Desvelando a interdisciplinaridade da ciência da informação: o enfoque dos alunos do PPGCI/UFMG

Discute a interdisciplinaridade da ciência da informação (CI) na ótica dos alunos oriundos das diversas áreas do conhecimento que ingressaram no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação (PPGCI) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) em 2007 e 2008, na perspectiva de alcançar em suas práxis como pesquisadores, seja para revisar conceitos, seja para reforçar, refutar ou criar novas teorias. Metodologicamente, buscou-se uma abordagem quantiqualitativa para expressar a opinião dos pós-graduandos em CI do PPGCI/UFMG. Os dados apontam que a informação como objeto de estudo, a fundamentação teórica da CI e a sua interdisciplinaridade proporcionam um novo olhar dialógico da área. Os futuros cientistas da informação oriundos de outras áreas do conhecimento podem colaborar com a CI identificando teorias e métodos que venham consolidar a interdisciplinaridade.

A percepção dos alunos do mestrado em engenharia de produção sobre a existência de ambientes de criação do conhecimento

Este estudo pautou-se em responder ao seguinte problema: "Como facilitar a emergência de contextos favoráveis ao processo de criação e compartilhamento de conhecimento?" Ante a formulação inicial, o presente artigo tem por objetivo identificar os quatro tipos de contextos (originating ba, dialoguing ba, systemizing ba e exercising ba) e apontar seus benefícios para a criação e compartilhamento de conhecimentos, a partir da percepção dos mestrandos dos cursos de engenharia de produção da Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Paraná (UFTPR) campus Ponta Grossa, de acordo com a metodologia proposta por Nonaka, Toyama e Konno (2002). O texto caracteriza-se como um estudo de caso, com a utilização de técnicas qualitativas para coleta e análise dos dados. Os resultados apontam a identificação dos espaços por 100% dos respondentes, tendo como benefícios o compartilhamento de informações e de conhecimentos. As informações compartilhadas que mais trouxeram benefícios estão relacionadas à criação e desenvolvimento de artigos, seminários, qualificação e defesa da dissertação.

Perfil sócio-econômico dos alunos, repetência e evasão no curso de Química da UFMG

This paper describes a study about the causes for the dropout of chemistry undergraduate students at UFMG in the nineties. The students' social and economic profile was outlined. It was observed a correlation between family income and academic performance and between failure at the beginning of the course and the dropout, but it seems that family income doesn't affect markedly the dropout. The endogenous and exogenous causes contribute equally for the dropout. The authors suggest that the dropout could be significantly reduced if the endogenous causes such as large classes, inadequate curricula and programmes, poor teaching and the unapproachability on the part of the teachers were faced.

Os trinta anos da disciplina "Química Geral" oferecida aos alunos ingressantes no curso de graduação do Instituto de Química da Unicamp

An overview of the last thirty years of the General Chemistry Course applied to the freshmen in our Institute is presented. All the changes introduced in the course since the first time it was offered up to our days are described and a discussion of the program now developed is given.

Uma disciplina teórica de química para os alunos ingressantes no curso de graduação em química

The topics developed in the first discipline applied to the freshmen at the Chemistry Institute of UNICAMP are described, along with a discussion of how the program is developed in our days.

Licenciatura em Química da UFC: perfil sócio-econômico, evasão e desempenho dos alunos

This paper describes the studies of the performance and the efficiency of the Degree in Chemistry (nocturne) course at the UFC. The study embraces the period of its foundation (1995) until the current days. In general, the course has enhanced its efficiency, with an evident improvement presented by the students, which are more confident with strong indicative of better social prestige.

Monitoramento atmosférico passivo de SO2, NO2 e O3 em áreas urbanas e de influência industrial como prática de química ambiental para alunos de graduação

This study is a result of undergraduate student participation in the Environmental Chemistry discipline provided by the Chemistry Institute/UFBA. The students were involved in the development of passive samplers, a project of the LAQUAM (Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory). The students' residences and other neighborhoods were used to create a passive sampling network, allowing the measurement of atmospheric levels of pollutants in urban areas and in those under industrial influence. The assembly of the passive samplers, including impregnation of filters and chemical analysis were part of the students' practice tasks. The results were analyzed taking into consideration the Brazilian legislation.

Síntese de complexo ferro(II)-nitrogênio: abordagem dos conceitos de reatividade e retro-doação para alunos de graduação em química

There has been a considerable interest in coordination complexes of molecular nitrogen (N2), partly due to a possible relationship between such complexes and the nitrogen activation process in nature. The present paper describes the synthesis and infrared spectroscopic characterization of an iron-nitrogen derivative with ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (edta) as an experiment for an undergraduate course. The topics covered here include synthesis, reactivity and spectroscopy.

A gestão de resíduos de laboratório na visão de alunos de um curso de graduação de quimica e áreas afins

This work presents the students´ profile before and after working in the course "Laboratory Chemical Waste Treatment" in the last ten years. The structure of the course is also described. Although students have shown an increasing previous experience on waste management, many fundamental aspects are missing, especially knowledge on the directives focusing environmental aspects. Visits to industrial plants are also essential to better understand the impact of wastes in environment. Most students nowadays consider waste management as an essential part of their professional formation. A good waste management program must consider several topics of extreme relevance.

Escrita científica de alunos de graduação em química: análise de relatórios de laboratório

The purpose of this study was to analyze written arguments found within laboratory reports by undergraduate students in a practical inorganic chemistry course. The quality of students' argumentation was analyzed based on the argumentation model developed by Kelly and Takao. Students presented scientific arguments grounded in data and building toward theoretical assertions. This indicates that students have some understanding of the rhetorical power of data in their explanations. The findings of this study also support the idea that Kelly and Takao's model is effective in other disciplines and in other rhetorical tasks distinct from those originally analyzed by them in their domain of oceanography.

Síntese da fenitoína assistida por micro-ondas: proposta de aula prática para alunos de graduação

Microwave synthesis is considered a breakthrough in the field of chemistry due to its benefits over conventional heating methods. We describe, for the first time, the total synthesis of phenytoin adapted for a microwave reactor, proposed as an experiment for undergraduate courses. When carried out with microwaves, the synthetic route provided phenytoin in 6 min and 30 s, while for conventional heating the total time was 170 min. The experiment also involves rapid identification of compounds by TLC, ¹H NMR, FT-IR and melting points determination.

CÉLULAS SOLARES SENSIBILIZADAS POR CORANTES NATURAIS: UM EXPERIMENTO INTRODUTÓRIO SOBRE ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL PARA ALUNOS DE GRADUAÇÃO

An interesting practical experiment about the preparation of dye–sensitized solar cells (DSSC) using natural dyes were carried out by the undergraduate students in the chemistry course at UNICAMP . Natural dyes were extracted from blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), jabuticabas (Myrciaria cauliflora), raw and cooked beets (Beta vulgaris L.), and annattos (Bixa orellana L.), which were used to sensitize TiO2 films that composed the photoanode in the DSSC. A polymer electrolyte containing an iodide/triiodide redox couple was used in lieu of the use of liquid solutions to prevent any leakage in the devices. A maximum solar-to-electric energy conversion of 0.26 ± 0.02% was obtained for the solar cell prepared with annatto extracts. This experiment was an effective way to illustrate to the undergraduate students how to apply some of the chemical concepts that they learned during their chemistry course to produce electric energy from a clean and renewable energy source. Teachers could also exploit the basics of the electronic transitions in inorganic and organic compounds (e.g., metal-to-ligand charge transfer and ϖ-ϖ* transitions), thermodynamics (e.g., Gibbs free energy), acid–base reactions in the oxide solid surface and electrolyte, and band theory (i.e., the importance of the Fermi level energy).