Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

V. A. Kulkarni ¹, A. K. Bewoor ², P. Malathi ¹, B. S. Balapgol ¹

Affiliations
1 DY Patil COE, Akurdi, Pune, IN
2 Cummins COE, Pune, IN

Abstract

Employability is a sustainable effort to be inculcated in all students gradually. A study reveals that student's interests in studies and extra efforts are maximum in first and second year of admission. Employers are also specifically interested to test basic concepts and application oriented key stills to be demonstrated by students during recruitment.The gap between university specified examination and employability assessment can be met by using Blooms Taxonomy Levels. Identified 11 employability skills that are predominantly important for any industry/employer needs to be inculcated in a time bound way by identifying chain of similar subject domains or mapping through prerequisite subjects. Subject specific employability skill matrix development procedure is presented in this research work.

Keywords

Employability, Skills, Blooms Taxonomy.

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Abhishek D. Patange ¹, A. K. Bewoor ², S. P. Deshmukh ³, S. S. Mulik ⁴, S. S. Pardeshi ¹, R. Jegadeeshwaran ⁵

Affiliations
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Pune, IN
2 Mechanical Engineering Department, Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune, IN
3 Mechanical Engineering Department, Govt. College of Engineering, Karad, IN
4 Mechanical Engineering Department, R.M.D. Sinhgad School of Engineering, Pune, IN
5 School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, VIT University, Chennai, IN

Abstract

In the era of rapidly emerging technical society, engineering aspirants must be primed as globally competent. To respond, in recent years, inclusive reforms are being implemented to adopt Outcome-Based Education (OBE) approach and transform engineering education in India. The 12 Program Outcomes (POs) defined by NBA guides for development, execution and delivery of curriculum, evaluation of student learning and performance at various levels. The scope of mechatronics subject at colleges affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in 2015 course was mostly restricted to theoretical and study approach, which do not exhibit involvement of students in creative, inventive and innovative thinking. This motivates to adopt Project Based Learning (PBL) at undergraduate level. Three large classes of 70+ students are grouped in to 3-5 students per batch. Project phases are defined; direct and indirect assessments are mapped with outcomes and it is carried out using pre- and post-intervention survey of students. It is observed that, the presented PBL framework has served as an efficient pedagogy. This approach not only ensured holistic development, teamwork, sustainability, improved higher-order cognitive skills, learning ability, soft skills, self-efficacy and communication but also accumulated near about 60 innovative prototypes in a mechatronics laboratory. It is projected that, PBL could enable students to acquire lifelong learning to tackle new difficulties arise in corporate/non-corporate life, thinking on future modification, filing a patent, converting prototype into commercial product.

Keywords

Program Outcomes, Project-Based Learning, Mechatronics.

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