This dissertation examines Asian North American rearticulations of the inorganic—a quality that has historically been assigned to Asians, rendering them counterfeit, abstract or not-quite-human—in new media, film and literature. By analyzing circulations of Asian North American disassembled body parts, “copies,” and gendered inter/faces, I argue that the excess, failures and ambivalence of Asian North American labour and performance constitute virtual modes of racialization that disrupt neoliberal, postracial temporalities in the Information Age. Asian American studies has held in tension its critiques of the West’s monopoly of liberal humanism in techno-Orientalist narratives (David S. Roh, Betsy Huang and Greta A. Niu) and the oppositional strategies of reappropriating techno-Orientalist tropes. My project does not seek to recuperate the Asian North American subject from the dehumanizing processes of fragmentation, surplus reproduction or abstraction—an impulse described by Rachel C. Lee as returning the “extracted body part” to the racialized “whole” in order to resolve anxieties about subjective “incoherence” or cultural inauthenticity. Instead, I turn to modes of inorganic life that do not produce an agential, autonomous Asian North American subject, but engender racializing disassemblages that work out survival and wellbeing within the neoliberal, abstracting pulls of the Information Age. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

La caractérisation des matières premières lithiques est un important moyen d’étude des territoires paléolithiques, permettant d’inférer les modes de déplacement et d’organisation des groupes humains. Le Bassin aquitain est une des provinces archéologiques les mieux documentées d’Europe. Pourtant, certains matériaux depuis longtemps reconnus au sein des collections archéologiques, restent mal identifiés (origine géographique, unicité…). C’est en particulier le cas d’un type de silex dénommé « Grain de mil » par les préhistoriens. Pour combler cette lacune, ce travail s’organise en deux temps :- Une étude pétroarchéologique de ce matériau, axée sur sa caractérisation et la détermination de son origine géographique et géologique. Cette première phase du travail a permis de définir le Grain de mil comme un matériau typique de Charente-Maritime puisque sa formation est liée à l’anticlinal de Jonzac. Elle montre aussi que les critères de sa caractérisation, principalement issus de l’analyse des faciès sédimentaires, peuvent être appliqués lors de l’étude pétro-techno-économique d’une collection archéologique.- Une caractérisation techno-économique des modes de gestion de ce matériau à l’Aurignacien ancien et récent dans les sites nord-aquitains. A l’Aurignacien ancien, les groupes circulent à travers l’ensemble du Bassin aquitain au cours de grands déplacements saisonniers ; il semble que l’exploitation du Grain de mil témoigne d’une faible circulation dans le Nord-ouest du Bassin. A l’Aurignacien récent au contraire, les territoires d’approvisionnements ont centrés sur le Nord du Bassin aquitain mais ouverts à l’Ouest voire au Nord ; le Grain de mil serait alors au coeur de larges réseaux de circulation des groupes. Les moteurs d’évolution des sociétés à l’origine de ces changements de stratégie de déplacement sont ensuite discutés, testant pour cela le rôle des facteurs environnementaux et humains. / Characterising lithic raw materials is an important means of studying palaeolithic territories, allowing modes of mobilityand the organisation of human groups to be deduced. The Aquitaine Basin is one of the best-documented archaeologicalregions of Europe. However, certain materials have long been recognised within archaeological collections without theirgeographic origin or even their uniqueness being clearly demonstrated. This is particularly the case with a specific type offlint, which prehistorians call “Grain de mil”. In order to address these shortcomings, this work was carried in two phases:- a cross-disciplinary study of this material, focusing on its petroarchaeological characterisation and its geographicand geological origins. This initial phase of analysis lead to the definition of Grain de mil flint as a material typical ofthe Charente-Maritime as its formation is tied to the Jonzac anticline. It also shows that criteria for itscharacterisation, which stem mainly from the sedimentological analysis, can be applied to the petro-technoeconomicstudy of an archaeological assemblage.- a techno-economic characterisation of the management of this material during the Early and Late Aurignacian,from northern Aquitaine sites. During the Early Aurignacian, groups move seasonally across the Aquitaine Basin;exploitation of Grain de mil flint seems to indicate little circulation in the north-west of the Basin. In contrast, duringthe Late Aurignacian, provisioning territories centre to the north of the Aquitaine Basin, but open to the west andalso to the north. Grain de mil then appears to be at the heart of large-scale networks of circulations. Finally, theunderlying forces driving these strategic changes in mobility patterns are discussed, evaluating the role of bothenvironmental and human factors.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2017-05-30T18:28:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Aline Silva Ferreira.pdf: 1292757 bytes, checksum: 95de701640eb65c840c7627a1e07ed1a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-30T18:28:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aline Silva Ferreira.pdf: 1292757 bytes, checksum: 95de701640eb65c840c7627a1e07ed1a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Due to competitivity, companies adhered to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for increasing productivity and results. In this sense, technology improved quality and productivity in workers’ routine, but excessive use of ICT can lead to the technological stress known as technostress. Some aspects of creating technological stress relates to information overload and constant connectivity, denominated as techno-overload and techno-invasion. This study analyzed reflexes of the technostress in the organizational behavior. Using a quantitative approach, data was collected through a research instrument with 331 questionnaires answered. It concludes that techno-overload and techno-invasion influence positively work-family conflict, so excessive use of ITC can generate discomfort in the professional’s life. Results point that it was not possible to indicate influence of techno-overload and techno-invasion relating to affective organizational commitment and turnover intention. It verifies that there is low influence of the Techno-invasion relating to job satisfaction, and it was not possible to confirm influence on job satisfaction by techno-overload. / Devido à competitividade de mercado, as empresas aderiram as Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) buscando cada vez mais elevar sua produtividade e os resultados da organização. Nesse sentido, a tecnologia melhorou a qualidade e a produtividade na rotina dos trabalhadores, mas o uso excessivo das TIC pode levar ao estresse tecnológico conhecido como Tecnoestresse. Alguns aspectos de criação de estresse tecnológico estão relacionados à sobrecarga de informações e conectividade constante, denominados como Tecnosobrecarga e Tecnoinvasão. Este estudo analisou os reflexos do Tecnoestresse no Comportamento Organizacional. Através de uma abordagem quantitativa, os dados foram coletados por meio de um instrumento de pesquisa com obtenção das respostas de 331 questionários. Conclui-se que a Tecnosobrecarga e a Tecnoinvasão influenciam positivamente o Conflito Trabalho – Família, desta forma o excesso do uso da TIC pode gerar dissabores na vida do profissional. De acordo com os resultados deste estudo não foi possível afirmar que há influência da Tecnosobrecarga e Tecnoinvasão em relação ao Comprometimento Organizacional Afetivo e a Intenção de Rotatividade. Verificou-se que existe uma baixa influência da Tecnoinvasão em relação à satisfação no trabalho, e não foi possível confirmar a influência referente à satisfação no trabalho pela Tecnosobrecarga.

En Europe de l’Ouest et tout particulièrement dans le Sud-Ouest de la France, la période comprise entre environ 60 et 40 mille ans avant le présent est marquée par une mosaïque de changements culturels et démographiques. L’étude des industries lithiques montre que les derniers groupes néandertaliens semblent avoir diversifié leurs comportements techniques juste avant de disparaître. Les industries dites de « transition »,notamment le Châtelperronien, sont souvent considérées comme l’aboutissement d’une trajectoire d’évolution technique néandertalienne. Cependant, notre compréhension des différentes industries du Moustérien récent, de leur chronologie, de leur organisation et de leur succession, ainsi que de leurs liens potentiels avec l’émergence du Paléolithique supérieur, est rendue infiniment complexifiée par, d’une part, le recours à des collections anciennes provenant de fouilles parfois réalisées il y a plus d’un siècle, et, d’autre part, l’absence de révision critique de certaines séquences clés. Ce travail présente une étude techno-typologique et taphonomique des industries lithiques de plusieurs niveaux majeurs de l’Abri inférieur du Moustier, sur la base d’une révision des collections anciennes mais aussi de l’analyse de matériel issu de la reprise récente des fouilles dans ce gisement de référence. Les résultats acquis au Moustier, combinés avec une révision critique de l’association présumée entre industrie châtelperronienne et restes humains néandertaliens à Saint-Césaire, soulèvent d’intéressantes questions sur les modalités de définition des techno-complexes lithiques et sur notre perception des conditions de la disparition des Néandertaliens. / During the period between broadly 60 ky and 40 ky Western Europe, and especially south-western France, was the theatre for a mosaic of bio-cultural changes. Late Neanderthal groups appeared to have diversified their lithic technology just prior to disappearing. This technological trajectory is commonly seen as culminating in the so-called ‘transitional ‘industries, notably the Châtelperronian. However, our understanding of the chronology, organisation and succession of the Late Mousterian and its possible relation to the emergence of the Upper Palaeolithic in this region is complicated due to the reliance on sites excavated sometimes as longas a century ago combined with the absence of a critical appraisal of certain key sites. This thesis presents arevision of previously recovered and newly excavated material from several important levels of Le Moustier(Lowe Shelter). When considered in light of a revision of the Châtelperronian-Neandertal association at Saint-Césaire, these results pose interesting questions for the definition of lithic techno-complexes and how we view the complex question of Neandertal extinction/replacement.

Cette recherche interroge les conceptions de l’Identité qui sont en jeu dans les écrits d’écran du Web contemporain. On étudie les représentations de soi et du groupe telles qu’elles sont actualisées par les dispositifs techno-sémiotiques de sites comme Myspace, Facebook et Youtube. L’inscription de la notion d’Identité dans le temps long met à distance les valeurs de « nouveauté » habituellement attribuées à ces dispositifs pour structurer trois grands axes analytiques. En premier lieu, un point de vue logocentrique examine la reconnaissance d’acceptions logiques, personnelles et collectives de l’Identité à l’écran. Ensuite, un regard médiacentrique explore l’héritage historique des industries culturelles et médiatiques entre les formes textuelles du Web et les identifications qu’elles favorisent. Enfin, un regard technocentrique déconstruit des discours qui réduisent l’Identité à une conception « numérique » perméable à des stratégies économiques. Face aux fabriques de « profils » personnels sur le Web, ces trois temps décrivent un régime de production culturelle qui décline les identités entre des positions d’auteur, de pair et de client / This research questions the issues surrounding Identity as screen writings reshape different conceptions on the contemporary Web. Self and group representations are studied within the techno-semiotic apparatus of websites such as Myspace, Facebook and Youtube. In order to demythologize the “innovative” values that are usually ascribed to Web devices, a long historical viewpoint is chosen to structure three main chapters. Firstly, a logocentric approach examines how logical, personal and collective Identity conceptions can be recognized on screen. Then, a mediacentric scope focuses on the historical heritage of media and culture industries as it inspires textual forms and identification practices on the Internet. Lastly, a technocentric approach deconstructs a range of discourses that label Identity as being “digital” and could be influenced by economic strategies. Across the online factories of personal “profiles”, these three studies describe a regime of cultural production that constantly switches identities between author, peer and customer positions.

À partir d’une approche ethnographique collaborative entre chercheur et enquêtés, mêlant observation participante, récits de vie, entretiens auprès de jeunes vivant dans un squat et auprès de travailleurs sociaux, de commerçants, de riverains nous avons tenté de saisir ce qui dans les trajectoires des acteurs favorisait l’inscription dans cet univers de la rue qu’est la Zone et dans sa culture, ce qui jouait dans les divers inclinements identitaires zonards. Différents modes d’être « jeune en errance », ou plutôt zonard ont été repérés. En usant des théories de la socialisation, de la déviance, des interactions goffmaniennes et de l’ethnicité, nous avons pu mettre à jour des logiques synchroniques et diachroniques explicatives. L’orientation vers la Zone ne s’effectue pas sans les influences de la famille, de l'institution scolaire, du contexte écologique. Ils provoquent des désajustements auxquels la socialisation juvénile de pairs répondra par la pratique d’activités délinquantes. Le positionnement plus ou moins engagé dans la Zone dépend par ailleurs de certaines spécificités biographiques et de l'investissement dans la carrière zonarde. Des facteurs exogènes comme le traitement sanitaire et social en direction de ces jeunes et les représentations du sens commun qui leurs sont attachées, concourent à un étiquetage social, une discrimination, qui associés aux expériences passées des acteurs favorisent alors la pérennisation de l’identité zonarde et accentuent sa déviance en érigeant des frontières entre zonards et normaux. / To study French young homeless we use an ethnographic collaborative approach with one population of the following study fields: young homeless of one squat (interviews, participant observation, life interviews) ; and interviews, reunion observations with social workers, storekeepers and local residents. We tried to understand which street youth life trajectories facilitated the enrolment in that street world that is designated: "the Zone" and what contributes to "zonard" identity and culture. Various ways to be "wandering youth", or rather "zonard" were located. By using socialization, deviance, Goffman’s interactions and ethnicity theories, we were able to shed light on synchronic and diachronic logics leading them to it. The Zone orientation needs specific family, school, ecological, and neighbourhood backgrounds, which provoke adjustment problems. We find that young peers socialization and it activities answer to background life tensions. The position of being more or less committed in the Zone depends on actors’ biographies specificities and on their Zone careers investment. Exogenous factors such as the sanitary and social treatments, the common sense representations of youth street contribute to a social labelling, a discrimination. Associated with past backgrounds, they encourage the Zone identity continuation, increase deviant practices and build borders between normals and Zonards.

Est-il encore possible de vivre et d’habiter l’espace aménagé et construit en particulier, quant à considérer le déluge technoscientifique et industriel qui détermine et influence le domaine de l’architecture moderne ? Le rationalisme et le fonctionnalisme d’une certaine tendance de l’architecture moderne en intégrant les progrès technoscientifiques et industriels dans le monde de la maison, semble condamner l’expérience d’habiter à une crise irréversible. L’activité architecturale se voulant conforme aux progrès scientifiques et techno-industriels, elle impose à l’expérience pratique de la maison et préscientifique des lieux de vie, des normes de vie découlant de la seule raison. C’est en général une architecture et un urbanisme modernes abstraits et fonctionnalistes qui se développent en suivant la voie de l’objectivité rationnelle ouverte par Galilée et Descartes, ils maîtrisent, administrent et esthétisent le tout du monde ainsi que toutes les expériences humaines à l’espace en les dépouillant des considérations poétiques, mythologiques et affectives. Ainsi, la construction des institutions humaines d’habitation devient dans l’identification de la crise d’habiter, un « processus technologique prosaïque dérivant directement de la raison mathématique, d’un diagramme fonctionnel, ou d’une règle de combinaisons formelles » au désavantage de l’expérience concrète d’habiter. Mais si l’architecture n’a pas affaire qu’à elle-même, si elle n’est pas une pratique qui trouve sa fin en elle-même puisqu’elle s’ouvre vers l’autre, comment peut-on philosophiquement toujours espérer habiter authentiquement, originairement et poétiquement le monde et l’espace de la maison en particulier ? La philosophie, par l’approche phénoménologique et herméneutique à partir de Gaston Bachelard et Merleau-Ponty, présente pour l'expérience moderne d'habiter, des voies significatives originales qui permettent de répondre à la crise qu’elle connait. En renouvelant autrement que par la seule connaissance rationnelle les relations de l'homme à l'espace, elle se présente comme une voie remarquable de ré-compréhension, de relecture et de ré-enchantement de l’expérience originaire d’habiter le monde, la ville et l’espace de la maison. / Is it still possible to inhabitate and live the laid out and constructed space in particular, as for considering the techno and industrial flood that determines and influences the field of modern architecture? Rationalism and functionalism of a given trend of modern architecture by incorporating techno and industrial progress in the world of home, seems to condemn the experience of living in an irreversible crisis. The architectural activity wanting to meet scientific and techno-industrial progress, it requires practical experience in home and prescientific places of life, of living standards arising from the only reason. It is a general an architecture and a modern, abstract and functionalist urbanism that develop along the path of rational objectivity initiated by Galileo and Descartes, they control , manage and aestheticize the whole world and all human experience to space by stripping poetic , mythological and emotional considerations. Thus, the construction of human institutions housing becomes in identifying the crisis of living a «prosaic and technological process deriving directly from the mathematical reason, a functional diagram, or a rule of formal suits «in drawback of the concrete experience of living. But if the architecture does not matter to itself, if it is not a practice that is an end in itself because it opens to another, how can we still philosophically hope to authentically, originally and poetically live the world and the space of the house in particular? Philosophy, by phenomenological and hermeneutic approach inheritated from Gaston Bachelard and Merleau-Ponty presents to the modern experience of living, original significant ways that respond to the crisis it faces. Renewing differently more than the only purely rational knowledge the relations of man to the space, it presents itself as a remarkable way of re- understanding, rereading and re-enchantment of the original experience of inhabitating the world , the city and the space of the house.

Le but de cette thèse est de fournir une nouvelle analyse relative aux industries lithiques du Paléolithique moyen venant des grottes de Shanidar et de Bisitun. Ces grottes sont situées dans le centre de la chaine de montagne du Zagros, à l’ouest de l'Iran (Middle Est). Les nombreuses chaines du Zagros s'étendent le long du sud et ouest de l'Iran et dans le nord de l'Iraq. Cette analyse sera effectuée en utilisant une approche techno-fonctionnelle incluant également une étude tracéologique (étude des traces d’utilisation du matériel archéologique au moyen à faible et fort grossissement au moyen d’une loupe binoculaire et d’un microscope optique à réflexion). Les industries lithiques de la région du Zagros ont été fréquemment étudiées par les chercheurs (Coon, 1951/1957; ((Skinner, 1965); (Lindly, 1997) (Dibble, 1984-1993). Cependant, leurs études sont basées sur une analyse typologique comparative offrant ainsi une vision fragmentaire des productions humaines et au-delà des outils qu’ils ont produits. Mes recherches ont pour objectif de reconsidérer les chaînes opératoires de production lithiques en mettant en place une méthode d’analyse techno-fonctionnelle. Ceci afin de percevoir les outils (bruts ou retouchés) dans toute leur dynamique conceptuelle et fonctionnelle c’est-à-dire en tant qu’objectif d’une chaîne opératoire de production et moyen d’une ou plusieurs activités. Le but étant : - dans une perspective synchronique, de repenser la chaîne opératoire en fonction de la finalité et des objectifs de l’outillage : - La variété et la forme des racloirs sont étroitement liées à leurs spécificités fonctionnelles. - Le modèle de réduction, proposé par Dibble, pour ces industries moustériennes est-il valide et fiable ? - dans une perspective diachronique, d’appréhender la singularité des comportements humains, leur diversité et/ou leur variabilité au cours du temps, tout en recherchant les facteurs à l’origine de cette diversité : - environnements : spécificités environnementales de la région du Zagros etc. ; - traditions techniques et culturelles ; - “savoir-faire” et/ou “manières de faire” etc. / The purpose of the dissertation is to provide a new analysis of Middle Palaeolithic industries from Shanidar, Bisitun caves and also Warwasi rockshelter. These sites are located in the center of the Zagros Mountain Range in western Iran (Middle East). Lithic industries in the Zagros region have been frequently studied by researchers (Coon 1951, 1957, Skinner 1965, Lindly 1997, Dibble 1984, 1993). These studies are often based on a comparative typological analysis, therefor for the reasons which are explained in the text, I think the studies are offering a fragmented view of lithic productions and consequently the prehistoric world of technic. This analysis is carried out using a techno-functional approach in the way to consider the chaîne opératoire and its technical role in volumetric matrix (supports) production and the supports in action, in terms of normalized and non-normalized volumes and their potential to complete a task. My objective is also to conduct a technological analysis by synchronic and diachronic perspectives on the lithic industries unearthed from different archaeological sites in Middle East during end of MIS 5, 4 and 3. The two new definitions of the exploitations structures, it means Additional and Integrated structures are a part of structural approach to achive the purposes. The purposes of study are:- In a synchronic perspective, to rethink on the structures of exploitations according to the objectives of production and tools realisation. - From a diachronic perspective, to understand the singularity of past individual’s technical solutions, their diversity and / or their variability over the time, while looking for the factors at the origin of this diversity.The hypotheses;- The variability among the assemblages, including the scrapers are closely related to the subset of incising artifacts and cutting edge geometry.- The Reduction Model, proposed by Dibble, does present only one kind of reduction within Mousterian industries.

Muito se fala na crescente velocidade de inovações tecnológicas que se apresenta ao mundo e que vai se acelerando. Antes, gerações se passavam para termos uma evolução tecnológica. Hoje, uma mesma geração presencia vários saltos tecnológicos. Neste contexto de inovações frequentes, surge a preocupação sobre como formar um profissional responsável, ético e que consiga acompanhar e ser protagonista de tais mudanças. O trabalho desenvolvido nesta tese busca colaborar na discussão sobre a formação do engenheiro, com foco na engenharia elétrica e de computação, revisitando as definições de conceitos como educação em engenharia, aprendizagem ativa, inovação, Design Thinking e competências transversais, e definindo, como contribuição de pesquisa, os conceitos de tecno-pedagogia e ambientes tecno-pedagógicos, como pressuposto de convergência de estruturas tecnológicas, estratégias pedagógicas e métodos de avaliação em aprendizagem ativa para a inovação. Apresenta um método para identificar e quantificar o grau de ênfase das competências transversais para a inovação a partir da demanda de mercado para engenheiros eletricistas e da computação; e um método de observação, coleta e análise de dados sobre o desenvolvimento de competências transversais na participação em duas experiências de aula: na disciplina global ME310 da Universidade de Stanford; e na disciplina 030-3410 da Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo. Com isso, foi possível elaborar um método para auxiliar no planejamento de disciplinas e cursos com foco em inovação, identificando as competências transversais que devem ser incentivadas e relacionando tais competências com estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem e sugerindo a estrutura tecnológica e método de avaliação a serem adotados. / Much is said of the increasing speed of technological innovations within our global economy. Previously, generations passed before technological evolution would show its effects. Today, the same generation witnesses several technological leaps. In this context of frequent innovations, there is a concern about how to form responsible and ethical professionals who can be protagonist within such changes. This thesis aims to aid in the discussion about the formation of engineers, focusing on electrical and computer engineering, revisiting the definitions of concepts such as engineering education, active learning, innovation, design thinking and soft skills, and setting. As a research contribution, the concept of techno-pedagogy and techno-pedagogical environments are presented, as an assumption that converges upon technological structures, teaching strategies and assessment methods in active learning for innovation. A method is presented to identify and quantify the degree of emphasis of market demand of soft skills for innovation for electrical and computer engineers which includes;.a method of observation, analysis and data collection on the development of transversal competences by participating in two class experience: in the global ME310 course of Stanford University; and in the 030-3410 course of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. A method to assist in planning courses focusing on innovation is developed, identifying the transversal competences that should be encouraged and relating these skills with teaching strategies and suggesting the technological structure and assessment methods to be adopted.

Muito se fala na crescente velocidade de inovações tecnológicas que se apresenta ao mundo e que vai se acelerando. Antes, gerações se passavam para termos uma evolução tecnológica. Hoje, uma mesma geração presencia vários saltos tecnológicos. Neste contexto de inovações frequentes, surge a preocupação sobre como formar um profissional responsável, ético e que consiga acompanhar e ser protagonista de tais mudanças. O trabalho desenvolvido nesta tese busca colaborar na discussão sobre a formação do engenheiro, com foco na engenharia elétrica e de computação, revisitando as definições de conceitos como educação em engenharia, aprendizagem ativa, inovação, Design Thinking e competências transversais, e definindo, como contribuição de pesquisa, os conceitos de tecno-pedagogia e ambientes tecno-pedagógicos, como pressuposto de convergência de estruturas tecnológicas, estratégias pedagógicas e métodos de avaliação em aprendizagem ativa para a inovação. Apresenta um método para identificar e quantificar o grau de ênfase das competências transversais para a inovação a partir da demanda de mercado para engenheiros eletricistas e da computação; e um método de observação, coleta e análise de dados sobre o desenvolvimento de competências transversais na participação em duas experiências de aula: na disciplina global ME310 da Universidade de Stanford; e na disciplina 030-3410 da Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo. Com isso, foi possível elaborar um método para auxiliar no planejamento de disciplinas e cursos com foco em inovação, identificando as competências transversais que devem ser incentivadas e relacionando tais competências com estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem e sugerindo a estrutura tecnológica e método de avaliação a serem adotados. / Much is said of the increasing speed of technological innovations within our global economy. Previously, generations passed before technological evolution would show its effects. Today, the same generation witnesses several technological leaps. In this context of frequent innovations, there is a concern about how to form responsible and ethical professionals who can be protagonist within such changes. This thesis aims to aid in the discussion about the formation of engineers, focusing on electrical and computer engineering, revisiting the definitions of concepts such as engineering education, active learning, innovation, design thinking and soft skills, and setting. As a research contribution, the concept of techno-pedagogy and techno-pedagogical environments are presented, as an assumption that converges upon technological structures, teaching strategies and assessment methods in active learning for innovation. A method is presented to identify and quantify the degree of emphasis of market demand of soft skills for innovation for electrical and computer engineers which includes;.a method of observation, analysis and data collection on the development of transversal competences by participating in two class experience: in the global ME310 course of Stanford University; and in the 030-3410 course of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. A method to assist in planning courses focusing on innovation is developed, identifying the transversal competences that should be encouraged and relating these skills with teaching strategies and suggesting the technological structure and assessment methods to be adopted.