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Project Based Learning (PBL)
PBL allows teachers to create complex and interdisciplinary tasks similar to those in the real world. Projects have a depth, a duration and a complexity that challenge students and encourage them to seek out new ideas. Individual tasks may have more than one solution, and students have the freedom to choose different strategies, so that they become more engaged in the learning process. Teaching with PBL methodology enables students to work cooperatively, improving their communication, collaboration, planning and self-evaluation skills (more information see http://www.bie.org/index.php/site/PBL/pbl_handbook_introduction/)
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In 2001 EETAC started its Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering, with a curriculum entirely based on a project based learning (PBL) strategy, with an organization similar to that used by Aalborg University (Denmark). This is a two year, 3000 hour program (1500 hours per year), of which some 1800 are devoted to project development. Typically, one semester is formed by two blocks or learning units, each block formed by a multidisciplinary project and one or two courses closely connected with the project. The project is developed by students working in teams of 4-6 students.
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The excellent result obtained with this methodology, and the experience of teachers who succesfully used PBL in their clasrooms, encouraged EETAC extend its use to optative courses at the Bachelor level.
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