A look under the perspective of the Educational Program Planning (EPP) of the Bachelor Degree in Business Administration: a case study at the Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the critical perception of PPC Management UFSCar Course at the Lagoa do Sino, from the perspective of the actors most directly involved with this instrument. Based on the assumptions of the interpretative paradigm, we used a qualitative, exploratory research model. As a data collection instrument, we employed document analysis, questionnaires and participant observation. The main results show that, in general, the Educational Program Planning (EPP) translates into an important tool for academic management. However, they revealed a need for greater emphasis on publicizing this instrument within the academic community. Despite this, the functionality and consolidation of the methodology proposed by the EPP require from all stakeholders an academic management effort with clear objectives, guided by a practical agenda built and practiced by several hands. In short, academic management, seen in this light, needs a redesign of its implementing processes, especially with regard to control and to building formal channels for measuring the results of the implemented model, consequently generating conditions feed back into the system and improve it constantly.