INTRODUÇÃO DE DISCIPLINA DE CUNHO CULTURAL EM UM CURSO TECNOLÓGICO DE ENGENHARIA MECÂNICA DA UFMG

Abstract

DOI: 10.14684/intertech.13.2014.238-242

This paper presents a description of the experience of introducing the discipline of cultural stamp on a technological course of Mechanical Engineering, UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, offered by teacher's own Department of Mechanical Engineering. Unlike elective courses offered by the Faculty of Humanities of the University itself, it originates in the Faculty of Technology and aims to humanize and make more creative engineer. Is shown how the discipline of "History of Mechanics" is taught, the form of assessment, as it was received and evaluated by the students themselves, what was the impact on the course and what are the advantages of offering such discipline.

Index Terms - cultural Training Engineer, Discipline Elective, Humanization of Engineering courses.