New Perspectives in Science Education

The purpose of the present investigation is the design and implementation of  a course in Nnumerical Methods online at the college level (undergraduate) for students from different areas of  engineering.

The investigation sets out to prove that the course will give good results in achievement, considering the fundamental theoretical aspects of online learning. Well as classroom  courses the main element is  the interaction, so too,  the treaty course the key element here is the interaction, in its different types: Student-Teacher, Student-Content, Student-Student, Teacher-Content, etc.

Overall, this proposal is based on the theory and practice of online learning (Anderson, 2004). 

The implementation of educational experience will be held in the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán (FESC, by the letters in spanish) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM by the letters in spanish), with students  of university degrees in Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Technology; university courses where the subject of Numerical Methods, which is considered here, is studied.

It is noteworthy that the FESC currently there is no curriculum online course; that's why, we are proposing an online course, wich can be used to support classroom  courses (Face to Face), or as a course that conducted  online only.

It is also important to note that this investigation is a proposal that has been started and is currently in development and expected that the benefits and disadvantages can be registered. 

Another aspect highlighted is the fact that possibly exist thousands of courses nemerical methods, then the justification for this work will be done on the basis that each course  will be designed  according to the beliefs and needs to the population  wich is directed; in this case refers to a mexican rural context, corresponding to the city of Cuautitlán Izcalli  in the state of Mexico.