The impact of Service Learning at Kebontunggul Village for The Students of Heat Transfer Class

Service learning is new for engineering students in PCU. When
heat transfer class was adopting service learning methode last year, a small
survey was done to know the students� respond for this new methode. The
survey was done via reflection they wrote in the end of the process. The
students learn not only heat transfer itself, but they also learn how to apply
it to an oven needed by a community in Kebontunggul, a small village in
Mojokerto. The students in three groups visited the village, discussed with
the villagers, and designed the oven used to dry crackers� paste made from
corn, cassava, and rice flour. Once the design was ready, the students went
to workshop to manufacture the ovens. The oven was tested before sent to
the village. They learned that it was difficult to make those cheap crackers.
They learned a lot from the villagers in social interpersonal, social
intrapersonal, emotional, and cognitive process. They are thankful to God
for their being and grateful for this Service Learning class. A student even
wrote, I had changed motivation from just pursuing grade to seriously
helping villagers.