An integrated approach to develop professional and technical skills for informatics engineering students
| Autor: | João M. Fernandes, Luís Paulo Santos, António Nestor Ribeiro, Natascha van Hattum-Janssen, Victor Fonte, Pedro Sousa |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade do Minho |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Active learning Higher education Teaching method media_common.quotation_subject 0211 other engineering and technologies Social Sciences 02 engineering and technology Professional studies Engineering education Information science Education Perception 021105 building & construction Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Competence (human resources) media_common Medical education ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Doctoral education business.industry 4. Education 05 social sciences General Engineering 050301 education Informatics engineering Professional competencies business 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 1469-5898 0304-3797 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03043797.2012.666517 |
| Popis: | Many of the current approaches used in teaching and learning in engineering education are not the most appropriate to prepare students for the challenges they will face in their professional careers. The active involvement of students in their learning process facilitates the development of the technical and professional competencies they need as professionals. This article describes the organisation and impact of a mini-conference and project work – the creation of a software product and its introduction in the market – aimed at the development of professional competencies in general and writing skills in particular. The course was evaluated by assessing the students’ perception of the development of a number of professional competencies through a questionnaire completed by 125 students from two consecutive year groups. The results indicate that the project work and the mini-conference had a positive impact on students’ perceptions of the development of professional competencies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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