Systematization of experience of an introductory and motivational accompaniment process for the Programming subject

Abstract

The objective of this work was to recognize strengths, opportunities, difficulties and projections of an introductory and motivational accompaniment process for the programming subject, aimed at first-year students of the Civil Engineering in Computing and Informatics career at the Universidad Católica del Norte. (UCN) Coquimbo Campus. This was done using the Systematization of
Experiences method, where the diagnostic process, design, and implementation of academic support actions for students were analyzed. The results reveal as the main strengths and opportunities of the process the articulation of different academic and student units in the design and execution of the actions, derived from the shared recognition that the subject is critical. Another strength corresponds to the design and implementation of a cycle of three workshops relevant to the needs of students and with the use of active methodologies, which achieved high satis-
faction of participating students. Difficulties are related to student adherence due to the voluntariness of participation and their academic overload. Inputs are provided for future follow-up actions and impact evaluations of the activities carried out.