Project Based Learning in Engineering Education in Close Collaboration with Industry
Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira, Priscilla Chantal Duarte Silva, Ricardo Shitsuka, Max Leandro de Araújo Brito, Betânia Mafra Kaizer, Palloma da Costa e Silva
Abstract
Developing competences for project-solving has been an academic concern. The objective of this study is to verify the efficacy of Project Based Learning (PBL) as a motivational tool. The proposal is to apply the PBL to solve real problems of a Metal / Mechanics industry with students of Materials Engineering. We used a survey methodology to analyze the efficacy of PBL for improving the learning process. The proposal comprises of two phases: (i) understanding the industry problem (ii) presenting the solution. The study revealed that the interaction between university and industry has increased student’s self-confidence and opened up new partnerships.