Pre-professional Practices in Administrative and Computer Science of the URACCAN-Nueva Guinea, 2009

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the pre-professional practices, from the perspective of the students, representatives of institutions and university authorities. The focus was qualitative and descriptive, to be able to value the opinion of those who gave information related to the academic life and the pre-professional practices. Is transversal and it covers the semester of the year 2009. The information was gathered through document review, interviews and focus groups. Among the findings, the pros and cons of the pre-professional practices were highlighted, such as:  the strengthening of knowledge, job opportunities and vision of the working reality, establishment of relationship, lack of self-confidence and initiative, to visualize these as a requirement to comply, insufficient confidence in the institutions which impact in a negative way on the development and the achievement of the objectives in this process. The lack of regulations to govern the process, the planning, monitoring, evaluation and feedback are substantial gaps that affect them. The different ways in which these practices have been made, makes the process more complex due to financial and human limitations in the Campus. Based on the results, the development of rules was suggested to guide the process of the pre-professional practices, as well as the assignment of human and financial resources.