Interdisciplinary Robotics Project for First-Year Engineering Degree Students

Autor/inn/en	Aznar, Mercedes; Zacarés, José; López, Jaime; Sánchez, Rafael; Pastor, José M.; Llorca, Jaume
Titel	Interdisciplinary Robotics Project for First-Year Engineering Degree Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Science Education, 5 (2015) 2, S.151-165 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2014-5349
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Engineering Education; Automation; Industry; Teaching Methods; Higher Education; Robotics; Foreign Countries; Reports; Teamwork; Student Projects; Workshops; Meetings; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Ingenieurausbildung; Industrie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Robotertechnik; Ausland; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Schulprojekt; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Meeting; Tagung; Spanien
Abstract	The acquisition of both transversal and specific competences cannot be achieved using conventional methodologies. New methodologies must be applied that promote the necessary competences for proper professional development. Interdisciplinary projects can be a suitable tool for competence-based learning. A priori, this might be complicated, as subjects are traditionally studied at the university level in isolated compartments, with a fragmented structure. Taking advantage of the creation of new degree programs in Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering and Industrial Automaton, in the 2010-11 academic year we decided to add an interdisciplinary project (IP) to our teaching methodology. The importance of this project lies in the fact that it requires the participation of all the courses in all the academic years in the degree program. The present article explains the methodology used in the interdisciplinary project and how it was implemented in the first year of the Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Engineering and Industrial Automaton degree programs. Furthermore, an evaluation is conducted of all four years of the interdisciplinary project, revealing the main problems with its execution and how they have been addressed. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Technology and Science Education. ESEIAAT, Department of Projectes d'Enginyeria c/Colom 11, 08222 Terrassa, Spain. e-mail: info@jotse.org; e-mail: info@omniascience.com; Web site: http://www.jotse.org/index.php/jotse
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01