The Evaluation and Requirement of the Teamwork and Problem-Based Design Projects in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Education

Taking into account the developments in world`s engineering education and also technological and industrial progresses, the embedment and deployment of the team work and problem-based design projects in the undergraduate education of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering become leading prerequisite for keeping up the future. This situation has a vital importance and meaning in adaptation to the current
trends. Material-process selection via the problem solving approach, final product design and innovation concept come into prominence at the core of the changing education perception. On the other hand, for achieving integration between the contents of the
whole lectures, there are specific case studies which give an opportunity to the students to work as a team both for seeking solutions and effective parameters and also for learning material/proses selection and design stages. This provides opportunity for improving project-based interdisciplinary working skills of the students. It is also possible to exemplify how to convey the scientific knowledge to the application and to
provide an interrelation with industry. In this study, it is asserted that education should be structured with problem-based approach and design projects. Also the factors affecting the learning and teaching techniques are examined from the point of students and academicians.