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Sustainability of Project-Based Learning by Incorporating Transdisciplinary Design in Fabrication of Hydraulic Robot Arm

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  • Taha Farid

    (School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Sara Ali

    (School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Sajid

    (School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

  • Khalid Akhtar

    (School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan)

Abstract

Wider acceptance of project-based learning (PjBL) in the tertiary education industry has been obstructed by its resource-intensive nature. This paper introduces a transdisciplinary variant of PjBL for undergraduate engineering students through a multidisciplinary complex engineering problem requiring the design and fabrication of a hydraulic robot arm. The robotics-inspired transdisciplinary PjBL variant was first evaluated through student feedback using the Chi-square hypothesis test, which, at Chi-square (4, N = 101) = 129.12; p < 0.05, revealed a statistically significant difference in the proportion of the student feedback in favor of the PjBL for sustainability of transdisciplinary project-based learning. Furthermore, the students’ PjBL and PbBL scores were subjected to the Mann–Whitney U test which concluded the effectiveness of PjBL against PbBL with statistical significance, U(N = 101) = 192.00, z = −11.826, p < 0.05. The results indicate that the novel transdisciplinary project-based learning (PjBL) approach develops students’ practical engineering knowledge spanning multiple disciplines, thereby resulting in a sustainable concept of project-based learning.

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  • Taha Farid & Sara Ali & Muhammad Sajid & Khalid Akhtar, 2021. "Sustainability of Project-Based Learning by Incorporating Transdisciplinary Design in Fabrication of Hydraulic Robot Arm," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-17, July.
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    1. Amith Khandakar & Muhammad Enamul Hoque Chowdhury & Antonio Jr. San Pedro Gonzales & Farid Touati & Nasser Al Emadi & Mohamed Arselene Ayari, 2020. "Case Study to Analyze the Impact of Multi-Course Project-Based Learning Approach on Education for Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-21, January.
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    1. Jun Peng & Bei Yuan & Meng Sun & Meilin Jiang & Minhong Wang, 2022. "Computer-Based Scaffolding for Sustainable Project-Based Learning: Impact on High- and Low-Achieving Students," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-24, October.

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