SELF-ASSESSMENT OF GENERIC COMPETENCES IN GRADUATES OF A BRAZILIAN INTERDISCIPLINARY BACHELOR'S DEGREE

ARAÚJO, FERNANDA RIBEIRO DE; FONTOURA, CARLOS EDUARDO DA SILVA; CONTI, WILLIAM REMO PEDROSO; MARTINS, FERNANDO RAMOS; SCACHETTI, RODOLFO EDUARDO; OLIVEIRA-MONTEIRO, NANCY RAMACCIOTTI DE

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ARTIGO • Educ. rev. 38 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-4698234741T copy

SELF-ASSESSMENT OF GENERIC COMPETENCES IN GRADUATES OF A BRAZILIAN INTERDISCIPLINARY BACHELOR'S DEGREE

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Professional competences represent a combination of attributes (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that describe to how extent the person may perform them. In general, the professional competences are classified as specific (directly related to the professional activities), and generic (interchangeable with multiple life functions and tasks). This paper analyses the development of generic competences by graduate students of Interdisciplinary Baccalaureate in Sea Science, at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. One hundred and eighty graduating between 2015 and 2018 answered an online survey. Among the 19 generic self-valued competences, Ability to work as a team and Ethical commitment got the highest scores. Motivation for work, Ability to apply knowledge to practice, and Motivation to achieve goals got the lowest scores. The alumni who were working pointed out that Ethical commitment, Responsibility at work, and Teamwork as the most relevant competences for the labor market. Basic knowledge of the profession, Ability to apply knowledge to practice, and Motivation for work were valued as less important. There were discrepancies in the competences scores attributed to development along the university course and demanded by the labor market. Such discrepancies indicate a mismatch between the competence development at the university and the request of the professional market.

Keywords:
Generic competences; graduate; interdisciplinary undergraduate course; sea science and technology; employability

		Frequency	Percentage
Do you have a previous degree?	Yes	13	7.2
Do you have a previous degree?	No	167	92.8
Are you working?	Yes	83	46.1
Are you working?	No	97	53.9
Are you still studying?	Yes	138	76.7
Are you still studying?	No	42	23.3

		Frequency	Percentage
Do you think that the training you received at the university was adequate?	Very inadequate	4	2.2
	Inadequate	27	15.0
	Adequate	93	51.7
	Very adequate	48	26.7
	Extremely adequate	8	4.4
How would you rate the employability potential of the graduates of this course?	Very low	60	33.3
	Low	66	36.7
	Average	49	27.2
	High	5	2.8

Acronym	Competence	Average	Standard-Deviation
C5	Ability to work as a team	5.84	1.37
C8	Ability to learn	5.83	1.33
C6	Ethical commitment	5.79	1.52
C16	Ability to analyze and synthesize	5.63	1.35
C2	Communication ability	5.63	1.33
C13	Ability to adapt to new situations	5.59	1.56
C17	Interpersonal abilities	5.35	1.53
C10	Concern about quality and improvement	5.32	1.58
C7	Responsibility at work	5.32	1.71
C3	Problem-solving	5.28	1.31
C19	Ability to generate new ideas	5.21	1.52
C18	Ability to work independently	5.19	1.62
C14	Decision-making	5.12	1.59
C4	Ability to organize and plan	5.04	1.60
C15	Information management abilities	4.89	1.67
C1	Basic knowledge of the profession	4.44	1.76
C12	Motivation to achieve goals	4.27	1.78
C11	Ability to apply knowledge to practice	4.09	1.72
C9	Motivation for work	3.93	1.84

Acronym	Development		Importance		Graduation-Professional Discrepancy
Acronym	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
C12	4.28	1.78	5.59	1.75	-1.4	2.17
C9	3.93	1.84	5.27	2.12	-1.11	2.32
C11	4.09	1.73	5.04	2.17	-1	2.22
C4	5.05	1.6	5.98	1.62	-0.93	1.81
C7	5.32	1.71	6.23	1.76	-0.88	1.92
C15	4.91	1.66	5.65	1.80	-0.76	1.85
C3	5.28	1.31	6.01	1.49	-0.69	1.58
C14	5.13	1.58	5.84	1.64	-0.66	1.76
C10	5.33	1.58	5.89	1.79	-0.59	2.04
C17	5.36	1.53	6.04	1.54	-0.48	1.71
C6	5.79	1.52	6.23	1.62	-0.36	1.66
C2	5.64	1.33	6.12	1.49	-0.35	1.37
C13	5.59	1.57	6.01	1.64	-0.28	1.69
C18	5.2	1.6	5.48	1.88	-0.25	1.67
C19	5.2	1.5	5.6	1.72	-0.24	1.69
C5	5.85	1.36	6.14	1.61	-0.18	1.51
C8	5.84	1.33	6.13	1.62	-0.16	1.67
C16	5.64	1.34	5.64	1.89	0.05	1.82
C1	4.44	1.76	3.75	2.20	0.67	2.22

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