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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
A TRIAL OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING CLASSES AS A METHOD TO EDUCATE A STUDENT FOR AN ENGINEER
Submission Author:
Tadao Yamano , PE , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Tadao Yamano, Hissae Fujiwara, Armando Hideki Shinohara
Presenter: Tadao Yamano
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-1271
Abstract
The most important work for an engineer is technology development. For the work, an engineer is required to have ability to learn and use science, ability to manage even such issues that can’t be solved only by knowledge of science, that is, creativity and ability to plan and conduct necessary tests. To develop such abilities in a student, the traditional one-way education: a teacher gives knowledge to students, seems not to be enough. In an author’s experience in a private company, the most effective way for training a freshman into an engineer was the OJT (On the Job Training). The essence of the OJT can be said “to give him/her issues one by one: sometimes difficult and to let him/her work by himself/herself to complete the issues”. We have introduced the essence of the OJT into two classes (PBL classes) at UFPE: “Design and Making of a Paper Glider” and “Design and Making of Something to Save an Egg”. As a result, we have found the trial was successful.
Keywords
Engineer, Techonology development, Student, Ability, University education, PBL
