Acompanhamento de egressos do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Goiás – Câmpus Inhumas utilizando Facebook como ferramenta complementar

Abstract

In this work, we present how the Social Network Facebook can be used as a complementary tool to accompany graduates of IFG - Câmpus Inhumas. The main objective of this study is to collaborate with the follow-up of graduates of IFG - Câmpus Inhumas, as well as the dissemination of events held by the educational institution. Once the group was created on the Facebook Social Network, the group was publicized and members added. The research with the graduates was conducted using a questionnaire that had questions related to academic, professional life and opinion about the institution and course held at IFG Câmpus Inhumas. Several data were collected from the graduates of IFG- Câmpus Inhumas, such as the duration of the course, the age of departure, a profession that is working, remuneration and if you have another academic background, as well as the opinion about the course held at the institution. With the obtained data it was possible to analyze the situation of the graduates in the labor market, if they followed in the area of formation, if they have specializations, if the image of the institution influenced the insertion of the market, besides the opinion that the graduates have about the IFG- Câmpus Inhumas. This information is very important because it shows the institution the improvements that could be made and the vision of the professional who is forming. Research shows that the image of IFG- Câmpus Inhumas contributed to most graduates in the labor market, the vast majority of graduates did not have an undergraduate or postgraduate, but the vast majority is interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree. Of the graduates surveyed less than half were working in the area of formation and most were working in private companies. In general, the graduates would recommend the institution IFG- Câmpus Inhumas to other students and what left the graduates most satisfied was the physical structure of the institution.