SIMULATION of UNDERGRADUATE ADVANCEMENT BEHAVIOR at A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY USING MARKOV CHAINS

López E.C. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2021) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2021.1.1.55

Resumen

The objective of this work is to model advancement behavior through undergraduate careers in a Peruvian university using the available database of academic performance information and economic and social information of students. From the modeling carried out, it is sought to be able to use a markov chain to make predictions about the progress of students per cycle considering variables related to performance, in order to be able to make decisions about economic, scholarship and other policies regarding the student body. The scope of this study includes a historical period of analysis of more than 10 years of historical information, and the total of specialties of the university under study.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú