Development of professional skills in agricultural engineering students at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Córdoba
At the level of education in agricultural sciences, there is a need to develop specific and generic professional skills to meet the demands of the labor market. From the Professional Initiation Program of the Agricultural Engineering Career at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National Universit...
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Faculta de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología.
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/nexoagro/article/view/27702 |
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| Sumario: | At the level of education in agricultural sciences, there is a need to develop specific and generic professional skills to meet the demands of the labor market. From the Professional Initiation Program of the Agricultural Engineering Career at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Córdoba (FCA, UNC), thirteen students (from 2nd to 5th year) joined a research project applied to milk production of the Chair of Animal Anatomy and Physiology (Department of Animal Production). The professional initiations took place at the Dairy School of the FCA, UNC during the months of May to November 2019, under the Tutorship of the Professor and Sub-coordinator of the mentioned subject. These initiations were implemented following the pedagogical model of problem-based learning (ABP), in order to promote the significant acquisition of knowledge through the resolution of real problem situations related to applied research and milk production, through the execution of different activities, such as adaptation of paddocks by installing feeders, drinkers and shade, moving the animals to the milking parlor, daily distribution of the ration for feeding the test cows, collection and processing of serial blood samples, collaboration with the veterinarian in the tasks of synchronization of oestrus and insemination of animals. The adoption of the ABP pedagogical method favoured the development of specific competences of the Agricultural Sciences related to milk production and generic ones, such as instrumental, interpersonal and systemic in the students. The acquisition of these competences will contribute to the integral formation of Agricultural Engineers that will allow them to adapt with greater flexibility to the demands of the labor market |
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