Design patterns in the computational model of the process of admission to Cuban higher education

The continuous improvement of policies for access to higher education in Cuba makes it necessary to have a flexible computer system, both for its maintenance and for its evolution. This allows it to respond more efficiently to the changes that occur each school year. The present work has the objective of analyzing the use of design patterns in the conception of a computational model of the admission process. It is presented the operational dimension of the model developed taking into account several of the patterns referred to in the literature. Experts in software development were consulted to assess the convenience of using these patterns. As a result, it was obtained that more than 70% appreciated this use as very appropriate or quite appropriate. In practice, the use of design patterns has allowed development a computer system that has evolved according to the changes that the admission process has undergone over the years.