An important element of the faculty’s quality assurance work is the annual status review meetings and the degree programme evaluations carried out every five years.
Whereas the annual status review meetings primarily focus on the annual development in the quality indicators as well as follow-up on specific initiatives and action plans, the degree programme evaluation is a chance to take a more holistic look at the degree programme, also from a societal perspective, through the involvement of external experts.
The purpose of inviting external stakeholders to participate in the degree programme evaluation is to challenge leaders, staff and students in their thinking about the degree programme and also to obtain recommendations regarding the future shape of the degree programme. This can include recommendations on how to strengthen the relevance of the degree programme to the job market or whether certain subject areas should be strengthened in order to future-proof the programme.
Together with the vice-dean for education and the director of studies, the head of degree programme, in collaboration with the education committee, points out areas of the degree programme that may need developing. The assessment is based partly on the participants’ own knowledge of and experience with the degree programme and partly on the data (data package with quality indicators and other relevant data).
Prior to the evaluation meeting, the head of degree programme prepares a self-evaluation report which serves as a starting point for the dialogue at the meeting. At the evaluation meeting, the external experts and the other meeting participants make recommendations on actions and activities.
At a follow-up meeting, the specific actions that should be taken ensure and develop the quality of the degree programme are agreed on.
A rota plan has been established for the degree programme evaluations.
In the Model for degree programme evaluations section, you can read more about the process before, during and after the evaluation meeting.
The degree programme evaluation includes at least two external experts, one of whom must be an internationally recognised researcher and the other an employer representative.
External experts may come from various professional contexts and can contribute different (primary) quality assurance perspectives to the degree programme evaluation. External experts can for example be: employers, experts in the field of education, development and evaluation staff in the education and research sector or employees with expertise in organisational development and organisational learning.
The director of studies submits the names of suggested external experts to the vice-dean for education. Each suggestion must be motivated in writing. For academic experts, details must be provided about the research and educational qualifications on which their expertise at the highest international level is founded. For employer representatives, specific qualifications must be described that render it probable that they can contribute a societal perspective to the degree programme evaluation. Finally, the recommendation must confirm that the experts who have been proposed cover all four sub-policies.
The vice-dean for education makes the final selection of experts and ensures that supplementary appointments are made if not all sub-policies are covered.
At the evaluation meeting, key stakeholders for the degree programme meet with at least two external experts
Prior to the evaluation meeting, you will be sent a self-evaluation report for your information, and to help you identify and suggest topics for discussion. Feel free to submit the topics/challenges you want to discuss prior to the actual evaluation meeting.
At a preliminary meeting, you will get the chance to meet students and lecturers and thereby gain insights into what it is like to teach and study at the degree programme.
At the evaluation meeting itself, as an external expert you are tasked with critically assessing the degree programme and challenging leaders and staff by drawing on your professional knowledge and experience. At the evaluation meeting, you are expected to make recommendations on elements that the degree programme should focus on/continue working on.
After the evaluation meeting, you will be sent a written summary to comment on.
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.
In this guide (in Danish), you can learn how to access PowerBI to view the quality indicators.
This guide (in Danish), walks you through how to find the quality indicators in the data package in PowerBI.
The institute submits proposals for an expert to the Vice Dean for Education, who contacts and selects experts. Proposals are submitted in the template.
The department head prepares a report setting out their reflections and decisions regarding the research base of degree programmes. A short guide has been prepared on how to write the head of department report.
The degree programme evaluation concludes with the preparation of an action plan for the degree programme. The action plan is entered in the template (word).
