O uso de normalização de documentos pelos discentes do curso de Economia da UFS na elaboração dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso

Abstract

This article presents a study on the use of document standardization, which is a very relevant topic for the area of Library Science and Documentation. This research seeks to analyze the use of document standardization by students of the Economics course at the Federal University of Sergipe in the preparation of their final course papers. The research has the following problem: how can document standardization and the librarian contribute to the preparation of final course papers for students of the Economics course at UFS? The general objective of the article is to prepare a standardization manual for Final Course Papers for use by students of the Economics course at UFS, from the perspective of Library Science, aiming to contribute to the improvement of academic indicators of the course. The methodology used was applied, descriptive, exploratory and qualitative research, focusing on the results to solve the problem. Based on an interview with a professor of the Economics course and a questionnaire administered and answered by 8 graduates of the course, it is clear that the creation of a document standardization manual based on ABNT standards will help students with their greatest difficulties in standardizing their TCC. As a final result, the manual was prepared as support material to assist students, focusing on their main difficulties identified in the responses to the questionnaire.