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This is a summary of the Administrative Assessment Exercise (AAE) conducted in 2014, covering topics such as rankings, internationalization, e-learning, and faculty appointments.
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Program • Peter Gudmundson • Introduction • Administrative Assessment Exercise (AAE) • Ranking, Bibliometry • Eva Malmström Jonsson • Internationalization • E-learning • Sophia Hober • Faculty appointment process • Election of Faculty Council • Per Berglund • Pedagogic development • Freedom of choice in Curricula
Administrative Assessment Exercise 2014 • 14 processes – one panel for each process • Self evaluations, spring 2014 • Panel visits, 4-5 juni • Panel reports finished - 18 augusti • Panel chairmen presentations - 29 augusti • Priorities, activity plan – fall 2014 • Final report – University board December 2014
Recent decisions and plans Facultyappointments Plans for strategicfacultydevelopment Sharperrequirements on long term funding Bibliometricindicator for resourceallocation Previously: Fieldnormalized citations (5 years back) 2015- : Fieldnormalizedpublicationimpact
Internationalization – student perspective Prepare for a global working market Masters programs taught in English Exchange students – closertobalance Increaseelectiblecoursetogiveroom Promoteinternallyduring KTH Global (22-26/9)
Internationalization – student perspective Recruitfee-paying students Maintainvolume for competitiveeducation Goal: 400 Scholarshipschemes IPK funding Erasmus Mundus, EIT KIC SI, SwB Needmore! Facilitated by new legislation; twoqueues Studyabroad program
E-learning E-learning should be an integral part of KTH's education Steeringgroupestablished A vision is formulated Teacher survey conducted • Oneplatform • Manyanticipatemorethan BILDA or Social supports • E-learningproject is plannedto be launched 2015 • Integration from oneplatform • CANVAS (pilot) Facilitate recording ofmovie and sound / Dreambroker Management object is currentlybeing set-up
Election to FR 2014 Next term 2015-04-01—2019-03-31
The role of the Faculty Council (FR) • According to the rules of KTH • Represent the Faculty • Responsible for the • quality of education (undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level), • quality of research and • quality of co-operation • Advisory body to the President • Overall responsibility for discussion and approval among the faculty at KTH
Composition of the Faculty Council • Thirteen members: • Seven of the members should have a faculty position at KTH (one of which is president(dean of faculty)) • Three external members who are not employed by KTH • Students have the right to be represented by three members • Three representatives from the trade unions have the right to attend and speak at Faculty Council meetings.
Nomination committee • Presents a proposal on members of the Faculty Council, both representatives of the teachers, and external members • Suggests which of the members is to be the dean and vice dean.
Nominationcommittee • Bengt Lund Jensen, SCI, chair • Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, ABE • Jan Linnros, ICT • Martin Törngren, ITM • Susanna Wold, CHE • Student representative
Timeschedule • Sept Electoral rolls to schools for review Rector establishes the list of voters • Oct Nomination committee presents its proposal • 14-days period of free nominations • Nov Information about the proposal and the additional nominees • Dec Election (computer based) • April The new faculty council starts 2015-04-01
To develop a more efficient process • Seamlessness: • Integration of the search committee and TFN Project with defined time plan • More focus on the applicants (CV and gender) • Well-defined information about expectation from the schoolPlanned use advertising tools Training/education of RN Anders Karlström (ABE, FR) Pontus Johnson (EES, AU) Anders Forsgren (SCI, FFA)
Department TFN t Decision
2. Increase local participation Department TFN Decision t Short list 1. Integration of search and recruitment committee 3. Development of the use of the short list
Recruitment committee, RN • Composition: • RN consists of a number of faculty representatives nominated by FR RN consists of a number of representatives of the business (prefects/PIs and others) For each case RN appoints a chairperson
Recruitment committee, RN • Project plan • Initiation by the dean of the school • A project plan is made for each case in connection with the proposal to FR • An administrator at the UF / LT follows each case (as before) • Schools should have an FFA officer who represents administrative support to the FFA and RN • The different roles are to be clarified (highlighted in AAE)
Duties of the RN • Preparation of all information needed for the request to the FR (to the dean of the school) • Potential applicants should be identified. Both women and men should be included • Gender profile of the subject should be documented. Comparison within the specific environment (Research Fields) • Suggestion of experts • Decision about who to interview • Interview and ranking of proposals/primary candidate • Advertisement of an employment is closed actively by the FFA/dean of school
Education of RN • A subcommittee (under AU) will be established which is responsible for the development of the recruitment process, including education of RN. • The framework for the work of the committee, laws and regulations • Equality • How to interview • How to read and understand expert opinions • Assessment of management skills • Assessment of pedagogic skills
Educationaldevelopers & Freedomof choice in curricula Per Berglund, Professor, Vice Dean of KTH Responsible for educationalstructure and content
From KTH’s Development Plan 2013-2016 • KTH strives to be a leader in the development of engineering education. • Educational development is a natural part of KTH’s activities and of the individual teacher’s career. • Educational development is supported by an established research environment in teaching and learning in engineering science. prodekanus@kth.se
Educational Developers at the Schools • Goal: “to stimulate and facilitate for the teaching staff, teaching teams and programs to manage and implement educational development” • Task to the ECE school: • Develop the concept • Act as process support • Provide pedagogical expertise • Project leaders: Ann-SofieHenriksson & Dan Borglund • Reports to the Education Committee • (President’s decision UF-2013/0361) prodekanus@kth.se
Appointed developers at the schools 2014 prodekanus@kth.se
“Science Education Initiative” at Univ British Columbia and Univ Colorado • Local specialists – the department in focus • Data are necessary to convince the faculty to teach differently • More efficient teaching methods are not necessarily more expensive Carl E. Wieman • Wieman, Perkins, Gilbert (2010). Transforming Science Education at Large Research Universities: A Case Study in Progress. Change –The magazine of higher learning. • Wieman(2007). Why not try a scientific approach to science education? Change, 39:5. prodekanus@kth.se
Tasks for the developers at KTH • Together with teachers, PA, GA…: • Create communities of practice to stimulate dialogue around learning and development • Create possibilities to develop learning environments at KTH aiming at higher quality in student learning and performance/through put • Act to scientifically document and share educational development at KTH through conferences and journals (scholarship of teaching and learning) prodekanus@kth.se
From KTH’s Development Plan 2013-2016 • The goal is thatevery Master of Science in Engineeringdegree program has individualfreedomof choice of 30 hp. • These 30 hpcan, for example, be international trackswithlanguagecourses or specialization. • (15 hp basic level + 15 hp advanced level) prodekanus@kth.se
Challenges • Meet degree regulations • Meet program learning outcomes • Required courses for certain Master’s programs or tracks • Exchange studies • Fit elective courses within the program plan (300 hp) • Schedule (language courses, Open Lab etc.) • Modulschema prodekanus@kth.se
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