Competences in the use of Information Technologies and Communication in university students

In this study, we analyze the basic digital skills of 759 university students of the Pablo de Olavide University of seven academic courses (2012/13 to 2018/19). The data were collected through the questionnaire called "Basic digital skills 2.0 of university students" COBADI (R) (Registered trademark: 2970648). The statistical analysis using the SPSS described how students use technologies and how they use them. Gender and course differences were analyzed through a multiple variation analysis (MANOVA) as independent variables and responses to the survey as pending. Among the results obtained, it is inferred that more than half of the students surveyed said that they connected more than 9 hours a week. At the same time there is a significant and gradual change in recent years in terms of the place of internet connection, from home as the main place of connection to the mobile phone as the most frequent means. Finally, as another significant finding, it is that in men there is a decrease in the time devoted to academic tasks and an increase in the time spent playing