Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Issue: Special Issue, Pages: 593-598

Original Article

Impact of Project-Based Learning on Entrepreneurial and Social Skills Development

Abstract

The management and entrepreneurship subject in the engineering curriculum is the most imperative at the same time overlooked subject when it comes to experiential learning. Therefore, it was realized that there is a need to bring up some innovations concerning course content delivery strategies and assessment to improve the entrepreneurial and social skills among the students. The purpose of this study is to find the impacts of projectbased learning and identify all factors that influence our students to get succeed. This exposed students to numerous opportunities to learn how to think critically and analyze the ideas on board. The flip classroom is used to describe the concept, and Project-Based Learning served as a tool for the students to develop their Entrepreneurial Skills. These strategies helped the students to continue learning on the topic further. They discovered various job opportunities, career paths they thought of or known existed. This type of instructional method repurposed the class hours for an inquiry which was beneficial for students to learn better. The pedagogical practices which are discussed here were found to be the most effective ones when compared with conventional classroom teaching and in terms of student's involvement in learning. It is perceived that to unleash our students' entrepreneurial skills, curricula must include outcomes that enable lifelong learning and encourage inquiry beyond the classroom rather than only defining measurable learning outcomes. The current research motivated the students to submit business plans for startups.

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