Checklist of quality aspects

1. Checklist ofqualityaspects The checklist is intended to aid subpanels when reading self-evaluation reports and formulating questions for the site visit. The listed aspects are cornerstones in the KTH quality assurance policy as well as key elements in the EAE self-evaluation process. KTH would therefore appreciate the subpanel’s feedback on these aspects.

2. Quality aspects Base your impressions on Consider against • 1 EAE self-evaluation process and regular quality assurance procedures, e.g. • • Involvement of various stakeholders in the self-evaluation process • • Existence of a vibrant quality culture including “Quality circles” or equivalent • • self-evaluation Q3-4 • • site visit interviews • • KTH’s internal quality policy • 2 Prerequisites, e.g. • • Competence (scientific and pedagogical) of teachers • • Student recruitment situation including students’ prior knowledge • • self-evaluation Q5 • • site visit interviews

3. 3 Educational processes, e.g. • • Teaching and learning approach, and how they are linked to the expected learning outcomes • • Mechanisms for feedback and assessment, and how they are linked to the expected learning outcomes • • self-evaluation Q6 • • site visit interviews • • National qualificationsdescriptors • • KTH programmeobjectives • 4 Learning outcomes, e.g. • • Quality of evidence (independent degree projects, course analyses, portfolios, etc.) to show that students have met the expected learning outcomes • • self-evaluation Q7 • • site visit interviews • • sample of independent degree project reports • • National qualificationsdescriptors • • KTH programmeobjective

4. 5 Student retention, e.g. • • Student retention rates, including successful attempts to improve this • • self-evaluation Q8 • • site visit interviews • 6 Graduateemployability, e.g. • • Graduate employment rates, including successful attempts to improve this • • self-evaluation Q9 • • site visit interviews • 7 Student satisfaction, e.g. • • Student and graduate satisfaction rates, including successful attempts to improve this • • self-evaluation Q10 • • site visit interviews

5. 8 Sustainabledevelopment, e.g. • • Teaching and learning approach, and how it is linked to the expected learning outcomes related to sustainability • • Students’ ability to meet the specified learning outcomes related to sustainability • • self-evaluation, Q6-7 in particular • • site visit interviews • • sample of independent degree project reports • • KTH’s policy on sustainable development • • National qualificationsdescriptors • • KTH programmeobjectives

6. 9 Internationalisation, e.g. • • International profileofteachers • • International profileof students • • Teaching and learning approach, and how it is linked to internationalisation • • self-evaluation, Q5-6 in particular • • site visit interviews • 10 Diversity and gender equity, e.g. • • Gender distribution of teaching staff • • Gender distribution of students • • Teaching and learning approach, and how it is linked to diversity and gender equity • • self-evaluation, Q5-6 in particular • • site visit interviews