Strengthening the Interaction of Art and Science Through Rubric-Based Evaluation Models: The Final Degree Project of the Dual Degree of Engineering in Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering

Resumen

The aim of this study is to offer a more up-to-date, fair and quality education to the students, and to prove the benefits offered by the integration of artistic activities in many areas of daily life, and particularly in the scientific-technical environment.
Nevertheless, it is important to face the fact that this area of knowledge does not know and does not apply the possibilities offered by creativity and art. The aim of this study is to contribute to the approach of the two environments and to offer objective tools for the evaluation in artistic and creative contents.
In the first step, the working contexts will be defined and some connections between art and science will be explained. Afterwards, the part of the educational line in the design area will be explicated, through the creation of the evaluation rubrics. This study will be outlining what represents an evaluation rubric and the interesting educational possibilities that it offers. The next step will be to analyze the work performed at the High Technical School of Engineering and Industrial Design (ETSIDI) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the current interest in the creation of a rubric for the Final Degree Project (Trabajo Fin de Grado, TFG) for the double degree in Engineering in Industrial Design and in Mechanical Engineering that contemplates a greater definition of the creative and artistic aspects.