Enhancing the Problem-Solving Learning Process by Adding Hands-on Experiences in the Civil Engineering Courses.

该项目通过结合以问题为基础的学习和实践经验来加强土木工程在结构方面的课程，使学生接触到现实的设计和分析挑战。波多黎各大学马亚圭兹分校的实施是基于两个适应。首先，基于问题的学习方法是从麦克马斯特大学、麻省理工学院、达特茅斯学院和其他大学的工作中借鉴而来的。第二，实际操作的方法来自塔斯基吉大学的机械解剖工作，以及普渡大学、康奈尔大学和其他学校的类似努力。该项目的主要目标是：1)修改当前的本科结构工程课程，以纳入团队合作、批判性思维和现实世界应用等技能；2)提高每个学生使用未来多学科工程实践环境所需的技术、技能和工具的能力；3)补充土木工程系发展其现有课程以满足认证标准的计划。正在完成以下两项任务：为本科生结构测试应用程序开发工作台，以及将实践学习技术纳入当前课程。

This project strengthens Civil Engineering courses in structures by combining problem-based learning and hands-on experiences to expose students to realistic design and analysis challenges. The implementation at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is based on two adaptations. First, the problem based learning approach is adapted from work at McMaster University, MIT, Dartmouth College, and other universities. Second, the hands-on approach is adapted from the Mechanical Dissection work at Tuskegee University, as well as similar efforts at Purdue University, Cornell University, and other schools.The main objectives of the project are: 1) to modify the current undergraduate structural engineering courses to incorporate skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, and real-world applications; 2) to enhance each student's ability to use the techniques, skills, and tools necessary for the future multidisciplinary environment of engineering practice; 3) to complement the civil engineering department's plan to develop its current curriculum to meet accreditation criteria. The following two tasks are being completed: development of a workbench for undergraduate structural testing applications, and the incorporation of the hands-on learning technique in current courses.