Autovaloração de competências genéricas desenvolvidas em cursos de graduação interdisciplinares

Abstract

Considered as attributes for good performance in professional life, generic competences are related to knowledge, skills and attitudes, also developed during higher education. The study aimed to describe self-assessments related to the development of these skills and their importance for work, responded by 499 graduates from five undergraduate courses with an interdisciplinary model, from a Brazilian public university, graduated between 2015 and 2019. Online responses to the Scale of Generic Competences for Graduates were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The skills “ability to work in a team” and “ethical commitment” obtained the highest averages of good development. There were negative discrepancies between what was developed in the course and the importance for the work.

Keywords: competence; professional competence; interdisciplinary practices; University education; job.