European universities are in the process of experimenting with teaching by applying the new learning model according to the Bologna plan, based on specific and transversal competences. Due to the old teaching model, which is still rooted in the current learning system, professors have difficulties in assessing transversal competences. In this paper, the results of applying a methodology to assess the transversal competences: analysis and problem solving, and planning and time management is presented. Although the methodology is designed to evaluate transversal competences, it could also be used to evaluate traditional specific competences, in which the acquired technical knowledge is assessed. The methodology consists of explaining to the student how a practical problem is solved, applied to a case that an engineer can find in professional life. Subsequently, the student must solve another problem of the same type raised by the professor. The student will be given a limited time to solve the problem. The methodology is applied in two different sessions. The students have previously been informed about the performance of the test. Unlike the traditional method, the student must prepare the class before the lecture. Therefore, when the professor explains the theoretical part and how to solve the problem, it can also resolve doubts raised by the student during the preparation of the session. Additionally, the students who take less time to solve the test will have a higher score in the assessment of planning and time management. The results obtained are analysed and improvements are proposed to facilitate the acquisition of skills.
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Este artículo ilustra el alto potencial de Microsoft EXCEL para la implementación de herramientas orientadas a la visualización de principios fundamentales en ingeniería eléctrica para una mejor comprensión por parte de los alumnos. En particular, se ha considerado y puesto en práctica el Teorema de Ferraris, en el cual se basa la operación de las máquinas eléctricas rotativas. De esta forma, se puede representar gráficamente de una forma sencilla el diagrama fasorial de una máquina giratoria, permitiendo a los alumnos visualizar cómo al modificar los diferentes parámetros clave de la máquina (como la magnitud o el ángulo de las corrientes que circulan por el devanado inductor) se ve afedtado el campo magnético obtenido en el entrehierro. El artículo evidencia la adecuación de Microsoft EXCEL para este tipo de aplicaciones, mostrando ventajas significativas para los estudiantes cuando se compara con otras herramientas comerciales. En consecuencia, el trabajo que aquí se presenta pone de manifiesto la manera en la que una hoja de cálculo puede utilizarse para ayudar a los estudiantes a comprender mejor los fundamentos del electromagnetismo y la ingeniería eléctrica a través de herramientas de visualización que pueden ser fácilmente implementadas por los profesores o por los mismos estudiantes.
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