The information manager profile: a study from the graduates of the course of the UFPE information management

• Autor(a) principal: Cruz, Tatyane Lucia
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Silva, Fábio Mascarenhas e, Bufrem, Leilah Santiago, Sobral, Natanael Vitor
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/26116
• topic: Professional Practice; Formation; Manager of Information; Information Management; UFPE; Práctica Profesional; Formación; Gestor de Información; Gestión de Información; UFPE; Atuação profissional. Formação. Gestor da Informação. Gestão da Informação. UFPE.

Introduction: With the recent social and economic changes come new possibilities for performance of information professionals. In this context, it is part of the Manager of information, which can contribute to finding solutions to the major challenges related to the collection, processing and use of information. Objective: To study the relationship between academic Manager information egress from UFPE, and your professional performance. Methodology: a) literature review; b) mapping of the graduates; c) preparation of the questionnaire; d) provision of the questionnaire; e) tabulation and data formatting; f) data analysis. Results: 54 of the 71 graduates responded to the questionnaire (76%), a percentage considered satisfactory. It highlights the following results: 85% of graduates are developing professional activities; 56% of the employed are working in activities related to the field of Information Management; professional business segments are different, especially the service sector (34%). In the organizational pyramid, it was found that the level of activity is most representative operating (43%). On the issue of disciplines, it drew attention that managers have a greater need to employ the knowledge related to Information Technology. Conclusions: We emphasize the importance of today's information manager, emphasizing the need to improve this new profession in relation to the demands of society.