UMA AVALIAÇÃO DOS CONHECIMENTOS NECESSÁRIOS, ADQUIRIDOS E UTILIZADOS PELOS EGRESSOS DO CURSO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the perceptions of students who graduated from Administration regarding the importance, absorption and utilization of knowledge deemed necessary for the formation of the administrator. Three constructs were analyzed: the importance of the topics d iscussed for the formation of the administrator, absorption of knowledge acquired by graduates in the course, and use of knowledge covered. The issues considered concern courses taught in the curriculum of undergraduate degree in Business Administration at the Federal University of Ceara and other skills listed by graduates of the course in a workshop held in the first stage of the research. The second stage of the study consisted of a questionnaire with 115 graduates of the course to verify the perception in relation to these themes. Data analysis included calculation and comparison of means, replicated multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis. The results indicate that the skills considered less important by graduates are also they use less - Calculus and Health and Safety. We can see a lack of some subjects considered important in the curriculum of the course at the university, such as international business, ethics and negotiation.

Keywords

• business
• alumni
• knowledge assessment
• business teaching
• curriculum