Abstract:

Teaching-learning methodologies must be adapted to the target students. Traditional teaching based on masterclasses has proven not to be efficient for new generations of students. The evolution of the pedagogical approach has shifted towards a more participatory class and active learning.

Among them, challenge-based learning stands out, which manages to train the student by placing him in a real situation and facing a problem that needs a solution, taking him to the experience of identifying, analyzing, and designing a solution to the problem.

The application of this multidisciplinary methodology for learning decision-making is really interesting since it manages to develop technical skills in students as well as transversal skills in a fun and challenging way.

In this article, we present an activity carried out by university students to learn the concept of GRAFCET facing the programming of a car wash. In it we present the bases of its development, the methodology used and the results obtained, from the point of view of the student's perception. It is observed how the students value this activity very positively and how the academic results improve.

Keywords:

GRAFCET, CBL, programming, automation.