Profissional biólogo: a importância do conhecimento da legislação pelos discentes do curso de ciências biológicas

Abstract

We consider the biologist a professional who is dedicated to the study of the most diverse forms of life, ecological processes and the systematics of the environment. the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) five out of ten biologists cannot find work after graduation. During graduation, there is a lack of information about the areas that biologists can work when they graduate, making this public more vulnerable to this information. The present study sought to analyze the understanding of students of the biological sciences course in relation to the legislation of the professional biologist. The objective of this research was to evaluate the knowledge of students about the areas and sub-areas of professional biologist performance, and to demonstrate the importance of knowledge of legislation related to the profession, in directing the numerous possibilities in the job market. Biologists should not limit themselves to knowing only the three main areas of activity, namely environment and biodiversity, health and biotechnology and production, but also deepen their knowledge in their sub-areas, which encompasses about 88 registered sub-areas, which have about their professional activities, areas and sub-areas of professional biologist knowledge, which are mostly unknown to students of the biological sciences course Based on the approach, the present research is characterized as descriptive and exploratory, the activities were carried out with a student of the biological sciences course from four universities in the city of Manaus/AM, remotely, and a questionnaire was applied using the Google Forms platform. , asking their knowledge about the known areas and sub-areas of activity, after the questionnaire, an online lecture was given by the StreamYard platform broadcast live on Youtube, with the aim of answering possible questions about the biologist's areas/sub-areas, based on in the questionnaire applied to the students. The results revealed that the proposal was met, as it presented relevant data from the students about the areas and sub-areas that biologists can act when graduated, students showed their dissatisfaction regarding the neglect with the disciplines of legislation, since, in most universities these subjects are not given due recognition, therefore, the necessary information is not taken to students, leading to loss of the job market when they graduate. Keywords: Areas; Subarea; Biology student.