Propuesta para la acreditación internacional del programa de Maestría en Administración de la Universidad Santo Tomás Bucaramanga

Abstract

Introduction. The accreditation of academic institutions and programs has historically been an activity carried out by universities to promote the quality assurance processes of their missionary functions and the recognition of their interest groups for the high quality with which they operate. The purpose of this project was to determine the degree of compliance with the MBA program with respect to the requirements of the Association of MBA's - AMBA and, in the second instance, to design, validate and prioritize the improvement plans that promote the achievement of said recognition. . Materials and methods. The methodology used was the descriptive one. Three phases were developed: 1) Review, analysis and comparison of the accreditation criteria of the agencies under study. 2) Diagnosis of the status of the program against the AMBA accreditation guidelines and 3) Generation of an improvement plan for the Master in Administration program. Results The quality assurance of the program should focus on improving the hiring and teaching training, quantity and quality of its research production, incursion in the field of consulting and consolidation of the relationship with the business sector, relationship with stakeholders, internationalization and constant and active participation of graduates in the different processes developed within the program. The progress in the previous elements will allow you to approximate positive results in the external evaluation for international accreditation purposes. Conclusions The success of an accreditation process implies the maturation of the program around the quality with which it performs the missionary functions of teaching, research and extension. In the case of the AMBA agency, the issues of internationalization, relationship with graduates, external sector and interest groups in general are particularly important in the evaluation. It is not possible to think about the field of accreditation without the development of conscious processes of self-regulation and continuous improvement. Once an evaluation culture is adopted and its purpose is understood, it is possible to move on the path of quality and obtain national and international recognition that assess the fulfillment of the objectives proposed in the educational project of the program.