Virtual Design Office: Proposition of Problem- and Project-Based Learning Solution in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

SFPMECA has chosen since decades to engage in Problem- and Project-Based Learning (PBL). In the framework of this orientation and as a part of a reflection on the enhancement of hybridization of teaching methods in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, our paper presents the first results of an ongoing study. This study aims to propose a virtual Design Office called “BE Virtual” as a solution to facilitate implementing PBL approaches in engineer curriculum. To reach our goal, a “Design Thinking” inspired methodology and the modeling language SysML are used.