Caracterización de trabajos de grado de la maestría Calidad y Gestión Integral años 2015 a 2020

Abstract

This article presents the characterization of research works of the master's degree "Quality and Integral Management" of Universidad Santo Tomás in agreement with the Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification ICONTEC from 2015 to 2020, whose purpose is to recognize the formative research of the program, the results and orientation of the research through descriptive statistical analysis; it seeks to establish itself as a source of consultation for teachers and students in the development of future research scenarios. It focused on analyzing each research work under different aspects and categories applied to the research or its products, within which stand out thematic axes addressed, type of products, type of product validation and description of the impact achieved, which implied the analysis - relation of the content of products, with the impacts described and those perceived as real in each research. The characterization provides information on distinctive features of the research scenario of the program, revealing that the research trend is mainly focused on integrated management and the integration of management systems through the development of instruments, diagnostics and methodologies, among others, which contribute to the development and evolution of management in the public and private spheres in Colombia.