Curricular rethinking and training of an educational program derived from digital area

Abstract

The Digital Age is a concept inherent in technological change, associated with the technological revolution that affects all human action, one of which is education. Higher education is the level at which the technical challenge most impacts, demanding substantial changes in all its components. This paper presents the case of various changes made in an educational program of a public university in southeastern Mexico, many of which occurred in response to the demands of the digital age. The objective was to analyze and discuss the needs faced by a particular higher education program, but that may be a reference for others, whether or not they are from the same discipline. The study it was carried out through a qualitative approach. It is concluded that the irruption of technology in the different professional areas of university education is actual or imminent. Due to the appearance of new professional profiles in the labor market, universities have to continuously review the configuration of their plans and programs and restructure them according to what the context marks and unstoppable technological change.