Proposed Method for Project-Based Courses in Mechanical Engineering for Machine Improvement (#2160)

Authors

Ordoñez Fernández, Jose Luis

Abstract

The objective of this work is to present a method used in the class of machine elements III for the development of capstone projects. For this purpose, the evaluation rubrics for each of the stages are presented, where CAD software is used to develop the project. The methodology presents four stages where technical skills such as metrology, process engineering, CAD design and machine elements are evaluated. In addition, soft skills such as conflict resolution, teamwork, planning and presentation of results are evaluated. As main results, an example of improvement of a vehicle built and assembled by students is presented. The measurement instrument applied to measure the knowledge acquired by the students is also validated by means of different statistical indicators. Based on the example and the results, a structured methodology for the development of capstone projects was developed. With this, it is intended that other teachers can implement or adapt this methodology to their classes and measure the students' perception.