Projetos integradores: o impacto das soluções no âmbito da extensão para à sociedade local

Abstract

Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institutions play a very important role in the development of society through the production of scientific and technological knowledge that emerges from extension projects. However, few studies in the literature address how projects are designed for society. Given this context, this study aims to evaluate the project design process in terms of its application to real problems in society. To achieve this objective, a case study was carried out with a questionnaire applied to students who took the Integrative Project I discipline, of the Technology in Systems Analysis and Development course offered by the Federal Institute of Piauí - Campus Floriano. Data were collected from 8 (eight) projects and the results showed that 87.5% of the projects developed were software and that of this percentage, 75% were designed from the point of view of society, but only 50% considered them to have the capacity to remedy or mitigate the problems. In this way, it is concluded that there is a notable technological potential developed in the discipline, however, it requires the formation of public or private partnerships that are based on real problems in society, so that innovations are effectively integrated into society in the future.