| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this work is to make a study of demand in order to assess the interest of
students in the final year of High School (3° year) and students from courses od
preparation for the vestibular (Brazilian national exam to ingress in a graduation
course) in the city of Santa Maria-RS, regarding the possibility of ingressing in the
new gradute course of bachelor's degree in Statitistics – nocturnal course, at UFSM
(Universidade Federal de Santa Maria), in 2009. The survey was applied in federal,
public and private schools, and in the main pre-vestibular courses in the city. The
methodology used was the descriptive field research, with quantitative approach. It
was executed through a closed questionnaire, specially planned for this study and
applied in two situations: firstly, selectively, in 347 high-school students from public
and private schools; secondly, randomly, in 1000 pre-vestibular students in the city.
In face of the results obtained, it was made the eletronic tabulation and the analysis
of the collected data, through the application of tools from the the descriptive
analysis, providing charts and graphics to express the opinion of the interviewed
people. Analyzing the results, it was possible to conclude that there will be a
satisfactory number of students interested in ingress in the new course from UFSM,
allowing, thus, an important contribution for the social system, due to the relevance of
the Statistics' role in the Education. | |
