Tutorización de trabajos fin de grado y máster (TFG y TFM) en entornos universitarios online mediante herramientas TIC y web 2.0

Abstract

Undergraduate Thesis Project and Master's Thesis can be considered as the final step on the road to obtaining a degree; its overcoming appears as clear evidence of the attainment of the basic objectives, transformation of knowledge in the 'know-how' and the acquisition of key skill of 'learning how to learn'. Furthermore, the particular characteristics of online learning environments provide an educational platform where can be used a wide range of methodologies and innovation proposals. In this context, we present a proposal for tutoring Undergraduate Thesis Project and Master's Thesis, which is designed to facilitate the interaction between tutors and students making full use of ICT tools provided by web 2.0, in particular, Google Apps for Education services, such as Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive. In order to validate the proposal, it has designed a questionnaire to teachers and students and the conclusions will be focused to assess the level of effectiveness of the different elements of communication and the possibility to incorporate new elements based on own experience and the results we obtained.