Project Based Learning experiences in the space engineering education at Technical University of Madrid

Project-based learning is one of the popular and promising approaches in engineering education. The current study reports on a curriculum that was designed and implemented by a graduate school to help students gain knowledge and creative thinking skills through collaboration between different majors during industrial projects in a graduate course on home appliance engineering. The students selected the topics, planned the project, conducted research, produced a prototype, and presented their results under the guidance of a group of advisors consisting of professors, technical advisors, and industry mentors. A quantitative analysis showed that this approach was effective in improving the students’ attitude toward engineering. Furthermore, a qualitative analysis showed that this learning method helped students learn how to communicate and present effectively, to flexibly approach projects, and to understand the practices of industrial research. Based on the findings, the current study discusses how the project-based learning helped students advance.

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Project Based Learning Activities in Engineering Education

International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP) ◽

10.3991/ijep.v3is2.2438 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (S2) ◽

pp. 27 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tiago Faustino Andrade

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Mechanical Engineering ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Academic Environment ◽

Font Size ◽

Master Degree ◽

Excellent Opportunity ◽

Teaching Learning

<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">In the present work, the author reports examples of his involvement in different teaching/learning methodologies during his five years of the Integrated Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. The aim is to explain how useful those experiences have been, allowing him to explore many techno-scientific activities within his engineering education while student as well as other <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">transferable</span> skills and later, up to the present, as a professional in academic environment. The author wishes to underline the excellent opportunity he had to practice reflection processes as an essential methodology of his engineering education.</span>

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Integrating creativity training into Problem and Project-Based Learning curriculum in engineering education

European Journal of Engineering Education ◽

10.1080/03043797.2012.714357 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 488-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Chunfang Zhou

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Creativity Training

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Validating an Instrument to Measure School Culture in Project-Based Learning Environments

Journal of Educational & Psychological Research ◽

10.33140/jepr.02.04.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Keyword(s):

School Culture ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Student Outcomes ◽

Learning Experiences ◽

International Comparisons ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Instructional Model ◽

Educational Environments ◽

Common School

Measuring school culture and analyzing student learning experiences is a rapidly growing practice, with a notable uptick following the increased forcus on learning experiences spurred by international comparisons of educational environments and resulting student outcomes. The literature documents common constructs that are often included in school culture surveys. However, often all learning environments are organized together and offered the same school culture survey. This is problematic because a common school culture survey construct is “learning environment” and the items that form this construct will be significantly different based on the instructional model. Therefore, providing educators with a one size fits all culture survey does not meet the needs of schools offering problem-based learning (PrBL) and project-based learning (PBL) environments. This research examines the process for revising, designing, and validating a school culture survey aligned to PrBL and PBL environments.

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Implementation of Production Based Learning Models in the Workshop Program of Education of Building Engineering Education Sebelas Maret University

Journal of World Englishes and Educational Practices ◽

10.32996/jweep.2021.3.5.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 43-45

Author(s):

Roemintoyo Roemintoyo ◽

Chyntia Dinda Nugraheni ◽

Ida Nugroho Saputro ◽

Mochamad Kamil Budiarto

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Education Institution ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Business World ◽

Learning Plan ◽

Product Sales ◽

Learning Plans ◽

Building Engineering

Building Engineering Education becomes a vocational education institution that prepares competent and professional graduates in building engineering. The background of this research is from the problem of the learning process that is not in accordance with the business world and the industrial world (DUDI). Through this research to see the products in Building Engineering Education seen from the teaching factory components. The purpose of this research is to find out: (1) competence delivered, (2) completion time, (3) the product is required internally/ externally. (4) investment needs. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method. The data used is the semester learning plan, college contracts and interviews. Sampling in this study using purposive sampling technique with snowball sampling technique. Based on the research results, it concluded that: (1) the competencies that are delivered from three managerial functions, namely learning planning in the form of semester learning plans (RPS) are following the existing planning stages; implementation of learning methods used project-based learning, (2) time for completion of the product processing process is completed on time according to the college contract, (3) products needed internally / externally, preferably the type of product that is in accordance with the market, (4) investment needs can be accepted in the market or used for further practice, the proceeds from product sales are allocated for maintenance and developments of tools.

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