Effectiveness of the online model in the graduation of students from the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction. The goal of a college student is to graduate. Regardless of the duration of the university degree, the student has the right to graduate without any discrimination after fulfilling all the academic merits that the University requires, although it is true that these statistics are common domain in universities, the Characteristics associated with student dropout and graduation correspond to aspects that can be intervened in universities to increase permanence and graduation. Objective. The present research work was developed with the objective of evaluating the effectiveness of the online model in the graduation of students of Administrative Sciences from the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, which had normally been face-to-face. Methodology. It consisted of descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of a group of 302 people, including students and tutors of the nine non-current careers enabled for the registration of titles of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, to whom an online survey was formulated using Google Forms and made up of seven questions. Using the Spss Statistics software, the collected data was contrasted. Results. The results obtained demonstrated the effectiveness of the online model in the graduation of students through the previous activities, development, and evaluation. Conclusion. The effectiveness of the online model at the higher level increases the probabilities of graduation for students who, due to their jobs and demographic and socioeconomic conditions, cannot continue face-to-face higher education.