UCS-PROMOVE: The Engineer of the Future

Autor/in	Villas-Boas, V.
Titel	UCS-PROMOVE: The Engineer of the Future
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 35 (2010) 3, S.289-297 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Engineering; Engineering Education; Science Education; Career Exploration; Career Guidance; High School Students; Secondary School Teachers; College School Cooperation; Science Fairs; Teaching Methods; Futures (of Society); Theory Practice Relationship; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Maschinenbau; Ingenieurausbildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Berufserkundung; Berufsorientierung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Future; Society; Zukunft; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Brasilien
Abstract	The Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS) elaborated the cooperative project called "The engineer of the future", with the objective of promoting science and engineering among high school teachers and students. This project aims to improve the quality of the teaching and to increase the interest of students in technological areas, leading to a future career in engineering. The activities of this project were planned to give meaning and foundation to the teaching-learning process of science and for the application of theory in the solution of real problems, while articulating scientific, economic, environmental, social and political aspects and also to reinforce the important role of engineering in society. Amongst the activities to be offered to high school teachers and students are a specialisation course for teachers based upon new educational methodologies, workshops in different areas of science and technology, a programme entitled "Encouraging girls in technology, science and engineering", science fairs and visits to the industries of the region. Activities with the engineering instructors of UCS are also being developed in order to help them to incorporate in their classes more effective pedagogical strategies for educating the engineer-to-be. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10