At Natural Sciences, our efforts to provide our students with motivational teaching and learning environments are inspired by AU’s overall quality assurance policy. More specifically, this means that we focus on pedagogical competency development and guidance, and that we continuously collect input from our students to develop our degree programmes via the assessment of the teaching environment and the Danish Student Survey. Read more about this on the sub-policy subpages.
The teaching provided at AU must be based on a didactic approach grounded in the course’s learning outcome and students’ learning needs. Lecturers must make considered, appropriate choices of teaching methods based on a solid foundation of subject knowledge and pedagogical insight. For this reason, AU emphasises pedagogical competencies when recruiting academic staff, provides support for the continued pedagogical-didactic development of all lecturers and recognises teaching qualifications.
Students must be offered academic supervision that supports reflection and supports learning while they master and work with their subject. Students must also have access to academic guidance as they progress through their degree programme, just as tailored guidance must be offered to students with special needs.
AU is a campus-based university where the physical environment must contribute to a stimulating learning and teaching environment. All students must be able to join a wide range of academic and social communities characterised by a focus on engagement, inclusivity and high standards. Together with the academic environments, the degree programme directors and the vice-deans for education, students must contribute to creating an inclusive learning environment where the values of respect and decency support everyone in saying no to harassment, bullying, violent behaviour and discrimination.
