Curricular model by projects: design of the preparatory cycles in the Colombian University

Abstract

The curricular model for projects (CCM) proposed for the design of propaedeutic cycles in the Colombian university could be summarized in four words: Needs, Problems, Potentials and Projects. (NPPP). The traditional curricular model is characterized by a grouping, usually random, of knowledge of a discipline, which at the same time can be subfragmented, with symbols such as: I, II, III, IV ... these fragments, pieces or pieces, or asteroids of Knowledge floats unconnected, disjointed or abandoned in the student's mind (memory), waiting for an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to solve complex problems of itself, the family, the community, biodiversity and the globally interconnected planet.