Desarrollo e integración de aplicaciones Excel y software profesional de simulación numérica en una clase al revés en ingeniería hidráulica

Abstract

The flipped classroom is one of the active teaching-learning methodologies that has become more popular in the field of engineering. The implementation of this methodology requires designing appropriate tasks, supported by good materials, that are to be carried out independently by the students outside the classroom, and that are conveniently integrated with the activities developed in class. Based on this premise, this paper presents a set of computational tools for hydraulic engineering students within an undergraduate curriculum, focused on the calculation pressure flow and free surface flow. It describes how these applications have been introduced into the Hydraulics and Hydrology I course of the Civil Engineering Technology Degree at the University of A Coruña, within an active teaching-learning strategy. The familiarization of students with the tools used in real practice, which also increases their motivation and engagement, is among the first positive results observed. The applications are freely available to the teaching community and we hope that they can be used in other centers to improve the teaching process of hydraulic engineering.