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The applications of a computer and the way to program them have evolved in a very fast way in the world and consequently in Ecuador, advances that impact in the educational field. The teaching of algorithms is a basic subject of engineering careers in Systems and Software, requires students to develop logical reasoning, so that the initial dropout in this area is high. Students think that programming a computer is a trial-and-error process in a programming language. To avoid this, we must have specific elements and an appropriate methodology that motivate the students to visualize in a concrete way the results of the programs written by them. A diagnosis is presented on the development of the programming logic of the students of the systems and software careers of the face-to-face and blended modalities of the extension of the Autonomous Regional University of the Andes (UNIANDES) in Santo Domingo, the learning habits of the students, teaching methods and techniques of the teacher. To this end, a survey was applied to all students of Systems and Software careers, teachers were interviewed, a pilot survey of students from the Catholic University in Santo Domingo and participatory observation. Obtaining results that demonstrate the need to improve the teaching-learning strategy of algorithms to achieve a better development of programming logic, as a basis for a student of systems engineering and software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]