A vivência empreendedora dos alunos de tecnologia da Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Abstract

The course conclusion paper (TCC) aims to analyze how teaching and entrepreneurial practice takes place in UFRA's technology courses, verifying the students 'perception about the importance of entrepreneurship at the university, the students' experience as junior entrepreneurs in the university. Junior Technology Company, in addition to analyzing the teaching of entrepreneurship, through a study of the Pedagogical Projects of the PPCs Degree in Computer and Information Systems courses with training in the disciplines related to the theme. This is a research with qualitative approach and its strategy is the case study. It was held at the Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia and used as data collection questionnaire applied to students of the Degree in Computing and Information Systems in general, students from the Junior Company, interviews with the Director of the Institute and the student Director of the Junior Company. . Research has shown that students of Technology courses have a perception of the need for entrepreneurship however, they do not agree that UFRA has an entrepreneurial vision, showing that the university still needs to improve in terms of entrepreneurial culture. There are no formalized university-business partnerships to bring students closer to the job market. UFRA develops actions together with SEBRAE, but there is no project or core within the university that works strongly on university entrepreneurship, leaving such actions to isolated initiatives. UFRA physically supports the operation of UTIC, providing space and equipment in addition to the support of the coordinating professor, however UTIC members say that the university could better support the development of skills aimed at the labor market, with actions such as lectures. , courses and workshops aimed at creating curriculum-enriching programs for students.