Abstract

MALDONADO, Caridad González. Propuesta curricular como estrategia de innovación educativa: carrera de Diseño de Productos de la PUCE Ecuador. Cuad. Cent. Estud. Diseñ. Comun., Ensayos [online]. 2022, n.104, pp.155-178.  Epub Feb 25, 2022. ISSN 1853-3523.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi104.4025.

The following article describes some of the main reasons that drive curricular change in higher university education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. This is mainly due to national socio-economic circumstances and educational reforms of a legislative nature. It is then investigated in the proposal of the curricular redesign that is established in the year 2019 for the Product Design career of the institution in question and with an approach that focuses on the strategies within it in the framework of innovation educational Factors such as virtual environments, Information Technology and Communication, the decrease in academic periods are hand in hand with a selection of substantial content, among others. Finally, it is concluded that the innovation factors developed seem to be organized by layers defined from national, institutional (PUCE) instances and to a lesser extent within the career itself, because of which one must reflect on the way in which the latter is due appropriate the discourse and change process to articulate their own innovative and significant actions.

Keywords : academic curriculum; Product Design; Higher Education; university training; curriculum innovation..

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