(1277) DESIGN OF A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT OF ELECTROCOATING FOR ENGINEERING MATERIALS STUDENTS

摘要

The main goal of this experiment is to establish the basic foundations of electrocoating, surface treatments and corrosion, which are topics covered in an Engineering Materials course. Students have to undertake experiments in a laboratory as part of the course. Lab works should give to the students, “hands on” experience in the use of equipment and experimental techniques and also allow to the students make links between the object/event world and the theory/model world. The main goals as engineering educators should include equipping students with problem-solving, communication, teamwork, self-assessment, change management and lifelong learning skills. In particular, the study considers the application of an electrocoating to a metal substrate to mimic the coating in automotive for minimize corrosion, so students will relate “real world” into an otherwise theoretical education. The main laboratory skills developed under the framework of this course will be problem-working, communication and teamwork. So, a sequential learning is proposed, where students will gain understanding in linear steps, with each step following logically from the previous one. This will make students to follow logical stepwise paths in finding solutions, strengthening their global thinking skills by relating each new topic with the things they already know.