Project Based Learning

(Guidelines and Work Book)

Course Code: 203152
(2019 Course)

Second Year Engineering

Year 2023 - 2024

Team Members: 1.
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Project Title :

Name of Mentor:

Vidya Niketan College of Engineering, Bota

Savitribai Phule Pune University

 Preamble

For better learning experience, along with traditional classroom teaching and laboratory learning;
project based learning has been introduced with an objective to motivate students to learn by working in
group cooperatively to solve a problem, Project-based Learning(PBL) is a student centric pedagogy that
involves a dynamic classroom approach in which it is believed that students acquire a deeper knowledge
through active exploration of real world challenges and problems. Students learn about a subject by working
for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, challenge or a problem. It
is a style of active learning and inquiry-based learning.(Reference: Wikipedia). Problem based learning will
also redefine the role of teacher as mentor in learning process. Along with communicating knowledge to
students, often in a lecture setting, the teacher will also to act as an initiator and facilitator in the
collaborative process of knowledge transfer and development.
This is a recommended workbook for PBL that will serve the purpose and facilitate the job of
students, mentor and coordinator. This workbook will reflect accountability, punctuality, technical writing
ability and work flow of the work undertaken.
 Second Year Engineering

Vidya Niketan College of Engineering

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr. / Ms.

Group No. Division Branch has successfully completed the

work associated with Project Based Learning (203152) titled as

And has submitted the work book associated under my supervision, in the partial fulfillment of Second

Year Bachelor of Engineering (Choice Based Credit System) (2019 course) of Savitribai Phule Pune

University.

Date:
Place:

Guide Head Principal

(Name & Sign) (Name & Sign) (Name & Sign)
 Table of Contents

Sr. No. Description Page No.

Preamble i
1. Project Based Learning Syllabus 1
2. Recommended Guidelines and Phases 3
3. Evaluation and Continuous Assessment Sheet 4
4. Project Information Sheet 5
5. Assessment Remarks Sheet 6
6. Project Monitoring ( 1 sheet per week ) 8 onwards
1. Project Based Learning Syllabus:

Course Objectives:
1. To emphasize learning activities that is long-term, interdisciplinary and student-centric.
2. To inculcate independent learning by problem solving with social context.
3. To engages students in rich and authentic learning experiences.
4. To provide every student the opportunity to get involved either individually or as a group so
as to develop team skills and learn professionalism

Course Outcomes:
CO1: Project based learning will increase their capacity and learning through shared cognition.
CO2: Students able to draw on lessons from several disciplines and apply them in practical way.
CO3: Learning by doing approach in PBL will promote long-term retention of material and
replicable skill, as well as improve teachers' and students' attitudes towards learning

Group Structure:
Working in supervisor/mentor – monitored groups. The students plan, manage and complete a
task/project/activity which addresses the stated problem.
 There should be team/group of 5 -6students
 A supervisor/mentor teacher assigned to individual groups

Selection of Project/Problem:
The problem-based project oriented model for learning is recommended. The model begins with the
identifying of a problem, often growing out of a question or “wondering”. This formulated problem
then stands as the starting point for learning. Students design and analyze the problem within an
articulated interdisciplinary or subject frame. A problem can be theoretical, practical, social,
technical, symbolic, cultural and/or scientific and grows out of students’ wondering within different
disciplines and professional environments. A chosen problem has to be exemplary. The problem
may involve an interdisciplinary approach in both the analysis and solving phases .By exemplarity, a
problem needs to refer back to a particular practical, scientific, social and/or technical domain. The
problem should stand as one specific example or manifestation of more general learning outcomes
related to knowledge and/or modes of inquiry. There are no commonly shared criteria for what
constitutes an acceptable project. Projects vary greatly in the depth of the questions explored, the
clarity of the learning goals, the content and structure of the activity.
 A few hands-on activities that may or may not be multidisciplinary
 Use of technology in meaningful ways to help them investigate, collaborate, analyze, synthesize
and present their learning.
 Activities may include-Solving real life problem, investigation /study and Writing reports of in
depth study, field work.
Assessment:
The institution/head/mentor is committed to assessing and evaluating both student performance and
program effectiveness. Progress of PBL is monitored regularly on weekly basis. Weekly review of
the work is necessary. During process of monitoring and continuous assessment AND evaluation the
individual and team performance is to be measured. PBL is monitored and continuous assessment is
done by supervisor/mentor and authorities. Students must maintain an institutional culture of

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authentic collaboration, self-motivation, peer-learning and personal responsibility. The
institution/department should support students in this regard through guidance/orientation programs
and the provision of appropriate resources and services. Supervisor/mentor and Students must
actively participate in assessment and evaluation processes.
Group may demonstrate their knowledge and skills by developing a public product and/or report
and/or presentation.
 Individual assessment for each student (Understanding individual capacity, role and involvement
in the project)
 Group assessment (roles defined, distribution of work, intra-team communication and
togetherness)
 Documentation and presentation

Evaluation and Continuous Assessment:

It is recommended that the all activities are to be record and regularly, regular assessment of work to
be done and proper documents are to be maintained at college end by both students as well as mentor
(you may call it PBL work book).
Continuous Assessment Sheet (CAS) is to be maintained by all mentors/department and institutes.
Recommended parameters for assessment, evaluation and weightage:
 Idea Inception (5%)
 Outcomes of PBL/ Problem Solving Skills/ Solution provided/ Final product
(50%)(Individual assessment and team assessment)
 Documentation (Gathering requirements, design & modeling, implementation/execution, use
of technology and final report, other documents) (25%)
 Demonstration (Presentation, User Interface, Usability etc) (10%)
 Contest Participation/ publication (5%)
 Awareness /Consideration of -Environment/ Social /Ethics/ Safety measures/Legal aspects
(5%)
PBL workbook will serve the purpose and facilitate the job of students, mentor and project
coordinator. This workbook will reflect accountability, punctuality, technical writing ability and
work flow of the work undertaken.

References:
 Project-Based Learning, Edutopia, March 14, 2016.
 What is PBL? Buck Institutes for Education
 www.schoology.com
 www.wikipedia.org
 www.howstuffworks.com

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2. Recommended Guidelines and Phases:

PBL is learning through activity. One of the teachers can be appointed as coordinator for
PBL. Following are the recommended guidelines that will work as an initiator and facilitator in
process of completion of PBL.
1. In first week of commencement of 2nd semester or preferably at the end of first semester let
the coordinator create awareness about PBL(what, why, and how) among the students.
Convey students expected outcomes, assessment process and evaluation criteria.
2. Get groups of students registered preferably 4-6 students per group.
3. Assign mentor to each group.
4. Provide guidelines for title identification (Problem can be some real life situation that needs
technology solutions. This situation can be identified by meeting people around, visiting
various industries, society, and institutes. The solution can be prototype, model, convertible
solutions, survey and analysis, simulation, and similar).
5. Let students submit the problem identified in prescribed format(Title, Problem statement,
details of a problem undertaken, and what is need of solution to the problem)
6. Coordinator and mentor can approve the problem statements based on feasibility and learning
outcomes expected for first year engineering students
7. Mentor is to monitor progress of the task during phases of project work. Broadly phases may
include- requirements gathering, preparing a solution, technology design for the solution.
(optional phases- implementation and testing)
8. Weekly monitoring and continuous assessment record is to be maintained by mentor.
9. Get the report submitted at the end of semester.

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3. Evaluation and Assessment Sheet (To be filled in my mentor)

Sr. No. Details Maximum Marks Marks Obtained

1. Problem Identification 10
(Idea Inception)
2. Problem Analysis 15
(Requirement Gathering)
3. Proposed Solution Model/Design/ 20
Process / prototype
4. Technology Solution Model 15

5. Expected Outcomes 05

6. Implementation and Testing 10

7. Regularity (Attendance + Weekly 10

Progress Reporting)
8. Awareness /Consideration of - 05
Environment/ Social /Ethics/ Safety
measures/Legal aspects
9. Contest Participation/ publication 05

10. Report 05

Total Marks 100

Date:

Name & Sign of Mentor

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4. Project Information Sheet

Project
ID
Title

Problem
Statement
Name of
Mentor
Group Division Roll No. Name Mobile Email ID
Members Number

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5. Continuous Assessment and Remarks Sheet (To be filled in by mentor)

Problem Identification (Idea Inception) –

Problem Analysis (Requirement Gathering) –

Proposed Solution Model/Design/ Process / prototype –

Technology Solution Model-

Expected Outcomes-

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Implementation and Testing-

Regularity (Attendance + Weekly Progress Reporting) –

Awareness /Consideration of -Environment/ Social /Ethics/ Safety measures/Legal aspects-

Contest Participation/ publication-

Report –

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6. Project Monitoring/ Progress Information Sheets (one sheet per week)

Week 1
Date

Current Work phase of project-

Discussions Held

Progress till Date

Remark

Sign of Mentor

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