Resumen

VEGA DE LA CRUZ, Leudis Orlando; TAPIA CLARO, Ileana Irene; PUPO PEREZ, Aylín  y  PEREZ PEREZ, Marian. Defense of Diploma Thesis via "Online" as an Alternative in Exceptional Situations of COVID-19. Estudios del Desarrollo Social [online]. 2021, vol.9, n.1, e4.  Epub 01-Abr-2021. ISSN 2308-0132.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the temporary closures of higher education institutions in most countries. In this scenario of uncertainty, it is important to begin to draw the fundamental lines of the way out of this crisis and it is necessary to ensure the highest possible degrees of inclusion and equity. The objective of this article is to develop a procedure to carry out the defense of the diploma thesis via virtual and deliver professionals to the business system. For this, a methodology is designed that uses the groups and channels of the main social networks used in Cuban territory in the pandemic period belonging to the 2019-2020 school year. The result is the culmination of study of a university career via "online" of 45 students. The annual objectives are met with the quality and rigor required and the satisfaction of the interested parties is achieved.

Palabras clave : COVID-19; completion of study; virtual defenses; social networks; diploma thesis.