Capstone projects – Técnico community reflects on assessment model based on real challenges
The 9th edition of the Contigo+ Programme took place on 24 February, at Técnico Innovation Center powered by Fidelidade. This year’s edition, under the motto ‘Capstone projects: learning between academia and society’, brought together in a round table students, company representatives (KPMG and Jerónimo Martins) and professors involved in two pilot projects developed in the 2023/24 academic year before a large audience made up of members of the school community. The session focused on this new type of assessment centred on solving concrete problems within business activity.
Capstone projects are an innovative component of Técnico’s Teaching Model and Pedagogical Practices. They differ from the Integrative Project20.8KB as they address real and complex problems requiring teams of three to five students with diverse backgrounds, often from various fields of study. These projects can be business-inspired, proposed by end users (such as public institutions, non-governmental organisations or research units) or stem from entrepreneurial initiatives by students themselves or by those affiliated with Técnico, such as Students’ Organisations.
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