Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: como os alunos avaliam os componentes curriculares?

Abstract

The Undergraduate Course in Public Health at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) emerged from the initiative of the Department of Public Health (DSC). This research aims to evaluate, from the perspective of students, the Undergraduate Program in Public Health at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Data collection will be carried out through a self-completed questionnaire, at the end of the sixth semester, which will allow studying the evaluation of the curricular components. For the evaluation of curricular components and teachers, a data collection method will be used that allows, from the combination of information, to build a multidimensional graphic analysis. Data analysis was performed using Partial Least Squares regression (PLS) using the XLSTAT program. The sample consisted of 20 students, regularly enrolled in the undergraduate course in Public Health of the sixth period, of both sexes. In relation to the competence of the teachers and the curricular components, positive and negative characteristics were exposed. From the analysis of the data, it was possible to observe which curricular components were better evaluated, namely: Human resource management in health and Research Methodology and Bioethics. It is worth emphasizing the importance of evaluation studies of students for feedback through analysis in the perspective of strengthening and reaffirming the importance of the Undergraduate Course in Public Health.