De que vale o diploma universitário no Brasil? A visão dos formandos em Administração da Unipampa Santana do Livramento/RS

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the personal and professional expectations in obtaining the diploma for graduating in Business Administration, as well as verify the reasons for the Administration course choice and the objectives of academics with regard to professional life after graduation, with the reference other research that studied the university-work transition, the changes in the labor market in recent times and the difficulty in entering the market. The sample consisted of 31 students of the final year of graduation at the Universidade Federal do Pampa - Campus Santana do Livramento / RS. As a tool for the answers of the proposed objectives, it applied a questionnaire with closed and open questions about the choice of the course, the motivation to attend the graduation, the difficulties and expectations about the future and the integration into the labor market. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the results show that even not the first course of choice for the majority of respondents have a high level of satisfaction with the quality of the course, as well as teachers. Still, a great expectation and optimism was identified as the employability and financial stability after completion of graduation, however, few have linked their personal interests with the real possibilities offered by the market. It is confirmed, therefore, the theories of the study showed that the completion of a graduate goes beyond the scope of a formal job opening involves the issue of personal achievement of financial independence and socialization.