DocumentCode
148293
Title
Fostering innovation in engineering undergraduate courses in Brazil
Author
de Campos Valadares, Eduardo ; Jose e Silva Junior, Leonardo
Author_Institution
Dept. de Fis. - ICEx, Univ. Fed. de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
fYear
2014
fDate
3-5 April 2014
Firstpage
387
Lastpage
390
Abstract
It is highlighted the vital importance of exposing engineering students to practical challenges at an earlier stage of their academic life in terms of motivation, thus contributing to decrease drop-outs, besides enhancing self-reliance and fostering creativity. We discuss different strategies adopted by teams of students to find out a problem and to translate it in terms of a feasible solution. Future developments and unfolding challenges are also addressed to provide a big picture of the complexities involved in fostering innovative thinking in academia.
Keywords
educational courses; engineering education; innovation management; Brazil; creativity; engineering students; engineering undergraduate courses; innovation; innovative thinking; motivation; self-reliance; Companies; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Physics; Prototypes; Technological innovation; innovation environment; practical challenges; real problems; undergraduate courses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Istanbul
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826123
Filename
6826123
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