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The market is increasingly diversified and offers opportunities for professionals in the technological field. This study presents the implementation of a course offered as part of the project LearningLab, based on the elicitation of requirements for college students at Federal University of Ceará from Russas Campus using real examples from software development companies. The development of the course took place in two main phases: during the implementation of distance learning and later during the implementation of the practical exercise. The Grounded Theory method was used to analyze the qualitative data using the Atlas.ti tool, and the quantitative data was also analyzed using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory method - IMI. 100% of the students defined the methodology as easy to understand, indicating a great level of satisfaction, leading the students to participate in a new course offered by the college. The analysis of the data set allowed us to discuss new actions and effects obtained with the implementation of the experiment.

The use of agile methods in companies is becoming more common, such as the Scrum method. So, students reported the need to acquire practical knowledge of agile methods. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote teaching has become the most practical and efficient way of imparting knowledge through courses and workshops. Based on the needs of the project's target audience, this study presents a proposal for teaching a practical approach using the Scrum method to college students. This paper presents the methodology used, describing the students' perceptions of the strategies, didactics, and the resources used. Also, we describe the real examples of hands-on activities and Kahoot, and the results of a questionnaire applied to collect feedback. The data obtained were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. According to the results the satisfaction level with the course was high, given the contribution of students to the practice of Scrum roles. Regarding the methodology, 100% of the students considered it easy and 85% were satisfied with the course, in general. In addition, most of the participants stated that they enjoyed the hands-on activities and felt quite competent after completing them. Moreover, students state that they enjoyed the course due to (a) the teaching methodology, (b) the use of real examples, and (c) the content approach. Thus, the relevance of good results obtained leads us to discussions about future actions.