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Annual status review

Objective

The objective of the status review meetings is to review the status of a degree programme’s quality, strengths and weaknesses with an aim to developing the quality of the programme. The status review meeting is an annual dialogue between key stakeholders for the degree programme (see meeting participants). The purpose of the meeting is also to follow up on actions and development activities initiated since the last status review meeting. 

The status review meeting ensures focus on the areas of the degree programme where preventive or reactive efforts are needed. Key indicators are reviewed, but also the development over time. The meeting is a chance to identify concrete and potential challenges and discuss how they can be prevented or mitigated in the future. For example, meeting participants may choose to discuss how critical teaching evaluations can be improved, or how to prevent high dropout rates in the first year of study.

Process

Our process regarding the annual status review is built around Data - Dialogue - Follow-up

As preparation for the annual status review, the educational managers review last year’s action plan and, in collaboration with the department head, prepare staffing plans.In addition to this year's quality indicators in PowerBI, this together constitutes the data basis for the annual status. On April 1, the quality indicators in PowerBI are updated.

The annual status review is a dialogue meeting between director of studies, head of degree programme, head of department, programme coordinator as well as students and lecturers from the education committee The agenda contains the following fixed items:

  • Status on last year's action plan
  • Review and joint discussion of the educational programs based on the four sub-areas of the quality policy
  • Formulation of concrete action plans for the coming year

A written summary from the meeting is prepared, which all meeting participants approve. The written summary contains minutes from the status meeting and an action plan for the coming year.

Meeting participants

The following people participate in the status review meeting:

  • Vice-dean for education (chairing the meeting)
  • Director of studies 
  • Head of department
  • Head of degree programme
  • Students and lecturers from the education committee
  • Head of related degree programme
  • Programme coordinator (taking minutes)

Any questions?

If you have any questions about the faculty’s quality assurance processes, or if you need more information about the contents on this page, you are welcome to contact Lea Nissen.

Tools

Access PowerBI

In this guide (in Danish), we show you how to get into PowerBI so that you can view the quality indicators.

View the quality indicators

In this guide (in Danish), you can see how to find the quality indicators in the Data Package in PowerBI.