Proactive Engineering : Two real bottom-up approaches

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Cândido Duarte (Author) FEUP; Hélder P. Oliveira (Author) FEUP; Filipe Magalhães (Author) FEUP; Vítor Grade Tavares (Author) FEUP; Aurélio C. Campilho (Author) FEUP; Pedro Guedes de Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference

Pages: 565-569

IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference

Marrakesh, Morocco, 17 a 20 de Abril de 2012

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

Other information

Abstract (EN): This paper presents two initiatives run by groups of engineering students at the University of Porto: the Microelectronics Students’ Group and BioStar. These groups are student-led initiatives that promote different scientific fields through self-guided projects. Both experiences have proven to be very successful in increasing the undergraduate student’s interest in science and technology. This work reports the activities, organization and main methodologies employed by these groups, which can be seen as successful approaches to enhance the technical curriculum of students.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific