Diseño y construcción de una solución informática para la gestión del Prácticum en la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: The Practicums are an essential part of the professional training of UTPL students because they allow the student's interaction in the work environment, which results in obtaining experience and knowledge that strengthen their professional profile. Even so, the Practicum management process at UTPL is currently not optimal. In this end-of degree project, the development of a prototype for the management of the Practicum at UTPL is presented. Developed with an agile methodology and under the DevOps philosophy, this prototype proposes a robust and healthy architecture based on microservices and good practices. This proposal has been thoroughly evaluated by all stakeholders and has been validated because it solves existing needs. As a final result, there is a native web system in the cloud that significantly improves the interaction between the different actors involved in the Practicums, facilitates the generation and manipulation of the evidence documents that are generated from the work carried out and aims to be a point of Reference in terms of Practicum management is concerned and within the framework of continuous improvement that characterizes the UTPL.