Análise do perfil acadêmico e profissional dos egressos da primeira à sexta turma de engenharia de produção da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)

Abstract

We had few or none information about the current professional situation of graduates in Production Engineering at UFGD. Such fact can be justified by the lack of follow-up in the academic and professional trajectory of individuals as soon as they dissociate from the University. Information from this stage are important to analyze if the graduation course is preparing sufficiently the future engineers to aim for market placements, as well as, to foment the debate and the reflection about the current pedagogical practices of the educational institution. Identifying the social, academic and professional profile of the engineers who passed through the UFGD indicate trends and preferences, both personal perceptions and the collective perception. Seeking to fill this emptiness of information, a structured questionnaire was elaborated through Google Docs tool and sent to the e-mail of the graduates, as well as, divulged by contact and in groups of the academics in social network. The research counted with the participation of 33 graduated production engineers.. The majority of the participants were male (66.66%) and reside in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (75%). Of this group, only two (6.06%) are enrolled in a Master's program, and the others (93.94%) are in the job market. Of those who are in the professional market, 93.55% are working in one of the areas of Production Engineering, and the prevalence occurred in the Agroindustrial sector (70.97%), such as Coldrooms and Sugar and Alcohol Factories. The results obtained in the research were satisfactory, because they reflect that, despite the difficulties faced to seek a professional placement in the current market situation, the graduates in general are satisfied with the formation obtained in the Institution and with the professional performance.