Applying Mirror Discipline Concept and Project Based Learning to enhance Active Learning
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2023
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International Symposium on Project Approaches in Engineering Education
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Pekelman H.
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© 2023 University of Minho. All rights reserved.This paper presents an experience of applying Mirror Discipline Concept and Project Based Learning (PBL) method to enhance Active Learning results. Mirror discipline concept refers to a discipline that is offered in two or more institutions of higher education, usually in different countries, and that have similar or identical content and workload. This approach allows students to access a wider range of higher education disciplines and institutions. In this work, an experience involving undergraduate courses of Mechanical Engineering at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Brazil and a US University was developed. Students of Mechanical Design from both universities were challenged to develop prototypes to meet predefined demands and the same design objectives. Each group of students was guided by a professor from their home university. This experience was repeated for 3 consecutive semesters. The results of the experience show considerable gains in learning, collaborating, improving student's learning experience, for the development of soft and hard skills.