Science, Technology, Engineering and STEM Mathematics as an Engineering Teaching Method Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemática STEM como Método de Enseñanza en Ingeniería

Abstract

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is used to describe the study of four of the major areas of scientific knowledge. STEM is an initiative that was born around the 90's, and was created by the United States government agency known as the National Science Foundation (NFC) which is dedicated to advances in research and education in all fields (not dedicated to medicine) related to science and engineering. STEM education is a strategy that covers the different disciplines of scientific research related to the areas of knowledge declared by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and focuses its efforts on preparing the professionals of tomorrow, who will be responsible for providing the necessary knowledge transfer for future fields of action that are positioned within the so-called industry 4.0. The study of this technique or methodology focuses on the investigation of different strategies implemented to carry out the effective learning of students in specific topics of science and engineering, as well as to show the fields of action that have the insertion of STEM within its curriculum as a methodological tool when educating trainees in topics related to mobile applications, Arduino, Aeronautics, Biotechnology, Software Engineering, Control Engineering, Transmission Lines, Robotics among others, demonstrating how beneficial it has been for the recruitment of new students in scientific career fields and the acquisition of specific competences and skills of the students.