EGRESSOS COMO INSTRUMENTO DE AVALIAÇÃO INSTITUCIONAL: UMA ANÁLISE DA FORMAÇÃO EEMPREGABILIDADE DOS EGRESSOS DA FEA-RP/USP

Abstract

The assessment process in education has been the target of many studies, including highereducation. The assessment process can occur during several levels; this study is done with thegraduates. The focus of this study was the Faculty of Economics, Businessand Accouting ofRibeirão Preto–USP, in order to answer the following research question: How is theintegration of graduate students in the market? The faculty had 17 graduate groups that wascomposed of 1,520 graduates in its three courses. The researchers were able to connect 1,185,and they obtained 725 answers. Most of the graduates are in the Southeast, especially in SãoPaulo (84.7%). In terms of post-graduation courses, 32.1% were at MBA courses and 28.1%were at Mastering courses. Regarding employability was observed 91.8% are employed, 5.0%are looking for jobs and only 3.2% are inactive. Among the employed, 80.9% acts at theirgraduation area. These employees are at public and private sector, and they have an averageincome of R$ 9,6313. About the graduation course they scored 8.2 out of 10, despite somecriticism of undergraduate learning and the market.

Keywords

• job market
• alumni evaluation
• higher education