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Information and communication technologies together with new teaching paradigms are reshaping the learning environment. The International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd) aims to become a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, experiences, opinions and research results relating to the preparation of students and the organization of educational systems.
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- PublicationAssessment of problem-solving skills in subjects related to mechanical and materials engineering(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-16) Martínez Casas, José; Sahuquillo Navarro, Oscar; Sonseca Olalla, Agueda; Carballeira Morado, Javier; Denia Guzmán, Francisco David; Marco Alacid, Onofre; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Diseño Industrial; Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales; Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería Mecánica; Instituto Universitario de Investigación Concertado de Ingeniería Mecánica y Biomecánica; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial; Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Tecnología de los Materiales de la UPV; Universitat Politècnica de València[EN] The international accreditation for the Master and Bachelor degrees offered at our university, together with the demands of the employers, have made it clear that students’ curricula should specify not only what they have studied, but also what they are actually able to do. Although the competence based curricula approach has been used in the development of the new programmes for Master and Bachelor degrees within the European Higher Education Area in recent years, the assessment of generic competences is still a pending task. This work presents an ‘outcomes’ approach for the assessment of the problem-solving capacity in subjects related to mechanical and materials engineering. In particular, this paper proposes a scale in order to quantify the level of achievement and shows some tools developed for this purpose. These tools are based on the evaluation of some learning outcomes that can be observed by using different strategies during the course. Conclusions about preliminary results and the difficulties found in order to create these tools and the scale are also described here.
- PublicationExperimental characterisation of the motion of an inverted pendulum(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-16) Gómez Tejedor, José Antonio; Mollar, Miguel; Monsoriu Serra, Juan Antonio; Departamento de Física Aplicada; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Diseño Industrial; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Geodésica, Cartográfica y Topográfica; Centro de Biomateriales e Ingeniería Tisular; Centro de Tecnologías Físicas: Acústica, Materiales y Astrofísica[EN] : In this paper, we present a home-made experimental set-up to study the falling movement of an inverted pendulum. The experimental set-up allows preparing a laboratory session for first year Physics or Engineering students. This set-up has been used in the Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Design Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The experimental data are fitted to the theoretical equation of motion, obtaining a very good agreement between experiment and theory. In addition, direct measurement of the parameters involved in the equations was carried out, showing a very good agreement with the calculated parameters.
- PublicationRecent trends and status of women in Higher Education in India(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-16) Ingole, Kapil; Gallear, Stephanie; Caballer Tarazona, Vicent[EN] The Indian education system is one of the oldest and largest in the world. Some progress has been made in the field of women’s education. A recent trend shows that a huge number of female students are enrolling into higher education: 79.44 % Undergraduate, 11.39% for Post graduate & 0.72 % for Ph. D. The sex ratio in has increased; Gender Parity Index up to 0.88 in 2012. Women’s enrolment pattern has changed, currently it is much higher in Bachelor of Arts / Science / Commerce / Education than in non-technical / non-professional fields. A similar trend is being seen in Engineering Management and Technology in professional courses with less enrolment of women. This paper is an attempt to present the overall status of women in higher education.
- PublicationUse of scoring rubrics for evaluating oral presentations in aerospace engineering education(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-16) Tiseira Izaguirre, Andrés Omar; Martí-Aldaraví, Pedro; Navarro García, Roberto; Carreres Talens, Marcos; Departamento de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Diseño Industrial; Instituto Universitario de Investigación CMT - Clean Mobility & Thermofluids[EN] Under the frame of Bologna system, alternative assessment methodologies gain significance in the evaluation process of the students. This article analyses the use of scoring rubrics for evaluating oral presentations of two different courses in aerospace engineering education, namelyAircraft Design and Aerodynamics II, at Universitat Politècnica de València. The score obtained at the presentation represents a significant percentage of the final grade for both courses. It has been observed that the students find difficulties to keep timing limitations overall. In addition, rubrics have proved to be a powerful tool to enhance some skills of the students, such as critical thinking and selfevaluation, although they may lead to unfairly high grades nonetheless.
- PublicationComputer based learning and comprehension of power generation cycles using a model programmed in Engineering Equation Solver (EES): Analysis of a Gas- Turbine Brayton cycle(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-16) Montagud, Carla; Pons Llinares, Joan; Rodríguez Monzonis, Mª Cristina; Instituto de Tecnología Eléctrica; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Diseño Industrial; Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica[EN] The comprehension of the influence of each design and operation parameter in a power generation cycle requires a complex analysis mainly due to coupled effects existing in these cycles and which is too hard to be assessed manually by the students during a practical session. Therefore, the use of a software tool specially developed for this purpose becomes essential. The present work presents a model of a Gas-Turbine Brayton cycle developed in EES (Engineering Equation Solver), which enables the student to make simulations in the software and easily determine the optimal design parameters that would maximize the electric energy production in this kind of cycle. In order to evaluate the usefulness of this tool, two questionnaires with the same questions were prepared and were provided to the students before and after the practical session. After analyzing the results of the questionnaires, and taking into account the comments provided by the students, it was concluded that using this methodology helps to stimulate the student’s understanding during the session, and enables to verify that students put into practice their theoretical knowledge, being able to make a better transfer to more complicated and real applications in the future.