Design Framework Based on TEC21 Educational Model and Education 4.0 Implemented in a Capstone Project: A Case Study of an Electric Vehicle Suspension System

Hugo A López, Pedro Ponce, Arturo Molina, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya and Edgar Lopez-Caudana
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Hugo A López: School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, CDMX 14380, Mexico
Pedro Ponce: School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, CDMX 14380, Mexico
Arturo Molina: School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, CDMX 14380, Mexico
María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya: School of Humanities and Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
Edgar Lopez-Caudana: School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, CDMX 14380, Mexico

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-22

Abstract: Nowadays, engineering students have to improve specific competencies to tackle the challenges of 21st-century-industry, referred to as Industry 4.0. Hence, this article describes the integration and implementation of Education 4.0 strategies with the new educational model of our university to respond to the needs of Industry 4.0 and society. The TEC21 Educational Model implemented at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico aims to develop disciplinary and transversal competencies for creative and strategic problem-solving of present and future challenges. Education 4.0, as opposed to traditional education, seeks to provide solutions to these challenges through innovative pedagogies supported by emerging technologies. This article presents a case study of a Capstone project developed with undergraduate engineering students. The proposed structure integrates the TEC21 model and Education 4.0 through new strategies and laboratories, all linked to industry. The results of a multidisciplinary project focused on an electric vehicle racing team are presented, composed of Education 4.0 elements and competencies development in leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The project was a collaboration between academia and the productive sector. The results verified the students’ success in acquiring the necessary competencies and skills to become technological leaders in today’s modern industry. One of the main contributions shown is a suitable education framework for bringing together the characteristics established by Education 4.0 and achieved by our educational experience based on Education 4.0.

Keywords: Education 4.0; Industry 4.0; educational innovation; higher education; skills; competencies; TEC21 Educational Model; electric automotive team (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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