Guidelines, Recommendations for postgraduate programs to obtain maximum impact with CAPES

Abstract

The objective of the present research is to suggest how to design, according to Capes' evaluation rules, Academic and Professional programs in the areas of Engineering-III and Public and Business Administration, Accounting Sciences and Tourism. The objective is to help in the planning of these graduate Programs such that they are sustainable from an evaluation point of view. The evaluation rules vary a lot among the different areas of Capes, which makes a general study for all areas of knowledge impossible. Therefore, it was decided to consider the areas of Engineering III and Public and Business Administration, Accounting Sciences and Tourism, as these are areas that tend to have great interest in professional programs. A comparative study of the evaluation criteria will be carried out, seeking to identify the ideal profile of professors for the Academic and Professional Programs in the two areas analyzed. It is important to remember that Capes introduced changes in the evaluation in 2021, seeking to align this evaluation with international declarations on this topic and to have a greater focus on quality instead of quantity of products. Other criteria related to institutional objectives and missions must be taken into account in this process, but it is a situation that must be studied individually and it is not possible to include them in the present study.