Competencias profesionales de los postgraduados en el Máster de Gestión de la Documentación, Bibliotecas y Archivos desde la perspectiva de empleadores, estudiantes y profesores

Abstract

Resumen: El presente estudio ha sido realizado para identificar en qué medida el Programa de Máster en Gestión de la Documentación, Bibliotecas y Archivos, ofertado por la Facultad de Ciencias de la Documentación de la UCM, incluye un conjunto de competencias consideradas como importantes por los empleadores, los profesores y los estudiantes del máster. Con este fin, se elaboró un cuestionario que fue enviado a empleadores del sector de la documentación y a profesores y estudiantes del máster para que valorasen la importancia de 29 competencias. A los profesores y estudiantes se les solicitó, además, su opinión acerca del grado en que dicha competencia estaba incluida en el máster. Como resultado más destacable podemos señalar: la existencia de una diferencia significativa en las valoraciones que hacen los estudiantes sobre la importancia de cada competencia y la satisfacción con su aprendizaje. El modelo de evaluación presentado permite, además, identificar las deficiencias en el currículo del máster y establecer las recomendaciones para su mejora.Palabras clave: Máster en Gestión de la Documentación; bibliotecas y archivos; competencias de los profesionales de la información y la documentación; competencias máster; programas máster; encuesta a empleadores y estudiantes; satisfacción de estudiantes. Professional competencies of graduates of the Master's in library and information sciences from the perspective of employers, professors and studentsAbstract: This study was designed to identify the extent to which the Master's Program in Library and Information Science, offered by the school of Documentation Sciences at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) covers the competencies considered important by employers and Master's students and professors. A questionnaire was prepared and sent to employers in the information science sector and to professors and students from the Master's Program, asking them to evaluate 29 competencies. Professors and students were also asked to indicate to what extent these skills are included in Master. The most notable result is the existence of a significant gap in the ratings made by students about the importance of each competency and their satisfaction with what was learned. The evaluation framework presented can be used to identify deficiencies in the Master's curricula and to make recommendations for improvement.

Perceptions of the Skills of Graduates in the Library and Information Science and Technology Degree of P. Porto, Portugal: A Statistical Data Analysis of the Alignment Between Students, Teachers, and Employers

“…Regarding the methodology, we applied the same questionnaire used in and validated by the study of Arias-Coello et al (2014), and formatted it in Google Forms. The questionnaire consisted of 4 dimensions, subdivided into 29 factors, which resulted in 29 questions.…”

“…This study originated from a Spanish study entitled "Professional Skills of Post-Graduates in the Master in Documentation, Libraries and Archives Management from the Perspective of Employers, Students and Teachers" published by Arias-Coello et al (2014), in which the professional skills of the graduates of a master's degree in Documentation, Libraries and Archives were identified precisely considering three perspectives: student, teacher, and employer. In 2018, Martins and Carvalho presented a paper which, at the time, was based on a descriptive statistical analysis of the data collected.…”

“…We also sought to compare the perceptions of the different groups. The study was based on the premise that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2021, 16.3 47 alignment of these perceptions may enhance the employability of LIST graduates.Methods -A questionnaire, used and validated by Arias-Coello et al (2014), was further translated by Martins and Carvalho (2018). The questionnaire consisted of a set of questions regarding four dimensions: Information Management; Communication and Interpersonal Relationships; Domain and Application of Information Technologies; Organization Management.…”

“…Methods -A questionnaire, used and validated by Arias-Coello et al (2014), was further translated by Martins and Carvalho (2018). The questionnaire consisted of a set of questions regarding four dimensions: Information Management; Communication and Interpersonal Relationships; Domain and Application of Information Technologies; Organization Management.…”

The Fisherman's Route - Project of sustainability and pedagogical practices

“…Also, with regard to the Euro-Referential, the essential personal skills inherent to the performance of the IP are also highlighted and end up supporting and even emphasizing lifelong self-learning as a human being, which is also a facet of higher education training. These personal aptitudes, which are intended to be even more sedimented during the internship period, are: Something that is perceptible in the studies conducted by (Arias-Coello et al, 2014) and by (Martins and Carvalho, 2018b).…”