Genisson Coutinho

• Doctor of Engineering
• Professor (Associate) at Federal Institute of Bahia

Virtual laboratories are valuable resources to support students' learning in engineering and science. They allow students to perform experiments with minimum resources, be prepared for other hands-on activities or lectures, and better understand the conceptual knowledge of the discipline. Due to those benefits, the School of Aeronautics and Astrona...

This working paper presents the process of revamping a traditional hands-on laboratory course in an Aeronautics and Astronautics engineering program using a virtual equipment approach. Six traditional hands-on experiments will be used in a pilot program that aims to create virtual counterparts for each real experiment in the Aeromechanics course. T...

This paper presents a literature review on the integration of laboratories into undergraduate engineering education. The literature review starts with a brief discussion about historical and current trends of how laboratories were (are) integrated into the engineering curriculum. This initial review indicates that although highly important to the e...

Computational thinking has been recognized as a collection of understandings and skills required for new generations of students not only proficient at using tools, but also at creating them and understanding the implication of their capabilities and limitations. This study proposes the combination of modeling and simulation practices along with di...

Advances in computer and information technology facilitate innovation and education in science and engineering by enabling the processing, simulation, and visualization of unprecedented amounts of data. Modern computational tools allow us to address complex problems affecting health, energy, security, and overall quality of life, and future scienti...

Engineering education researchers have been trying to improve the quality of engineering education. Related to these efforts, it is important to revisit and better understand the definition of engineering education. As part of our PhD coursework, we were required to create a short video depicting our understanding of the definition of engineering e...

A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using Content Based Learning and Project Based LearningThe mechatronics engineering is essentially a multidisciplinary engineering. Bringing togethercomputing, electronics and mechanics, among other sciences, requires a long course and withoutthe use of active learning strategies the studen...