind the aquaponics,
choosing suitable plants and designing system construction. In the construction
progress, they encountered various unpredictable emergencies. Peng recalled that
the most difficult challenge was setting up the iron frame, which wasn’t stable
enough to sustain a 200-kilogram bucket at first. After searching for information and
discussing intensively, the team redesigned the system construction and enhanced the strength of the iron frame. The unexpected episode inspired the students to implement teamwork and improve their emergency response.
To offer the best service for the community, the team needed to draw up a plan and
reach a consensus together. Since team members included students from the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Computer Engineering
and even Indonesian foreign students, had to overcome interdisciplinary
problems and exotic culture to come to a consensus swiftly. “I found myself willing
to express my opinion on the team. However, my confidence decreased when I
encountered different thoughts. Hope that I can boost self-confidence in the future
and make better communication in teamwork!” Peng shared his thoughts.
Conducted Water Quality Field Study, Concerned Residents’ Daily Life
You-Hau Wu, a junior from the Department of Design, entered Skikun village and
managed a field study on drinking water. He evaluated the water quality and
demonstrated the filtration principle and device to students in Skikun Elementary
School. As strangers in the village, the team soon faced a tough nut to crack in the
beginning. “We had to interview the residents, but few of them wanted to interact
with us because they didn’t know who we were.” Wu laughed and recalled.
The chief of the village held a welcome party for NTUST teachers and students
specially. After the feast, he introduced the project to villagers and led the team to
visit locations where residents usually stayed, such as the grocery store. The party
gradually shortened the distance between the team and villagers, which moved and
made Wu feel grateful during the whole activity. He strove to start the conversation
with residents by mentioning topics related to their daily life. For instance, he asked
the aunt in the grocery store about her products on sale. In the end, his movement
made villagers become more willing to chat with the team, and enriched the data of
field surveys.
Under the professor’s guidance, the team ascended the mountain area, dipped up
some spring water, analyzed and understood the water quality. After that, they not
only utilized plastic bottles, filter materials such as active charcoal, silica sand and
cotton to create simplified filtration devices, but also taught students in Skikun
Elementary School to understand the concept of filtration system. The team has
successfully conveyed the practical knowledge to the next generation.
Rebuilt the Observation Deck, Put Knowledge into Practice
Shin-Yu Chen, a junior from the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering,
accepted the mission to rebuild the observation deck in Skikun Elementary School.
Initially, she demolished the rotten wooden ladders, installed climbing nets and took
advantage of local materials— that is, bamboo. Chen cut bamboos in half and sawed
them off into bamboo pieces. After the kids finished painting the pieces, she made
their works into bamboo curtains to decorate the observation deck. The new
entertainment facility, also as an unique landscape, was finally completed.
It was the first time that Chen put knowledge in books into practice in Skikun
Elementary School. After applying what she'd learned in school, Chen found out that
the real situation was totally different from textbook contents. “Removing ladder
latches was just one of the big challenges. The wooden ladders were seriously
rotten, and nails were broken into half…… troubles happened all the time. Everyone
needed to come up with ideas to solve and overcome the problems. When the
ladders were finally demolished, we were moved to tears! ”
During the activity, Chen brought her professional knowledge to bear and focused on
the installation details of climbing nets. Team members from the Department of
Mechanical Engineering utilized tools and their expertise to smooth out the
construction processes. School brothers and sisters from NTUST and masters from
Minghsin University of Science and Technology (MUST) also provided assistance to
the team. When they were building the observation deck, villagers and kids were all
craning their necks in expectation. After the facility was completed, children loved to
climb up and down at the brand new overlooked playground. Some residents would
even take a nap on the deck. The scenes delighted and gave team members a
sense of achievement since their effort paid off and provided practical help for
residents.
Engineers In Action encouraged students to walk out of classrooms, enter remote
communities and contribute their knowledge after understanding people’s needs.
Only if the next generation applies their knowledge in practice then they learn
teamwork, communication skills, problem-solving abilities and other essential
intelligence, thus becoming down-to-earth talents with warm hearts in the future.
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