Experiences and perspectives of a non-conventional introduction to engineering course

Author

Vilela, L.M.C. ; Neto, Matias Soares ; Campos, R.C.

Author_Institution

Dean´s Office of the Center of Sci. & Technol., Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

26-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

This paper presents a briefing about the introduction of engineering course of the Center of Science and Technology of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, recent tracking, regarding the period from 1997 to 2011, demonstrating the positive background and the obstacles faced during the course´s progression, relating all different experiences, from Hands-on to Problem Based Learning (PBL) Methodology.

Keywords

educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; Center of Science and Technology; PBL methodology; Pontifical Catholic University; Rio de Janeiro; engineering course progression; hands-on methodology; problem-based learning methodology; Concurrent engineering; Educational institutions; Knowledge engineering; Materials; Production; Proposals; Technological innovation; Engineering Education; Hands-on Methodology; Introduction to Engineering course; Problem Based Learning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012 15th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Villach

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2425-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2426-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICL.2012.6402197

Filename

6402197