Conhecimento de legislação e ética profissional entre os acadêmicos de engenharia e agronomia da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - campus Pato Branco

Abstract

The full professional practice of Agronomists and other professionals within the CONFEA/CREA system requires them to have specific knowledge in their field of expertise. This includes a thorough understanding of the legislation and regulations of their Professional Council. Therefore, it is essential for these norms and the code of ethics to be familiarized during their academic training. However, many recent graduates demonstrate little knowledge of these aspects of the profession. This justifies a greater emphasis on studying this topic in the academic environment. This research aims to evaluate the knowledge of students about legislation and professional ethics. A qualitative data collection will be conducted among students of Engineering and Agronomy courses at UTFPR – Campus Pato Branco. Using stratified random sampling, the student population was divided into five strata corresponding to different phases of the courses. The data was collected through an objective questionnaire, divided into modules: professional code of ethics, professional legislation, CONFEA/CREA system, ART, and assignments. The questions within each module had weights ranging from 1 to 4. The scores obtained were subjected to non-parametric analyses, using the Kruskal-Wallis test, to compare the data between courses and modules. The data analysis allowed us to identify areas of greater difficulty and those where students had more ease. The levels of knowledge demonstrated by students from different courses were similar, highlighting that this aspect needs to be emphasized more in alignment with technical subjects.