• 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