O uso de metodologias ativas na formação do engenheiro eletricista e os seus impactos no mercado de trabalho

Abstract

The electrical engineering market is constantly changing, demanding skills from its professionals that go beyond technique, so the training of these professionals needs to be aligned with this new profile demanded by the market. Given this, the present work intended to analyze the main teaching methodologies and the impacts they exert on the training of Electrical Engineering professionals. The active teaching methodologies are presented in their basic principles, based on consecrated theories and demonstrated in their practical applications. The job market presents challenges regarding the new profile of the electrical engineer and the new requirements in carrying out their activities. In view of this, the current scenario of the Electrical Engineering Course at the Federal University of Ceará was evaluated, where its pedagogical project was analyzed and a research was developed to evaluate teaching from the perspective of teachers and students of the said course. Data collection was carried out using an electronic form, with the participation of 51 students and 6 teachers, and their results were analyzed. It was found that the most latent problem is the need for behavioral changes on the part of students and teachers, as they are already knowledgeable about active methods, so they need to learn to apply them effectively. Finally, this work presented the deficiencies of the learning process and directed the detailed deepening of these problems and the realization of social experiments in the genuine application of the active methods as future works.