Especialização em gestão pública de turismo e desenvolvimento regional da universidade federal de Juiz de fora (UFJF): uma análise sob a perspectiva dos estudantes

Abstract

Based on the perception of students in the first class of the Specialization in Public Management of Tourism and Regional Development, offered in distance learning by the Department of Tourism of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, the present study aims to evaluate the students' perception in relation to the referred to course, with the general objective of identifying and analyzing whether students perceived the course as an effective qualification instrument capable of contributing to their professional practice. For this, information was collected through an electronic form, grouped into graphs and systematically proven. On that occasion, proposals were also made to improve the course with a view to reducing the dropout rate; Among them, the increase in the volume of tasks of a practical nature, the creation and use of examples that reflect on the municipal reality and a better adaptation of the content to the workload previously requested and conditioned with the professional reality of workers in the tourism sector. The results showed that the majority of students who reached the completion stage of the activities considered the course as overwhelming and capable of adding value to their professional practice.