Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program

Purpose: Project-Based Learning (PBL) is considered to be an active learning methodology which can be used to develop both technical and transversal competences in engineering programs. This methodology demands a great deal of work effort from the students and also from the teachers and it requires...

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Authors: Alves, Anabela, Sousa, Rui, Moreira, Francisco, Carvalho, M. Alice, Cardoso, Elisabete, Pimenta, Pedro, Malheiro, M. Teresa, Brito, Irene, Fernandes, Sara, Mesquita, Diana
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Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.1816
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Keyword:Problem-based learning
Active learning
Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)
Project-based learning
Engineering education
Industrial engineering
Management curriculum
Enginyeria -- Ensenyament universitari
Aprenentatge basat en problemes
Aprenentatge actiu
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Metodologies docents
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
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spelling Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management programAlves, AnabelaSousa, RuiMoreira, FranciscoCarvalho, M. AliceCardoso, ElisabetePimenta, PedroMalheiro, M. TeresaBrito, IreneFernandes, SaraMesquita, DianaProblem-based learningActive learningEngineering--Study and teaching (Higher)Project-based learningActive learningEngineering educationIndustrial engineeringManagement curriculumEnginyeria -- Ensenyament universitariAprenentatge basat en problemesAprenentatge actiuÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Metodologies docentsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitariPurpose: Project-Based Learning (PBL) is considered to be an active learning methodology which can be used to develop both technical and transversal competences in engineering programs. This methodology demands a great deal of work effort from the students and also from the teachers and it requires a meticulous plan and a well-managed project as well. These activities go far beyond the normal activities in traditional lectures, enabling to outpace the difficulties that spur along the way that may be both complex and demotivating. This methodology has been implemented in the Integrated Master Degree on Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM), at one public university in Portugal, since the 2004/2005 academic year. The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss the main difficulties of the implementation of PBL, mainly from the teachers’ perspectives. Additionally, some effective strategies will be recommended to overcome such difficulties. Design/methodology/approach: The perceptions of the teachers were collected through a survey based on six main themes. The participants in the study include eight teachers from the five courses of the first semester of the first year of the IEM program involved in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 editions. Findings: Integration of courses in the project; student assessment; growing number of students in each team and the need of physical spaces for them; and compartmentalized knowledge has emerged as the main difficulties. To overcome these difficulties some key strategies were recommended. Originality/value: A new perspective based on course teachers' views and experiences will deepen the understanding of the problems and provide inputs for the development of strategies that may improve the effectiveness of PBL and introduce changes for its successful implementation. These strategies are intended to be transferable to other contexts, as most of the problems and constraints are common to other active learning approaches.Peer ReviewedOmniaScience20162016-10-0120162016-10-31journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/91281https://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.1816reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/912812026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
title Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
spellingShingle Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
Alves, Anabela
Problem-based learning
Active learning
Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)
Project-based learning
Active learning
Engineering education
Industrial engineering
Management curriculum
Enginyeria -- Ensenyament universitari
Aprenentatge basat en problemes
Aprenentatge actiu
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Metodologies docents
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
title_short Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
title_full Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
title_fullStr Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
title_full_unstemmed Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
title_sort Managing PBL difficulties in an industrial engineering and management program
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alves, Anabela
Sousa, Rui
Moreira, Francisco
Carvalho, M. Alice
Cardoso, Elisabete
Pimenta, Pedro
Malheiro, M. Teresa
Brito, Irene
Fernandes, Sara
Mesquita, Diana
author Alves, Anabela
author_facet Alves, Anabela
Sousa, Rui
Moreira, Francisco
Carvalho, M. Alice
Cardoso, Elisabete
Pimenta, Pedro
Malheiro, M. Teresa
Brito, Irene
Fernandes, Sara
Mesquita, Diana
author_role author
author2 Sousa, Rui
Moreira, Francisco
Carvalho, M. Alice
Cardoso, Elisabete
Pimenta, Pedro
Malheiro, M. Teresa
Brito, Irene
Fernandes, Sara
Mesquita, Diana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Problem-based learning
Active learning
Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)
Project-based learning
Active learning
Engineering education
Industrial engineering
Management curriculum
Enginyeria -- Ensenyament universitari
Aprenentatge basat en problemes
Aprenentatge actiu
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Metodologies docents
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
topic Problem-based learning
Active learning
Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)
Project-based learning
Active learning
Engineering education
Industrial engineering
Management curriculum
Enginyeria -- Ensenyament universitari
Aprenentatge basat en problemes
Aprenentatge actiu
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Metodologies docents
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
description Purpose: Project-Based Learning (PBL) is considered to be an active learning methodology which can be used to develop both technical and transversal competences in engineering programs. This methodology demands a great deal of work effort from the students and also from the teachers and it requires a meticulous plan and a well-managed project as well. These activities go far beyond the normal activities in traditional lectures, enabling to outpace the difficulties that spur along the way that may be both complex and demotivating. This methodology has been implemented in the Integrated Master Degree on Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM), at one public university in Portugal, since the 2004/2005 academic year. The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss the main difficulties of the implementation of PBL, mainly from the teachers’ perspectives. Additionally, some effective strategies will be recommended to overcome such difficulties. Design/methodology/approach: The perceptions of the teachers were collected through a survey based on six main themes. The participants in the study include eight teachers from the five courses of the first semester of the first year of the IEM program involved in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 editions. Findings: Integration of courses in the project; student assessment; growing number of students in each team and the need of physical spaces for them; and compartmentalized knowledge has emerged as the main difficulties. To overcome these difficulties some key strategies were recommended. Originality/value: A new perspective based on course teachers' views and experiences will deepen the understanding of the problems and provide inputs for the development of strategies that may improve the effectiveness of PBL and introduce changes for its successful implementation. These strategies are intended to be transferable to other contexts, as most of the problems and constraints are common to other active learning approaches.
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