THE SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE INDICATORS AT ENADE: SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSES AT UNICEPLAC

Abstract

External evaluations in higher education have played a crucial role in ensuring quality and improving institutions. ENADE, as an integral part of the National Higher Education Assessment System (SINAES), has emerged as a fundamental element of this process, as it impacts the composition of other institutional quality indicators. In the specific case of Uniceplac, a university center located in DF, there was a systematic pro-ENADE 2021 mobilization to improve the ENADE Concept of the Information Systems course that had suffered a reduction in the 2017 exam. The actions involved a set of practices considered successful, both from an institutional point of view and from an internal point of view of Information Technology courses. The interventions involved students, teachers, NDEs, Collegians and course coordinators who focused on preparing students, overcoming training deficiencies and integrating the group, aiming to increase the sense of belonging, especially among students. As a result of this process, the ENADE Concept of the course was improved from 2 to 3, the General Index of Courses Evaluated at the Institution (IGC) was expanded and a set of recommendations was generated based on the lessons learned by the group of teachers and which can be replicated in other university contexts.