The R&D activity as a supporting tool for the active teaching and learning methodology in an engineering coursePublished in: Global Partnerships for Development and Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 15th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology 
Date of Conference: July 19-21, 2017 Location of Conference: Boca Raton, FL, United States Authors:
Aranzazu Berbey Alvarez, PhD. (Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA)
Rony Caballero, PhD. (Universidad Tecnológica de Panama, PA)
Humberto Alvarez, PhD. (Universidad Tecnológica de Panama, PA)
Full Paper: #15
Abstract:
R&D activities as a supporting tool of the active teaching and learning methodologies in an engineering course has been less explored. This document compares the results obtained after two questionnaires were applied to two different groups of students at the College of Electrical Engineering (FIE) at the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama. The first questionnaire was applied to an undergraduate group of Electromechanical Engineering students. The second questionnaire was applied to FIE faculty members. Both questionnaires try to measure the insertion of R&D results in the curricular content of an engineering course while using the active teaching and learning approach.
Rony Caballero, PhD. (Universidad Tecnológica de Panama, PA)
Humberto Alvarez, PhD. (Universidad Tecnológica de Panama, PA)