Functional Stupidity in Higher Education. A Concrete Case

This paper describes a controversial concept, but it is an option for organizational analysis.The objective is to know some Communication Sciences degree students' perceptions about learning dynamics in the classroom and other activities, since their concern is related to activities that do not obtain the pedagogical objective; that's why the decision to use a qualitative strategy based on the application of interviews (group discussion technique) was taken.The results show a students' discontent caused by institutional compliance more towards the forms than the substance.