Use of participatory methods for outreach project proposals


Use of participatory methods for outreach project proposals
Published 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:	Denise Rodríguez, PhD. (Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL, EC) Adriana Santos, PhD. (Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL, EC) Cinthya Párraga, MS. (Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL, EC) Sofía López, MS. (Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL, EC)
Full Paper:	#232

Abstract: This article presents the implementation of a bottom up approach. This is a participatory method to develop outreach project proposals that solve community problems with the intervention of the university. We present the results of a workshop where wood artisans and professors interacted to identify community problems and potential solutions. Finally, we describe three final outreach project proposals presented by the professors to solve the main problems of the community.