Monitoring of the achievement of the graduate profile of engineering careers, through milestone subjects

Abstract

The present document provides an account of how, through milestone subjects, it is possible to track the achievement of the graduate profile in the engineering programs of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences at the Universidad de La Frontera, located in southern Chile. Based on this, the general objective is to explain how this process has been applied in the engineering programs of the Faculty and to detail the results obtained. This is a descriptive field study that uses a sample of two programs, ten courses, and 568 students from the Faculty. In general terms, the study establishes that 75% of the students have reached a consolidated level in the evaluated competencies, while 15% demonstrate an adequate level of development. For those who have not yet achieved the required competencies, improvement plans should be established both for them and for the curriculum. Furthermore, the study concludes that milestone subjects are a valuable tool for tracking the achievement of the graduate profile, as they provide information from the micro-curricular level, which informs the meso- and macro-curricular levels within a framework of educational quality.