Sistema de mentoría para los nuevos estudiantes de primer ciclo, modalidad abierta y a distancia de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. Evaluación de una experiencia, ciclo académico octubre 2014 – febrero 2015

Abstract

This research project was carried out according to the guidelines of the UTPL, this project aims to deliver improvements in Higher Education MAD, framed in aspects of support and guidance covering the personal and academic dimensions of students. The main objective of the project is to identify the needs of orientation, meet dropout rates and provide effective tools to redirect the teaching-learning students in the first cycle. The project involved two students, "mentees," they are the Quito Regional Center, and they belong to the academic year 2014 - 2015, they were led by a "mentor". The qualitative and quantitative, exploratory and descriptive method was used; bibliographical and field techniques are used in addition questionnaires and chips. As a result of the investigation it was found guidance needs of students, their behavior was monitored throughout the process by observing two students absenteeism and desertion of one of them; finally it managed to develop a Manual Mentoring same as the mentor provides valuable tools and allow routing of an efficient and innovative way the mentoring process.