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The objective of this paper is to present the concept expansion of didactic sequence, considering contributions from didactic engineering as well as the relationship between this tool and the didactic triangle in oral and written genres teaching proposals for Portuguese as a mother tongue. To achieve this aim, the theoretical framework is based on language didactics and didactic engineering. The academic texts selected as the corpus for analysis present the research results on oral and written textual genre production applying didactic sequence. Findings have shown the concept of didactic sequence firstly as a tool used to develop the students' linguistic abilities in order for them to produce the oral and written genres. The relationship with the didactic triangle is highlighted in studies focused on the "student" vertex, emphasizing the student-knowledge relationship. Secondly, considering the influence of didacting engineering, the concept of didactic sequence is expanded and its initial modular organization becomes more complex, having more textual activities being applied, creating the learning itinerary device, which is related to the didactic triangle. Such a relationship shows that the device is applied in studies on the "teacher-student" vertex, pinpointing the teacher-knowledge and the student-knowledge relationships. The itinerary is an expansion of the didactic sequence without interposing it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the main challenges to English-medium instruction (EMI) program implementation is related to the English proficiency level of the actors. This paper presents the partial results of an investigation on internationalization in an Engineering program of a public institution. Through two questionnaires that were applied to students interested in attending an EMI course, we observed that, although the participants acknowledge the relevance of studying English, speaking and listening skills seem to be the greatest challenges, which make the EMI program implementation particularly more difficult. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we present the elaboration process of an instructional unity consisting of classes using videos, experiments, exercises, tests, and lectures including questions or examples about practical situations, to illustrate theoretical discussions about thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, oriented to environmental and sanitary engineering. The theoretical frame adopted was the educational theory of Dewey, who defends the development of the student's reasoning and critical thinking. The methodology involved data collection through questionnaires, applied to students and professionals from environmental and sanitary engineering, orienting the choice of activities in the context of their professional field to compose the instructional unity. The application of the activities took place during physics classes for second-year students in the environmental and sanitary engineering of a private university. The results indicated an increase in the students' interest, measured by their intense interaction with the experiments and engagement in the discussions. The analysis of the student's answers to an evaluation questionnaire shows that they valued the experience and recommended it for other courses or subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper seeks to identify the academic writing conceptions of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), an organization of international relevance in its field. To this end, it uses document-based investigation, characterizing itself as a qualitative and interpretative research. Based on the Academic Literacies theoretical and epistemological framework, this paper analyzes documents from the Institute concerning the writing and publication of scientific articles, focusing on authorship and the internationalization of scientific production. First, we observe that the definition of authorship is related to an ethical dimension in publications, highlighting implicit institutional power relations within the culture of speed. Secondly, we conclude that IEEE's guidelines for writing in English emphasize a technical skills-centered perspective. This perpetuates inequalities between the Anglo-American center and non-native English speakers within the current trend of science internationalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, education faces the challenge of teaching students to seek knowledge, developing mechanisms that favor learning and student autonomy. In this sense, it is understood that teaching strategies that promote metacognitive thinking can promote improvements in the teaching and learning processes. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how an activity guide script provided moments of manifestations of metacognitive thinking in engineering students. For this, a didactic proposal was developed in the classroom, where in groups, the students worked to solve the problem situations presented in the guide script, using experimental and technological resources. For data collection, audio and field diary recordings were made by the researchers, in addition to the metacognitive questionnaire applied at the end of the activity. The data analysis, based on the theoretical framework used to prepare the educational intervention, was carried out observing the following actions: the conduction of the activity, which included the way the activity was presented (guide script), the organization of the groups, the availability of resources, and the students' actions when facing the activity. In the results we can see that the group activity provided exchanges that contributed to metacognitive awareness; the materials provided allowed the students to observe and build upon the concepts explored; the stimuli presented throughout the activity by the teacher helped in the construction and evaluation of the strategies used by the groups. At the end of the activity, the students were able to identify which aspects facilitated or hindered the learning process, which are indicative of metacognitive awareness. It is noteworthy that there are still few studies that observe didactic proposals, which is an important field of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Brazil, the development of the dam engineering can be directly correlated to social and economic progress. Although fundamental, a dam construction and operation invariably involve some level of risk, which must be managed through different mechanisms and tools governed by appropriate laws. This paper aims to scrutinize the data contained in National Water Agency (ANA) reports, published annually following institution of the National Dam Safety Policy (PNSB), pertinent to dams accidents and incidents. This information was cataloged and analyzed in order to identify trends associated to types of accidents and incidents, dam component materials and entrepreneurs involved, as well as the disparities between data available from the different regions of Brazil. There is a lack of basic data in numerous reports, hindering more in-depth statistical analyses. The recurrence of this deficit was observed as well as the need to improve the methodologies used to apply the PNSB guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, engineering courses spend a lot of time on theoretical studies. From these contents, the rest of the time aims to practical issues and applications of the investigated concepts. In this way, one of the teaching methodologies that introduces a practical contextualization to the students consists of using didactical tools for conducting experiments, such as benches and equipment, which are key elements in the teaching-learning process. This approach is mainly applied to content related to process control, such as dynamic systems, nonlinear systems, and systems with disturbances, which are presented in engineering courses that encompass control and automation. Due to the importance of the didactical tools for understanding contents formerly approached theoretically, this paper presents the development of two didactical tools to complement the control system studying: an aeropendulum and a Furuta pendulum. In general, inverted pendulum systems offer challenges in the modeling and control design steps. Thus, the pendulums presented in this article are important tools for teaching content related to control systems. Once the prototypes of the proposed systems are validated through control experiments, they will be used as teaching tools in curriculum components in engineering courses, for example, in disciplines of control systems, feedback systems, multivariable control, and nonlinear control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents an assessment model for the learning based on the formative assessment concept's gamification, created through the Moodle plataform. The related case studies demonstrate that, when working with gamification, the assessment process construction is problematic. From the theoretical foundation, an application was conceived based on the proposed model. In the case study carried out with the model, two groups were formed from a total of eleven Computer Engineering students from Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG): a control group, which performed the standard tasks of the discipline; and an experimental group that used the gamified assessment model developed in this research. The results were cataloged from two perspectives: qualitative and quantitative. The first one analyzed the scores achieved by each group. The second one measured the impact and acceptance of the tool as a learning assessment facilitator. The collected data allows concluding that the students who used the gamified formative assessment model obtained better results in terms of grades, in comparison with the control group, as well the students considering positive the experience with the tool. The gamified assessment model contributes to learning in the context in which it was applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this theoric-bibliografic paper we want to show considerations about education ideas based on competences, therefore we will debate associated aspects to the Mathematics Competences development by the future engineer based on two perspectives: the Mathematics Working Group from the Société Européenne pour La Formation des Ingénieurs and the theory of Mathematic in the Sciences Context, using a amplified competence focused not only in those related to the mathematics knowledge but also the professional and labor ones, it can be developed in mathematic classes presentes in engineers graduation if they were teached by the Didatic Model of Mathematics in Context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a contribution to the diagnosis of scientificresearch evaluation in Brazil, supported by a national database dubbed "Qualis". Capes is the governmental institution in charge of the development and management of this database, which presents the classification of journals and is an important tool for the improvement of Brazilian scientific research. The present paper identifies the major difficulties in research evaluation and provides an analysis of the latest changes regarding the criteria which are applied within the field of "Engineering III", which includes: Aerospace Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering and Naval/Ocean Engineering. The analysis comprises a discussion of proposals for improvement and a conceptual map showing synthetically the interrelationships among the concepts utilized in the study. In addition, it presents some suggestions which are specific for the context of Operations Research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at verifying third-level education students' satisfaction regarding academic experience and their relation with the will to conclude the course. The methodology used was a quantitative research, in crosssection, held with the freshmen engineering students at private IES in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Vitória. The questionnaire was based on scale validated in three factors: satisfaction with the course, satisfaction with the higher education institution and development opportunities. The results indicate that the satisfaction factor with the course itself was the one presenting higher statistical significance, the variables, such as, faculty with authority in the content, lesson strategy used by the Professors, institution commitment with the students 'quality formation, relationship with the Professors, modern equipment and potential employability of the course show relevance in the students 'prediction to finish the course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper introduces the Arduino platform, a system that allows the automation of processes by using programmable commands. From the history of the platform, will be described the Arduino concepts, its physical and software features, the modules capable of extending its applicability and application examples. Finally, it will conclude on the benefits and the ability to apply technical knowledge, improving the quality of life and processes optimization, either in personal or professional levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The general bibliography about the history of the Tua line indicates namely Abílio Beça, cacique of the regenerator party in Bragança, as the main lobbyist for the construction of the railway between Mirandela and that latter city. However, one other historical character also played an important role in that process: José Beça. In this paper, we aim to describe the role of this engineer, in cooperation with his brother Abílio Beça, in the adjudication of that public work. For such, we will build our dissertation upon several contemporary sources in order to describe José Beça's professional and political career as well as his positioning in the process that led to the adjudication of the Bragança railway to the contractor João Lopes da Cruz. We will therefore aim to add further knowledge to what is generically known through the Memórias Arqueológico-Históricas of the abbot of [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Everybody knows the classic experiment of burning a piece of paper using a magnifying glass. Is it possible to do the same using the light of a star and a huge lens? What stuff did we need for that? This article will show different perspectives about that, considering the limitations and practical possibilities for such a procedure. It is just a conceptual exploration, not an engineering project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]