Analysis, design, implementation and pilot testing of the Information Systems based on the Teaching Management Portfolio from the Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria de Carazo Professors, for decision making (UNAN-Managua)

Abstract

This research work resulted in the creation of a support system for decision making in order to improve management and control of the Teaching Portfolio, which is a fundamental practice in higher education institutions and also contribute to the management of organizational knowledge. The research was developed for the Facultad Regional Multidisciplinaria de Carazo (FAREM-Carazo). It brings the processes improvement about registration and management of experiences, evidences and teaching practices. The final results of the study were: the choice of an alternative technology development, analysis, design, implementation of a system with solidly structured components, based on the theoretical elements of the Teaching Portfolio and the validation of its use through tests of usability that allowed to measure the level of acceptance by the teachers who were trained in the use of the tool. This system makes the management of organizational knowledge and the right decision making possible and serves as an aid tool for the insertion of young teachers, thus allowing, to a large extent contribute to the automation of institutional academic processes