An experience to learn

Autoras: M. Giménez-Baldazo, M. Rodríguez-Martínez , M. Sandín-Vázquez, X. Lazo-Victoria, R. Abad-Perotín

Universidad de Alcalá

IntroductionContextCoordination structure (2010/2011)Experience during 2009/2010Experience during 2010/2011Improving proposals

The aim of this communication is analyzing the structure and the implementing process of the coordination figures done by the Economics Faculty of the University of Alcalá (UAH), developed during the year 2009/2010 and the first term of the 2010/2011, from the point of view of one of the Coordinators.

DEGREES OF THE ECONOMICS FACULTY

ACADEMIC YEAR OF IMPLANTATION

COURSE IMPLEMENTED

Business Adminsitration (BA) 2009/2010 1º

Economics (E) 2009/2010 1º

Law and Business Administration (LBA) 2009/2010 1º

Accounting and Finance (AF) 2010/2011 1º

Economics and International Business (EIB) 2010/2011 1º y 2º

DEGREE Number of studentsGrade point cutoff

2010/2011

Business Adminsitration (BA) 350 aprox. 6,178

Economics (E) 215 aprox. 5

Law and Business Administration (LBA) 120 aprox. 5,536

Accounting and Finance (AF) 60 aprox. 5

Economics and International Business (EIB) 170 aprox. 7,570

Wellcome day for new students: Introduce Degree and Course Coordinators … Adventure starts here!!

Changes: new Dean Team, new Rector in the university and more coordinators.

First thing to do is sharing the repvious experience with new Coordinators and with the new Dean Team: as a result a Students Wellcome Day is designed explaining timetables, Coordinators functions and how to start moving arund in the faculty.

There are huge differences between real situationa and what was planned in the original project (brief and vague) that was elaborated at the same time of the Degree documents to get ANECA’s approval