Why do they give up? evasion analysis in the production engineering course, UFES, Campus São Mateus

Abstract

The Brazilian higher education system has expanded the offer of engineering courses in recent years. Despite of this expansion has been perceived the student evasion number increase. In order to evaluate the evasion causes this work aimed to define the São Mateus Production Engineering course profile. It was verified predomination of students: i) resident in the own State and city; ii) males; iii) aged between 18 and 25 years old and; iv) which had the best coefficients in the last periods. Students graduated by students evaded rate and the course retention rate both indicate the need to improve course quality in order to achieve the course completion in a shorter time. Evasion analysis verified that 144 of a total of 441 students evaded; with abandonment being evasion main reason (77). The degree of basic subjects’ retention was analyzed; it was 40% to 80% in first and second period subjects. According to the results, there is a need for course coordination monitor carefully the first periods as well as to promote leveling activities and tutorials.