Design and Implementation of a Comprehensive Educational Model: Project Based Engineering School (PBES)

Authors

  • María-José Terrón-López Universidad Europea de Madrid
  • Paloma-Julia Velasco-Quintana Universidad Europea de Madrid
  • María-José García-García Universidad Europea de Madrid
  • María-Cruz Gaya-López Universidad Europea de Madrid
  • Juan-José Escribano-Otero Universidad Europea de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v5i3.4673

Keywords:

Project based learning, coordination, methodological change, capstone projects

Abstract


The School of Engineering at the Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM) implemented a change in the pedagogical model applied in its degrees at the 2012/2013 period: the "Project Based Engineering School" (PBES). It consists on the application of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) methodology in at least several subjects each course in all its degrees. Each academic year, the students develop a capstone project covering partially the content of several subjects; faculty board and teachers were involved in the designing of a global framework and implementation adapted to each degree. How this process was made is explained in this paper. Positive results were obtained at the end of the first year that include further development of key skills, a deeper understanding of the specific skills and an increase on the motivation of students and teachers. There were also identified some areas for improvement for the coming years. This article will also show some of those results (both qualitative and quantitative) obtained after a year of experience from the students’ point of view.

Author Biographies

María-José Terrón-López, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Industrial Engineering Dept. School of Arquitecture, Engineering and Design

Paloma-Julia Velasco-Quintana, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Head of the ICT and Sciences Department School of Arquitecture, Engineering and Design

María-José García-García, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Students Services Director School of Arquitecture, Engineering and Design

María-Cruz Gaya-López, Universidad Europea de Madrid

ICT Area Director School of Arquitecture, Engineering and Design

Juan-José Escribano-Otero, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Industrial, Aerospace and ICT Engineering Academic Director School of Arquitecture, Engineering and Design

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Published

2015-08-02

How to Cite

Terrón-López, M.-J., Velasco-Quintana, P.-J., García-García, M.-J., Gaya-López, M.-C., & Escribano-Otero, J.-J. (2015). Design and Implementation of a Comprehensive Educational Model: Project Based Engineering School (PBES). International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 5(3), pp. 53–60. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v5i3.4673

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