INCLUSIVE DESIGN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Abstract

Various methods and approaches are to be applied in the University study process in order to activate new opportunities and potential for improving the quality of engineering education. The objective of the paper presented is to improve and adapt the established educational technology and to elaborate at a final stage a new educational methodology considering Machine Design subjects. The current study examines this methodology developed by the author's team aiming to ensure an inclusive design of Engineering Education. The inclusive design technology includes several stages: defining the problem of specifying the requirements for the "student - teacher - university environment" system; developing a system of solutions for creating personalized, tailor-made training and education, including preparation of special teaching materials containing sufficient information and literary sources that support the accelerated learning of the basic educational material; students' evaluation of the inclusive design educational technology suggested, in which important feedback comments are received on the efficiency of the new methodology applied. The results of the application of the inclusive design technology are presented and discussed. Conclusions are deduced.