Dimensão e tendências da pesquisa científica no âmbito arquivístico universitário estudo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso da graduação em Arquivologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Abstract

This paper aims to verify the trajectory of the Undergraduate Course in Archival Science at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) for their production of scientific research, particularly as to what has been revealed in Course Completion Projects (CCPs) issued within its sphere. The research is classified as a descriptive case study with quantitative and qualitative methodological approach, using documentary sources, carried out from September to November 2014. From the collection of data in the CCPs, using forms as an instrument, the magnitude and trends of scientific research was depicted in the scenario of the Undergraduate Course in Archival Science from UFSM, through the identification of the studied subjects, methods, types of studies and data collection instruments used in CCPs produced and defended by its students from 2005 to 2013. Summarizing the data, it appeared that from the 146 CCPs that were investigated, the most studied theme was "Service Management and Archival Institutions" (39), the methodological approach chosen was predominantly qualitative (108), the type of study is a union of descriptive and bibliographic (21), and the most used data collection instrument was questionnaire (35). For this reason, it is believed that this study will be a key tool to increase research activities in Undergraduate Course in Archival Science at the UFSM and could instigate new researches of this nature in other undergraduate courses in Archival Science in the country.