Electrical Engineering Teaching Model Based on Practical Needs of Human Beings and the Development of Thought

Abstract

Educational models used in Brazilian Engineering Courses are, as a rule, the product of traditional educational molds following European standards. Few curricular changes have taken place since the introduction of the courses, although current life style and needs are different from when they were implanted in Brazil. Current research deals with the establishment of a type of teaching that would be sensitive to the real needs that the professional faces on the labor market and relate it to electrical engineering contents. The corelationship of different subjects is required for the better understanding of the issue and the establishment of a solution contexualized with the real needs of the place in which the professional is inserted. Environmental, social, political and economical issues on the technical performance of the professional may be reduced. At the university, the future engineers will perceive projects of products and service among the different needs of society. The result of their research and plans may benefit society through a close relationship between the university and the common good.