elementos para la elaboración de planes de tutoría en la universidad

Tutorship, understood as a series of actions aimed at supporting the full personal and academic development of University students is increasingly considered as a quality indicator. If it is properly organized, it helps to improve the adjustment and performance of the students and also boosts the public image of the institution involved. Nowadays, tutorship is considered as an added value in any diploma as it includes very varied actions: academic and administrative issues, actions focused on the knowledge of the self and learning processes, plans covering the whole stay at University, etc. However, its success depends to a great extent on the level of coordination and institutionalisation reached through a global action plan (Tutorship Action Plan). Any planning must start with an analysis of the needs to devise an action plan (which, apart from explaining its objectives and resources, must specify the tutorship model chosen and the distribution/coordination of roles) and determine monitoring and improvement mechanisms. Finally, the knowledge of some mistakes to be avoided allows to create technically justified and defensible proposals.