ANALYSIS OF THE METHODOLOGY AND IMPACT OF THE COMPETENCIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM IN LOGISTICS...

ANALYSIS OF THE METHODOLOGY AND IMPACT OF THE COMPETENCIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Fabian Diaz, Universidad Técnica Particular De Loja, Ecuador / Josue Ortega, Universidad Técnica Particular De Loja, Ecuador / Carolina Parreño, Universidad Técnica Particular De Loja, Ecuador / Juan Palacios, Universidad Técnica Particular De Loja, Ecuador
(Presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on April 27-30, 2024, in Antalya, TURKEY (www.2024.icres...) and at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) (www.2024.icems...) organized by the International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) www.istes.org).
In the current panorama of higher education in Ecuador, the Reglamento de Régimen Académico del Consejo de Educación Superior (RRA) establishes several alternatives to get a university degree, one of them is the comprehensive exam. This mode of evaluation is based on the comprehensive review of the knowledge acquired by students during their professional training, through a case study and a theoretical evaluation. This scientific article details the methodology adopted by the Logistics and Transportation Engineering program of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) to implement the comprehensive exam. The methodological strategy of the Logistics and Transportation Engineering career involves the integration of the specific academic domains of the career, followed by the practical application in the resolution of problems relevant to the field of study. These academic domains allow students not only to acquire key competencies, but also to demonstrate their knowledge in the real field. Following the implementation of this methodology, an evaluation of its effectiveness was carried out, considering the academic results, the percentage of students who passed versus those who did not, and a survey aimed at collecting the students' perception of the methodology employed.