Abstract
Recently, The Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico has launched the Tec21 Educational Model. It is a flexible model in its curriculum that promotes student participation in challenging and interactive learning experiences. At the undergraduate level, one of the central scopes of this model is addressing challenges by the student, to develop disciplinary and cross-disciplinary skills. Two institutional strategies have been implemented to reach the ultimate goal of the ITESM, to work in all careers under the Challenge Based Learning (CBL) system: the innovation week (i-week) and the innovation semester (i-semester). Here we report on the results of four i-week and one i-semester models implemented in 2016. The i-semester was carried out in conjunction with a training partner, the worldwide leader Pharmaceutical Company Boehringer Ingelheim. Thirteen Sustainable Development Engineering career students were immersed for a 14 week period into the strategies to solve real-life challenges in order to develop the contents of four different courses. Six teachers of the academic institution and four engineers from the Boehringer plant served as mentors. Continuous evaluations were carried out throughout the abilities examination and partial and final examinations were performed by both experts, from the company and from the University.
Highlights
The Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico City (ITESM-CCM) began operations in 1973 in downtown Mexico City
A key role in this achievement has been played by The School of Engineering and Sciences (EIC), which bases its educative growth strategy on a concept that integrates the use of technology, creation and management of innovative companies, business linkage and applied research
The analyses reported focused on the performance of the four teams, two partial and one final examination of each of the four courses, three oral presentations of the developing of the resolution of the challenges, and two student satisfaction surveys given at the mid and at the end of the semester answered anonymously that did not count toward the grade for the i-semester
Summary
The Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico City (ITESM-CCM) began operations in 1973 in downtown Mexico City. Challenge Based Learning (CBL) promotes the development of skills in students [3, 4]. This model exposes students to situations of uncertainty and in some cases failure tolerance in order to develop their resilience [5]. This is a concern for students in the colleges of engineering, as they are required to have the ability to think critically and solve problems as outlined in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc. At the same time, during the process of solving the challenge of innovation, collaboration and multidisciplinary work is encouraged [2]
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