Implementation of an efficient strategy to analyze the mathematical training required in undergraduate degrees in engineering and architecture

Mainar, Esmeralda (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Brufau, Pilar (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Espinosa, Almudena (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Galé, Carmen (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Serrano, Sergio (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Engineering and Architecture studies aim to develop professionals capable of facing and solving complex multidisciplinary problems. This requires abilities that cannot be acquired without a comprehensive training model, addressing real-world problems to provide technical solutions. Furthermore, it is necessary to ensure the acquisition of skills to generalise and think abstractly about reality. For this purpose, fundamental disciplines training, such as mathematics, play a relevant role in technical undergraduate studies and their corresponding contents and temporal order traineeship should be properly analysed when designing their curricula. This work describes an active and collaborative methodology used to analyse the mathematical concepts and tools that should be introduced in the undergraduate degrees in the School of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Zaragoza. The methodology applied is based on the activation of communication mechanisms between the teaching staff of mathematical subjects and those of higher courses, in which the students acquire the specific skills of each degree. Moreover, it has motivated interesting discussions between mathematics teaching staff. As a result, a great deal of information has been gathered about the mathematical knowledge required, and its appropriate scheduling, in all degree programs. Also, some deficiencies that should be addressed in the initial training have been identified. Finally, a strategy has been planned for contextualising the mathematical training in different disciplines to help students to understand the relevance of mathematics formation and motivate them in their study.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2022.58

Año: 2022

Publicado en: The European Conference on Education 2022: Official Conference Proceedings (2022), 741-761
ISSN: 2188-1162

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Construc. Arquitectónicas (Dpto. Arquitectura)
Área (Departamento): Área Matemática Aplicada (Dpto. Matemática Aplicada)
Área (Departamento): Área Estadís. Investig. Opera. (Dpto. Métodos Estadísticos)
Área (Departamento): Área Mecánica de Fluidos (Dpto. Ciencia Tecnol.Mater.Fl.)