Diseño de un Plan de Educación a distancia para la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo utilizando las N TICs.

Abstract

The overall objective of this research is to design a plan for distance education using NTICs to the Polytechnic University of Chimborazo (ESPOCH). The specific objectives are to conduct a study of demand for basic needs for distance education. To assess the state of the current situation for the supply ESPOCH distance education. To design a model through programs determining the legal and administrative feasibility for implementation of a distance learning center. The work was non-experimental. The descriptive research methods used were, inductive, deductive, analytic and synthetic. The research foundation was based on the following operational of variables, where the dependent were distance education. The independent variables were social demand, potential institutional, legal administrative feasibility, with their respective indicators. Besides, descriptive statistics were used to verify the hypotheses. The research results indicate that there is significant demand of the population and the conditions justifying the planning distance education in ESPOCH, accepting the alternative hypothesis related to the plan for the implementation of distance learning with the use of NTICs at the ESPOCH. Five graduate programs were proposed with two in economic and administrative sciences, one in technical sciences and two in social sciences. In undergraduate programs six programs were determined with three in administrative and economic sciences, one in technical science and two social sciences. Three programs of continuing education where determined with one in social sciences and two in administrative science. It was proposed the online research institute creation which it will depend of the Vice Chancellor Academic. It is recommended to share the results of this research at the level of institutional and academic authorities in the behalf of its approval and implementation.