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This study aims to identify the experiences of information technology (IT) students in learning computer programming. Specifically, the feelings towards learning programming and the challenges and difficulties encountered by IT students were determined. The researcher used a phenomenological approach to determine the commonality of lived experiences among the students. The study was conducted during the second semester of Academic Year 2020–2021. The participants were first-year students enrolled in a computer programming I course. Open-ended questions were employed to gather responses. Since the data gathering happened during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, the researcher used Google Form to collect responses. Participants were informed that the responses gathered were treated with the utmost confidentiality, security, and anonymity, following ethical research guidelines. Results revealed that participants have both positive and negative views about learning programming. As to the feelings towards learning computer programming, analysis shows that positive emotions include excitement and good happy feelings towards writing programs and finding them fun, challenging, and engaging. Negative feelings include being nervous, anxious, confused, and having difficulty learning how to write programs because it is hard. The challenges and problems encountered by IT students include difficulties relating to the program's syntax, errors and debugging processes; lesson-related; algorithm, analysis, resources, teaching, time-management, and personal factors. The researcher suggests recommendations that would improve the quality of teaching computer programming and offer new possible topics for future studies.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior This study is related to the Training, Knowledge and Professional Development research group from the Postgraduate Program in Education, Master‟s Degree in Education, at the Federal University of Santa Maria. The aim was to understand the challenges and difficulties to beginning teachers practice at university. Based on authors such as Bolzan (2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), Cunha (2000, 2006, 2007, 2010), Isaia (1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010) Isaia and Bolzan (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009), Marcelo Garcia (1988,1999, 2009, 2010, 2011), Zabalza (2004), Pimenta and Anastasiou (2014) among others, higher education, teaching training, professional development and teaching learning aspects were analyzed, considering the process of starting the teaching experience as well as the development of the pedagogical work by beginning teachers. It is a qualitative research, in the light of a sociocultural narrative approach by Bolzan (2001, 2006, 2009, 2010), based on Bakthin (1992), Vygotstki (1991, 1994), Connelly and Clandinin (1995) and Freitas (2002) that gave support to the investigation. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, with guiding topics taking into account beginning teaching, the teachers learning and the pedagogical work. The study category was defined as beginning teacher learning university and it involved two dimensions: the training processes and the pedagogical work combined with the institutional dynamics. These analysis elements lead to the findings organization. This study contributes to examine emergent characteristics of teaching in higher education and professional development such as: the necessary background for teaching in this context, public politics, institutional infrastructure, support programs for beginning teachers due to the complexity of this job. Esta pesquisa insere-se na linha de pesquisa Formação, Saberes e Desenvolvimento Profissional do Programa de Pós-graduação, Mestrado em Educação, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). O objetivo foi compreender os desafios e enfrentamentos na docência dos professores iniciantes na Educação Superior. A partir dos pressupostos teóricos de Bolzan (2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), Cunha (2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010), Isaia (1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010), Isaia e Bolzan (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009), Marcelo Garcia (1988,1999, 2009, 2010, 2011), Zabalza (2004), Pimenta e Anastasiou (2014) entre outros, buscamos problematizar o Ensino Superior, a formação docente, o desenvolvimento profissional, a aprendizagem da docência, tendo em vista o processo de inserção na docência e o desenvolvimento do trabalho pedagógico dos professores iniciantes. O estudo caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida a partir da abordagem narrativa sociocultural, de Bolzan (2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010), com base nos estudos de Bakthin (1992), Vygotstki (1991, 1994), Connelly e Clandinin (1995) e Freitas (2002) fontes para a construção do caminho investigativo. Para a coleta de dados, utilizamos entrevistas semiestruturadas, com tópicos guia direcionados à iniciação à docência, à aprendizagem do ser professor e ao trabalho pedagógico. Evidenciamos a categoria de estudo como a aprendizagem docente do professor iniciante universitário constituída por duas dimensões: os processos formativos e o trabalho pedagógico e um eixo articulador que caracteriza a dinâmica institucional. Esses elementos de análise representam a sistematização dos achados. A pesquisa realizada permite-nos problematizar o reconhecimento de demandas emergentes da docência do Ensino Superior e do desenvolvimento profissional como: a necessidade de preparação para atuar nesse nível de ensino, de políticas públicas, de infraestrutura institucional, de criação de programas de apoio e acolhimento aos professores iniciantes, diante da complexidade da profissão.