Recent progresses on curriculum undergraduation reformulation in Portugal, due to Bologna Agreement, lead to the development of a new Optimization and Innovation baccalaureate. This course has been structured along a completely new curriculum, inspired on the CDIO paradigm, combining a core curriculum in Mathematics, Management and Information Technologies, with a set of minors in the areas of engineering taught in ISEP, the Porto Polytechnic School. To promote differentiation, new skills, accurate knowledge and pro-active attitudes will make the difference between success and failure in the competitive labor market. Against the usual background, this baccalaureate was structured in order to develop competences that are really fundamental for an engineer of the 21st century. Besides technically skilled, the engineer of the 21st century must also denote competences in a variety of professional practices, and those skills must be developed and practiced throughout time.
OPTIMIZATION AND INNOVATION BACCALAUREATE CURRICULUM DESIGN ACCORDING TO CDIO CONCEPTS
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Conceive
Defining customer needs; considering technology, enterprise strategy, and regulations; developing concepts, techniques and business plans.
Design
Creating the design; the plans, drawings, and algorithms that describe what will be implemented.
Implement
The transformation of the design into the product, including manufacturing, coding, testing and validation.
Operate
Using the implemented product to deliver the intended value, including maintaining, evolving and retiring the system.
