DocumentCode
654631
Title
Introduction of entrepreneurship and innovation subjects in a computer science course in Brazil
Author
Zecca da Cruz, Eduardo Felipe ; Alvaro, Alexandre
Author_Institution
Dept. de Comput. de Sorocaba (DComp), Univ. Fed. de Sao Carlos (UFSCar) - Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brazil
fYear
2013
fDate
23-26 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
1881
Lastpage
1887
Abstract
The recent changes in the world and in technology present both challenges and opportunities to the computer education, which must be adapted / change to meet these challenges. More and more computer courses strive to include entrepreneurship and innovation in the curriculum. However, integrating entrepreneurship and innovation education in computing curriculum could have a significant effect on the creativity, innovativeness, leadership and entrepreneurial intentions of computing undergraduates. In this way, this paper present a view on teaching entrepreneurship to computer science students and describe an experience in introducing entrepreneurship and innovation in computing curriculum in a computer science course at Brazil.
Keywords
commerce; computer science education; educational courses; innovation management; teaching; Brazil; computer education; computer science course; computer science students; computing curriculum; computing undergraduates; creativity; entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurship; innovation education; innovation subjects; innovativeness; leadership; teaching; Awards activities; Cleaning; Computers; Education; Indexes; Brazil; Entrepreneurship; education; startups;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Oklahoma City, OK
ISSN
0190-5848
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2013.6685162
Filename
6685162
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