Perception of students and teachers about the skills trained in curriculum projects at an engineering school

Abstract

Based on the National Engineering Curriculum Guidelines (DCN), technical and transversal skills were proposed for Special Projects and Activities (PAEs) in the first half of 2022, which directly influence the curriculum of Engineering, Design, Administration, Information Systems and Computer Science students at the Mauá Institute of Technology. Participant students and teachers offered data based on their experiences, which was used to measure the results of this new approach. This article analyses the level of compatibility between educators' expectations and students' perceptions regarding the scope and effectiveness of these competencies. Percentage analysis was used, based on the raw data. We found that the student-teacher perceptions were aligned in most cases, symbolizing the effectiveness of the proposal. © 2023 University of Minho. All rights reserved.