Interpretive analysis of the accreditation process based on the design of academic and management management recommendations at the Faculty of Administration of the National University of Colombia, Manizales headquarters

Abstract

This paper presents the analysis of the accreditation reports of the Faculty of Administration of the National University of Colombia, Manizales, according to its evaluation models and the process of institutional evaluation developed by the curricular programs that make it up. In addition, it presents the strategies that enable the articulation between managerial and academic management within the framework of continuous improvement. The self-assessment process, understood as a permanent exercise in reflection and action, is part of the guidelines laid down by the National Accreditation Council of Colombia (CNA): A guide to institutional improvement, which aims to provide an overview of the current status of curriculum programmes with respect to quality criteria.  This ensured the rigorous collection of data for a diagnosis of management processes and academic administration; from there the data were made available and analysed in a comprehensive and operational manner with reference to the objective and strategic contribution to the self-assessment process, enabling conclusions to be drawn and recommendations to be proposed that seek to consolidate a culture of self-assessment and improve administrative academic processes. It was based on an exploratory descriptive study of the factors raised by the CNA’s guide: institutional mission, academic processes, and, organization and management, which give an account of the state of the curriculum, establishing a relationship with the management and academic management processes proposed by the Ministry of National Education of Colombia. From this point of view, academic and management recommendations are proposed within the framework of the self-assessment process.