Inferences for Reflection on the Quality of University Night School in Engineering in Colombia

Authors

  • Oscar Yecid Buitrago-Suescún Author Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
  • Alina Fedossova Author Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Rodrigo Alberto Britto-Agudelo Author Universidad de Los Andes

Keywords:

Quality of education, training, time distribution, credit courses, Colombia

Abstract

The extent of what engineering students in daytime and evening classes know about the concept of academic credit, the way it is used in time management planning, and its influence on the quality of education are analyzed in this study. Industrial engineering students enrolled in daytime and evening sessions at several universities in Bogotá were surveyed. The respective statistical hypothesis tests were run on the population parameters of interest in each of the sessions, and a decision was reached with 10% significance. The findings show students who attend night school cannot comply with the study time outside class required by the number of credits for which they are enrolled. Alternatives are proposed to resolve the problem, without detriment to the quality of education.

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Author Biographies

Oscar Yecid Buitrago-Suescún, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

Profesor de tiempo completo
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Programa de Ingeniería Industrial

Alina Fedossova, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

PhD en Matemáticas
Profesora Asociada del Departamento de Matemáticas

Rodrigo Alberto Britto-Agudelo, Universidad de Los Andes

Candidato a PhD en Logística
Universidad de Maryland

Profesor
Facultad de Administración
Universidad de los Andes

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Published

2013-02-06

How to Cite

Buitrago-Suescún, O. Y., Fedossova, A., & Britto-Agudelo, R. A. (2013). Inferences for Reflection on the Quality of University Night School in Engineering in Colombia. Educación Y Educadores, 15(3), 429–444. Retrieved from https://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/eye/article/view/2079

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2012)

Section

University pedagogy

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