THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A SNIPPET OF A MASTER'S RESEARCH, IN WHICH BOTH THE CREATION AND THE A PRIORI AND A POSTERIORI ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM SITUATION PRESENTED HERE WERE EXTRACTED FROM THAT RESEARCH [1], WHOSE ADVISOR WAS THE SECOND AUTHOR OF THIS WORK. THE NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE PARABOLA AS A GEOMETRIC LOCUS ARISES FROM OBSERVING THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY ENGINEERING STUDENTS DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF STUDIES. THIS MATHEMATICAL OBJECT IS TYPICALLY TAUGHT BY FIRST PRESENTING THE THEORETICAL PART FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF REPETITIVE EXERCISES, PRIORITIZING ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS AND NEGLECTING THE INITIAL CONCEPTS OF GEOMETRIC LOCUS. FURTHERMORE, THE EXERCISES ARE FAR FROM BEING MEANINGFUL SITUATIONS FOR FUTURE ENGINEERS, SUCH AS THE GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF A PARABOLIC ANTENNA. THEREFORE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS FOR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER, CONSTRUCT, AND APPLY CONCEPTS RELATED TO T...

AT PRESENT IT IS NECESSARY TO PROPOSE ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROCESS, AND EVEN MORE IF SUCH PROPOSALS ARE IMPLEMENTED WHEN THEY ARE JUST STARTING THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY. THAT IS WHY THIS STUDY CONSIDERS PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL) AS A HIGHLY ENRICHING METHODOLOGY FOR IT BRINGS ABOUT CASES REGARDING THE STUDENTS' WORK FIELDS, AND BY DOING SO, THEY CONTEXTUALIZE BOTH LEARNING AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS METHODOLOGY WAS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH INTEGRATIVE WORK INVOLVING COURSES FROM THREE ACADEMIC AREAS AND IN COORDINATION OF TEACHERS OF THE GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF A PRIVATE INSTITUTION IN LIMA, PERU. THE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON STUDENTS WHO ARE JUST BEGINNING THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREER BECAUSE IT AIMS AT DEVELOPING THE DESIRED COMPETENCIES BY THE END OF EACH AND EVERY COURSE INVOLVED. BEFORE APPLYING THI...