Planejamento, condução e análise do método de avaliação de uma disciplina do curso de engenharia de produção fundamentada na aprendizagem baseada em problemas/Planning, conducting and analyzing the evaluation method of a production engineering course based on problem-based learning

• Published in: Revista produção online Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 671
• Main Authors: Camila Pereira Pinto, Anna Paula Galvão Scheidegger, Juliana Helena Daroz Gaudêncio, João Batista Turrioni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Florianopolis Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção - ABEPRO, Revista Produção Online 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Engineering; Learning; Professional development; Teaching
• ISSN: 1676-1901; 1676-1901
• DOI: 10.14488/1676-1901.v15i2.1936

In a highly competitive market, companies need increasingly skilled human resources, especially when it comes to engineering. Universities, therefore, play an important role in this scenario, while training future professionals of the country. However, in this task, the institutions are faced with the challenge of attracting and working with young people of Generation Y, which have characteristics and needs that are not met by traditional teaching methods. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an approach evolved in order to study and develop educational alternatives that meet the needs of businesses as well as the new student profile. In addition, actively teaching is not a simple task and becomes more complex when it refers to assess the knowledge gained through this method. Thus, this paper presents the planning, implementation and the assessment method adopted in a course of Industrial Engineering at the Federal University of Itajubá based on PBL. For this study it was adopted the action research method, in which the authors actively participated in all stages of the course, acting as facilitators in the course planning, implementation and monitoring. As a result, it is highlighted in this article, the benefits achieved by all involved through active learning, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the method. Moreover, improvements are proposed for future courses.