Environmental Engineer Profile: Perspectives and Notes of Active Learning in Engineering Education

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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v16.n3.194-209

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Active Methodologies, Engineering Education, Environmental Engineering

Abstract

The pursuit of transforming Engineering education to accommodate the advancements of industry 4.0 has sparked numerous discussions on the necessity for novel teaching methodologies. Active methodologies have emerged as a strategy for departing from traditional instruction. Although met with some resistance among certain faculty members, regulatory bodies overseeing Engineering programs at Brazilian universities have imposed requirements to align with emerging market trends. This study aims to evaluate the profile of graduates from the Environmental Engineering program at a Brazilian public university, ascertain their perceptions and demands, and investigate whether the university under scrutiny fulfills the criteria set by the engineering councils. The findings reveal that the graduate profile not only provides evidence of how the university fosters skills and competencies in engineering courses but also sheds light on the labor market demands in the present national context. Furthermore, the study establishes the significant role of active methodologies in meeting these new requirements. In conclusion, research into the graduate profile supports the university in making informed decisions regarding changes in the advancement and development of undergraduate programs, as it offers insights into the needs of professionals beyond the academic sphere.

Author Biographies

Priscilla Chantal Silva, Instituto de Ciências Puras e Aplicadas da Universidade de Itajubá, UNIFEI

Professora Associada da Universidade Federal de Itajubá, na área de Comunicação e Expressão e Metodologia de Pesquisa, nas Engenharias. Graduou-se em Letras com Habilitação em Português / Inglês pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (2005), obteve título de Mestre em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa (bolsista CAPES) pela mesma instituição (2008). Em seu mestrado, estudou, na Análise do discurso e na Filosofia da Linguagem, a intencionalidade da mente com um enfoque na intencionalidade discursiva em charges políticas, visando identificar a direcionalidade semântica nesse gênero textual. Em 2013, concluiu doutoramento em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa, também pela PUC-MG, investigando a relação da leitura com os processos mnemônicos, em pacientes com Alzheimer. Em 2019, concluiu pós-doutorado em Comunicação e Discursos, na linha de Linguística Cognitiva na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa - FUL Portugal, estudando o uso de metáforas conceituais nas Ciências e em discursos sobre sustentabilidade ambiental. Tem experiência na área de Linguística e sua atividade de pesquisa está voltada principalmente para as áreas de: discurso, cognição, linguagem, educação/ensino. 

Ricardo Teixeira, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, UNIFEI

Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira is an Brazilian engineer, scientist, and university professor at the Universidade Federal de Itajubá. He is the author of educational, didactic, and scientific chapter books and papers on topics such as engineering education, and industrial, chemical, metallurgical, materials and general engineering. He obtained his MSc in 2004 at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ( dissertation about Biomaterials and Corrosion Science) and his PhD in 2011 at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, with a thesis on the Thin Films and Corrosion Science with unique properties (Science and Engineering at the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Program, PEMM – COPPE/UFRJ) at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

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