A summary of recommendations, experiences in the application of project based learning in the course of “Engineering Project” in the School of Engineering at a private university college in the Middle East are presented. In this unit, students will apply the knowledge and skills they have developed throughout their diploma program of Mechanical Engineering to a capstone project implemented in the workshop. Students using team work manage the project, identify and apply required technical knowledge, develop a project problem definition from a loosely formed client brief and produce detail drawings and documentation. Students are required to demonstrate a system approach to design activities incorporating sustainability principles in this unit and operate in an ethical manner, communicate effectively and provide evidence of professional conduct and a commitment to lifelong learning. The performance of students was assessed using compulsory items included in the final portfolio namely 1) Prototype, 2) Drawing Folder, 3) Peer Assessment Review and 4) Technical report 5) Presentation File. In this paper we provide details of the designed and instructed unit, feed-back received from students and analysis of results, lessons learned along the semester considering technical and socio-cultural aspects, and some practical recommendations for future consideration. Project based learning provided a suitable experiential platform for educating students to professional engineering practice through a capstone engineering project.

A Project-based learning approach in the course of “Engineering Project” for Mechanical Engineering diploma students

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