Experiencias de la aplicación del ABP en una materia de mecanismos en la Universidad La Salle Noroeste

Abstract

The engineering education requires the competency model implementation to achieve robust and meaningful knowledge in students. The PBL (Problem-Based Learning) is a didactic technique commonly used to motivate students, to develop and implement knowledge, skills and abilities in different thematic subjects. This article presents the PBL application experiences in mechanisms field related to the Industrial Design Engineering career at Northwest La Salle University. The problem or project was required by a company, it consisted in a design, a model and a parallel robot structure control, which was necessary to apply robotics knowledge, vectorial calculus, numerical methods, kinematic, design, manufacture and symbolic calculus software application. The PBL allowed to develop research skills in students and to encourage collaborative work. Index Terms - Competency-Based Education, PBL, Mechanisms