Perception Analysis for the Selection of Postgraduate Programs in Presential and Virtual Modality

Abstract

Abstract The research proposed in this paper focuses on the analysis of perception for the selection of postgraduate programs in face-to-face and virtual modality in the Directorate of Postgraduate and Continuing Education of the ESPAM MFL. Although it is true, face-to-face education is of vital importance for the formation of a student, since it fixes their attention in place, time, and space, promoting social interaction that becomes a key to success in learning. However, in the last three years, in the face of adverse and unexpected situations, virtual university education has prepared to revolutionize the concept of learning beyond face-to-face learning. The objective of this research is inclined toward the description of the appreciation of students who have received master's classes in both virtual and face-to-face modalities. In order to obtain the data that allowed defining the results and conclusions, a survey was applied through a Google Forms questionnaire with a total of 13 questions that determined the perception that 87 students have when selecting a postgraduate program, and it raised a descriptive investigation to represent the data found. Finally, with the information obtained, it was possible to show that the applicants reflect a favorable attitude toward learning in virtual environments, because it allows them to continue with their other activities and foster skills with the use of technological tools that contribute to creativity, innovation, and arouse interest in learning.

Keywords

• fourth level, education, face-to-face, online.