Computer system for managing accreditation documentation at the University of Granma
Keywords:
Accreditation; Self‑assessment; National Accreditation Board; Web information system; SoftwareAbstract
The present article addresses the issue of the manual and fragmented management of accreditation process documentation for the Computer Engineering program at the University of Granma, Blas Roca Calderío campus. This situation, identified as a scientific problem, generates inefficiencies, risk of evidence loss, and difficulties in preparing for external evaluations, thereby compromising the overall quality of the process. The objective of the study is to develop a web-based information system to organize, preserve, and streamline access to such documentation. The research is grounded in a theoretical and contextual analysis of the national accreditation process and is supported by agile software development methodologies, specifically Extreme Programming. As a result, a technological architecture based on React, Node.js, and MySQL is proposed, characterized by its web accessibility, robustness, and capacity to centralize information. This system, conceived as a support tool, has not yet been implemented or generalized in practice; therefore, its level of acceptance and validation by potential institutional users remains subject to future development and pilot testing stages.
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