Academic Tutoring Class: Guidance and Welcoming of New Students in Engineering Undergraduate Courses at EESC-USP

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-376X.v9i1p28-34

Keywords:

Tutoring, Guidance, Welcome

Abstract

The Undergraduate Committee of the São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC-USP) has created two optative tutorial classes  to guide and welcome new students from the 10 undergraduate engineering programs offered. With practical activities and motivational and informative lectures, the objective is to bring to students the academic, sociocultural and scientific dimensions that the university can offer during their studies along with opportunities to be engaged in extracurricular projects. Academic Tutoring I is provided to new students in the first semester, starting in 2022.  Academic Tutoring II is offered in the second semester, starting in 2023, and was created to continue supporting first-year students at EESC. This article presents the proposal for academic tutoring, considering  the main performance issues that students currently face, such as the increase in anxiety and depression among young people and the problems arising from the isolation caused by Covid-19. The results of new students' acceptance of the tutorial classes were obtained through qualitative and quantitative research and also student reports. It was evident that the subjects provided a better welcome and encouraged discussions about competencies and skills in the context of diversity and inclusion.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Vilma Alves de Oliveira, Universidade de São Paulo

    é Docente do Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica e Computação da EESC - USP

  • Luciana Montanari , Universidade de São Paulo

    é Docente da EESC- USP.

  • Jefferson Lins da Silva, Universidade de São Paulo

    é Docente do Departamento de Geotecnia da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC) - USP.

  • Davi Gasparini Fernandes Cunha, Universidade de São Paulo

    é Docente da EESC-USP.

  • Simone do Rocio Senger de Souza, Universidade de São Paulo

    é Docente do ICMC-USP.

  • Ricardo Afonso Angélico, Universidade de São Paulo

    é Docente do Departamento de Engenharia Aeronáutica - EESC-USP.

  • Lara Melanie Bastos de Morais, Universidade de São Paulo

    é Discente da EESC-USP e Bolsista PUB.

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Published

2025-08-27

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, Vilma Alves de; MONTANARI , Luciana; SILVA, Jefferson Lins da; CUNHA, Davi Gasparini Fernandes; SOUZA, Simone do Rocio Senger de; ANGÉLICO, Ricardo Afonso; MORAIS, Lara Melanie Bastos de. Academic Tutoring Class: Guidance and Welcoming of New Students in Engineering Undergraduate Courses at EESC-USP. Revista de Graduação USP, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 9, n. 1, p. 28–34, 2025. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2525-376X.v9i1p28-34. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/gradmais/article/view/216332.. Acesso em: 3 jan. 2026.