**Quality of Undergraduate Distance Courses in Brazil — The Points of View of Human Resource Managers from Industrial Organizations**

Ana Alice Vilas Boas and Gustavo Henrique Nogueira de Andrade

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/60657

#### **Abstract**

The main objective of this study was to assess the perception of human resource man‐ agers of industrial organizations in relation to the quality of undergraduate distance courses in the state of Minas Gerais. We asked human resource managers to analyze some attributes of graduated employees. We also requested them to compare some features between in-classroom education and distance education. According to the re‐ sults, both undergraduate courses lack practical application of knowledge learned, since many of the graduates come to the market too naïve. This situation is more easi‐ ly bypassed by graduates from distance courses, because they normally belong to an older age group. Regarding training of new cadres, many organizations highlighted the democratic role of distance education for continuous development of work force. It is because distance education is the main enabler of formal education for people with families and those without the availability of time to attend formal courses. These managers pointed out that responsibility is one of the most important charac‐ teristic of the employees graduated at distance courses. They are also better to asso‐ ciate theory and practice and to deal with modern technology. Moreover, the possibility of developing other complementary experiences to the course seems to be an interesting opportunity.

**Keywords:** E-Learning Assessment, Human Resources Management, Distance Educa‐ tion, Market
