Use of a PBL-approach to develop and to assess generic competences in a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

[EN] This paper presents the work carried out within the framework of an educational innovation and improvement project developed during the last two years in the Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Valencia (UPV). One of the main objectives of this project is the development and implementation of new methodologies for the evaluation of generic competences. Among these new methodologies, there is an approach through project-based learning, which allows for the incorporation of the assessment of some generic competences that was not done previously in a proper way. Therefore, several subjects have been coordinated, a new type of Master¿s Thesis has been proposed, with the collaboration of a company, and new assessment tools have been designed.The authors acknowledge the financial contribution by the Universitat Politècnica de València through the project PIME/2018/DPTO.IMM.Carballeira, J.; Tur Valiente, M.; Besa Gonzálvez, AJ.; Albelda Vitoria, J.; Tarancón Caro, JE.; Martínez Casas, J.; Denia Guzmán, FD.... (2020). Use of a PBL-approach to develop and to assess generic competences in a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. IATED Academy. 4913-4916. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2020.12864913491