Prium Vienna 2008 Eval 2 * PRIUM Project : What is next ?
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Developing appropriate quality assurance: Policies and tools
Quality Assurance and Evaluation
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Mission and Aims
Mission:
The University of Vienna’s Quality Assurance aims to ensure that permanent orientation towards quality and international standards becomes standard practice.
Aims:
• To analyse the quality of research, teaching and administrative support which these require
• To promote academic creativity and innovation
• To develop ways to help make decisions regarding medium- and long-term planning
• To provide public accountability
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Organisation of Quality Assurance (QA):
• Senate and Rectorate
• Scientific Evaluation Board
• Department of Quality Assurance
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Organisation of Quality Assurance (QA):
• Senate: Adoption of the Statute
• Rectorate: Evaluation Plan
• Scientific Evaluation Board (SEB):“Special institutions shall be institutions of the University, being subordinated to an independent, internationally tied expert direction.” (Organisation Plan):
» Prof. Dr. John Brennan, The Open University » Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Daniel, Universität Zürich » Dr. Dorothee Dzwonnek, DFG
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Department of Quality Assurance (QA):
The University of Vienna’s department of Quality Assurance (QA) is responsible for the organisation of quality management in the following areas:
• Research
• Teaching
• Management and service provision
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Comprehensive, peer-review-based evaluation
Performance in research, teaching and the supporting management and service provision of these are submitted to a common quality analysis at the institutional level (faculty or centre).
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Comprehensive, peer-review-based evaluation
Statute and Evaluation Plan:
Faculties 2008 (5 years cycle):•Faculty of Computer Science•Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences•Faculty of Social Sciences•Faculty of Physics
Service Units 2008 (7 years cycle):•Research Services and International Relations
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Evaluation Interval
t-5 t-4 t-3 t-2 t-1 t t+1 t+2 t+3 t+4
5 years ex-ante5 years ex-post
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Two stage process: Informed Peers
Data, Analysis, Indicators (quantitativ)
Self Assessement Report of the Faculty / Centre
stage 1stage 2
Peers´ Site Visit
Peers´ ReportFaculty´s Statements
Follow-up
Questions (qualitativ)
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Peer evaluation Procedure
•Data, Analysis and Questions
•Self Evaluation Report
•External Evaluation: Site Visit and Report write-up
•Follow Up
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Data and Analysis (faculty specific):• Research data and scientometric
analysis of the publication output• Further data (people etc.)• Data concerning teaching and
results of the students´ assessment
Data, Analysis and Questions
Self Evaluation Report
Questions1. Structure and
Strategy2. Research 3. Study and
teaching4. Human
Resource Management
5. Budget, Infrastructure and
Administration
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Self Evaluation Report
1) Faculty
2) Institute
3) Study program(s)
4) Persons
Mission, Goals, Strategies
Data
Activities
Analysis- SWOT Analysis- Measures
Faculty can formulate own questions
Language is English (exceptions possible)
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External Evaluation: The Peers
1. Selection of Peers• The faculty/centre has the right to suggest peers. The following criteria
should be observed:– Excellent international professional reputation– Expertise in providing structured support to young scientists– Knowledge in field of curriculum development– Management experience in large academic facilities– Experience with evaluations
• Appointment of peers is made by the head of the QA, who is not bound to the suggestions made by the head of the unit undergoing evaluation (Regulations § 5, para. 3).
2. Site visit • personal assessment of conditions on-site• personal discussions with the representatives of the faculty/centre• First draft of the report
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Follow-up
• Follow-up discussions with the Rector and responsible Vice Rectors
– Catalogue of measures proposed by the department of quality assurance
– Agreement between faculty and rectorate on the catalogue and on the implementation of outcomes of evaluation
• Start of a circle of quality
• Establishment of timelines
• Current evaluation process is completed
• Monitoring process begins
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assessment of courses by the students
The assessement of courses is supposed to • prompt the course instructors to reflect about
the format and the content of their courses • aid in planning academic programs for the
entire university• give an input into the self evaluation report of
the faculty in the framework of the peer evaluation
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Assessement of courses
Cycle: Courses are to be evaluated at least every three semesters (about 2.500 courses/semester). Furthermore, it is possible to participate in course evaluations on a voluntary basis.