Mapeamento do Processo de Criação de Cursos Superiores na Modalidade EaD

Abstract

This report aims map the creation process of
 distance education courses at the Federal Institute of
 Santa Catarina (Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina
 [IFSC]) via praxis analysis. To this end, a
 qualitative, applied case-study was developed. Data
 collection involved passive observation of meetings
 for course creation, document analysis and
 interview of a course Coordinator. The main results
 indicate that a formal and consequently mapped
 process for creating distance education courses in
 IFSC did not exist. Thus, this process had usually
 been carried out in a tacit manner, which often led
 to some steps being forgotten, which delayed the
 project as a whole. In this context, this research
 proposed a process map using a flowchart
 (Workflow technique); identifying each of the steps,
 process flow and decision points. The proposed map
 went through two stages of consolidation and
 validation, first by the IFSC project team and
 subsequently by the Dean of undergraduate studies
 team. The proposed map will now be disseminated
 and used in order to improve organization and
 reduce resource demands at the creation stage of
 distance learning courses.