Abordagem de características comportamentais e de gestão na matriz curricular (2005) do curso de engenharia civil da UFSM

Abstract

The study of management and behavioral skills in civil engineering is often little explored in academic curricula. Management is understood to be the organizational capacity of an individual or team to carry out the management function, with the aim of maintaining a constant flow of work. This requires knowledge of basic topics such as managing financial, physical and people resources. Behavior is closely linked to management capacity through leadership attitudes and decision-making that influence all aspects of work within companies. The concepts of leadership, communication and planning are often mentioned both in the literature and in the field of engineering. The aim of this work is to carry out a study of the curriculum matrix of the civil engineering course (2005) at UFSM in order to verify the need for more in-depth study of management skills with an emphasis on human and behavioral relations, in addition to the technical and scientific content already taught. This was done by reviewing the literature on the topics of management and behavior in engineering, the curriculum matrix of UFSM's Civil Engineering course from the 2005 Pedagogical Political Project and the author's experience during his compulsory internship. According to the literature review, it was possible to see that the modern job market often demands not only technical skills, but also management and behavioral skills. The curriculum matrix served as a basis for comparison with the literature, since this is where students draw their knowledge from, and the compulsory internship is where this knowledge is put into practice. It was therefore concluded that a greater emphasis on management and behavioral subjects would be necessary to meet these requirements. It is therefore important for higher education institutions and their collegiate bodies to propose these topics emphatically in their curricula