Effectiveness of Project Based Learning Models to Achieve 6Ps in Vishwaniketan, India

Abstract

Indian engineering education sector is looking for the suitable alternative for curricular and teaching learning practices to achieve its goal to align itself for outcome based education. Project Based Learning (PBL) approach has been considered as a suitable alternative to improve the learning outcomes and employability skills of the graduate engineers. ViMEET is an engineering institute established in the year 2012-13, with an vision to implement PBL. It has developed four different PBL models for improving quality of engineering graduates. In this paper, these models are discussed in detail. Also, focus of this paper is to investigate effectiveness of PBL models to achieve Performance, Placements, Products, Patents, Publication and Public Image. These parameters are shortly noted as 6Ps. To check effectiveness of PBL models, a quantitative data is collected from different departments with various methods and student’s feedback is taken in the form of survey. Students mentioned that PBL model has been a key element for their personal achievements and largely accept that they learned better in PBL environment. Although thoughtfully designed, PBL models could not lead to expected number of patents and publications, more work would be required to refine these models to get better results. Overall, it is concluded that PBL approach has been accepted by the students and promises to be excellent practice to achieve 6Ps.