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Quality assurance system at the University of Warsaw against the background of Polish rules

Quality assurance system at the University of Warsaw against the background of Polish rules. Part of the presentation was prepared by the Rector’s Plenipotentiary Office for Quality of Education . All pictures in the presentation belong to Promotion Office at the UW. University of Warsaw.

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Quality assurance system at the University of Warsaw against the background of Polish rules

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  1. Quality assurance system at the University of Warsaw against the background of Polish rules Part of the presentation was prepared by the Rector’s Plenipotentiary Office for Quality of Education. All pictures in the presentation belong to Promotion Office at theUW

  2. University of Warsaw • founded in 1816 • The largest university in Poland • Number of employees: 5 827 • of which academic staff: 3 015 • Number of professors: 853 • of which full professors: 441 • Number of students: 63 206 • of which full-time: 30 755 • Doctoral students: 2 204

  3. The UW Mission • unity of teaching and research • guaranteeaccess to knowledge • acquisition of skill • formation of thoseeliteswhoservetheimperiorationisratherthantherationeimperii. • synthesis of universal and localvalues.

  4. HEIsin Poland 35 HEIs supervised by: the Minister of Health, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Home Affairs, and the Minister of Maritime Economy • 1,953,800 students: • 1,333,000 (68,2%) at public HEI • 620,800 (31,8%) at non-public HEIs • 32,700 doctoral students

  5. UniversityAutonomy and AcademicFreedom Autonomy in all areas of the activity of HEI: • freedom of teaching, • freedom of research, • freedom of artistic creativity, • freedom in self-government and self-regulation internal governance • financial autonomy Freedom of: • conditions of admission, • number of places available for students, • study plans and curricula, • verification of knowledge and skills of students;

  6. Ministrysupervisory role • permission for the establishment of new HEIs and new branches of existingHEIs • Power to close HEI and dismiss a Rector • Appointsmembers of the State AccreditationCommittee • Procedure for the establishment of interdisciplinary and degree programmes in macro-fields of study • Regulations for 118 study programmes: • titles • educational profiles of graduates (learning outcomes), • curriculum contents –about 30%, • duration of degree programmes • practical placements, • minimum staffing requirements • requirements for each form of study

  7. Requirements for degreeprogrammes • Minister setsrules and requirements for newprogrammes and universitysenatesdecide on programmes. • Number of academicstaff holding an academictitleordegreeemployed on a full-time basisincludedin a so-called „minimum staff resources”: • first cycle : 3 + 6 • secondcycle: 6 + 6 • one academic staff member may be counted up to two fields of study, but only inone field of a second-cycle programme or a long-cycle programme; • Ratio of those staff members to students in a given field of study

  8. Organizationalstructure of UW

  9. Academic Management withinHEIs • Collectivebodies: • Senateisthemaingoverning body in public HEI • representativesfromtheinternalgroups (academicstaff, non-academicstaff, students, doctoralstudents) • Faculties, inter-faculty and university-wideorganizationalunitscan be establishedorliquidated by theSenate • Facultycouncils • Single-person authorities: • Rector, • central administrationorganizational unit can be establishedorliquidate by therector • Deans, • Stillprimus inter pares decision-making model • Central and facultyadministration • In privateHEIsthegoverningbodiesaredetermined by theinstitution’sstatutes

  10. Duties of a Rectortowardsthe Minister Forwardingresolutions of the relevant bodies concerning: • adoption of, or amendment to, the statutes; • establishment or abolition of a degree programme; • information on the staff resources; • establishment of an organisational unit in another location; • approval from the senate of the institutionresulting in financial commitments of the institution exceeding certain value.

  11. Resources Management Responsibilities • Threemainsources: • State budgetsubsidies: teaching, research, studentssupport • student tuition fees • external sources • A public higher education institution may charge fees for its educational services related toa.o: • the teaching of part-time students and part-time doctoral students, • the repetition of specific courses as part of full-time degree programmes and full-time doctoral programmes as a result of unsatisfactory learning achievements, • the provision of programmes in a foreign language,

  12. Resources Management Responsibilities The senate of a public HEI: • adopt activity-and-finance plans; • approvefinancial reports; • lays down the rules for purchasing, selling and encumbering securities.

  13. Poland’sQualityAssurance Systems • State AccreditationCommittee (2001) setsfreelyaccreditationstandards and criteria • State accreditation of programmes: • Mandatory and cyclical (6 yrs) • Coversthewholehighereducation system (all public and non-public HEI) • Free of charge • Involvedstudents • Decisions (alsonegative) of theaccreditationsarepublished • First roundaccreditation: 2001-2007 (2 th. casessince 2002)

  14. The quality of education assurance and enhancement system is built with the observance of the autonomy and specific character of the units, on the basis of their positive experience in the quality of education assurance, in the conviction that high quality is strengthened by self – evaluation, dialogue, cooperation, support and popularization of the best and most effective solutions. The University of Warsaw Senate Resolution No.240 of 20 June 2007 Quality of educationassuranceatthe University of Warsaw

  15. QualityAssuranceBodies • The University Team for Quality of Education Assurance (UTQEA) • The Faculty Team for Quality of Education Assurance (FTQEA) • Teams for Quality of Education Assurance in other organizational units of UW • Members of UTQAE (appointed by theRector) • Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Quality of Education • 9 academic teachers • 1 representative of PhD students • 2 representatives of students

  16. UTQEA actions specifying the aims and strategy of the assurance and enhancement of education quality procedure of quality assurance principles of assessing students (including PhD students) principles of the assurance of academic didactic staff quality principles of reviewing and improving the quality of didactic resources and measures of support for students principles of collecting, analysing and publication of the information regarding the quality of education

  17. InternalEvaluation of Quality The UTQEA prepares the forms for reports on selfevaluation, gives the fixed term to do the self - assessments and the benchmarks ofevaluation of quality The teachingunits prepare the reports on self – evaluation The UTQEA prepares report on the education quality The reportof UTQEA is presented to the Rector

  18. FacultyTeams for Quality of EducationAssurance (FTQEA) acts onthe level of teaching units. assurance and enhancement of quality of education advises the Dean recommends towards the course of action FTQEA includes: chairman, representative of the academic teachers representative of the PhD students representative of the students

  19. Self – assessmentsintheteachingunits The results of student surveys on: the organizational side of the classes the clarity of requirements and objectivity of assessment the manner of conducting the classes the attitude of academic teachers towards students and their availability during duty hours general evaluation of the classes Report on self – evaluation:

  20. The report on self – evaluation is submitted to the UTQEA and published on the Internet Self – assessmentsintheteachingunits Report on self – evaluation: • 1. Strong and weak points of the teachingunit • Plans and schedule of actions on elimination of undesired phenomena and the eradicationof shortcomings. • Plansconcerningquality of education enhancement

  21. The Office for Quality of Education The main task is to support andcoordinate operation of the education assurance and enhancement system.

  22. TheSection of Plenipotentiary for Quality of Education The main task is to support action of conceptual and organisational character; coordination of ventures aiming at the assurance and enhancement of quality of studies The Section assists the Plenipotentiary in collecting and processinginformation concerning the implementation of the system as well as cooperation with theteachingunits within the implementation of the system.

  23. Cooperation: The Section of Plenipotentiary for Quality of Education Office of Student Affairs Office for the Implementation of Bologna Process Recruitment Office University of Warsaw Office of Career Services International Relations Office Promotion Office

  24. TheSection of Evaluation of Quality of Education Main tasks: Systematic research: Conditions of education Opinions on quality and conditions of education Recommend actions for the improvement of the quality of education.

  25. Opinions on quality and conditions of education The basic conclusions concerning the quality of teaching basing on of the results of surveys among: academic community present students research and teaching staff administrative staff prospective students , graduates, employers, media. The Section of Evaluation of Quality of Education

  26. Mission, programme and curriculum Graduate profile and intendedskills Genericvssubjectspecificcompetences Facultiesroles State requirements Programmes and Curricula Faculties and Senate State requirements Sylabi Organisation of didactics Rector Deans

  27. Learning process and outcomes • Assessmentprocess • Grading: 7 levelscale • Progress reports • Diplomathesis and exam • Methods of teaching and learning • fromteacher-centered to student-center • Plagiarism, cheating… • Zero toleranceapproach • PLAGIAT software

  28. ECTS • European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System - since 1998 (mandatory from 2006) • 1 ECTS = student workload of 25 – 30 h to acquire prescribed learning outcomes • First-cycle studies – 180 – 240 ECTS • Second- cycle studies – 90 – 120 ECTS • Long-cycle studies – 270 – 360 ECTS • ECTS credits – one of the attributes of each subject

  29. Student involvement in QA systems & processes • formalstudent feedback at programme level • student representation on key institutional bodies(universitysenates, facultycouncils etc.) • studentsparticipattionin state accreditationatthe national level: • as experts; • by law thepresident of PolishStudents’ Parliamentis a member of Presidium of State AccreditationCommittee • student involvement in validation and monitoring processes • analysis of data on student progression and achievement • tracking of student graduate careers – insomeHEI’s

  30. Human Resources Issues: UW case • Rector acts as employer • Groups of academic teachers: • „independent” - with academic title or degree of doctor habilitated, • „other” • Employment by appointment for an unspecified period of time - only for associate or full professor • Rector on motion from Dean employs and fires an academic teacher • multiple jobholding

  31. Conditions for employmentat UW • Employment – through public contest • Professor • For the first time for 5 yrs, then tenure • Significant achievements in research and teaching • Positive opinion from 2 reviewers, faculty Council and UW Senate • Adjunct • specified period of time > 10 years + 2 years (conditionally) • Assistant • specified period of time > 8 years + 2 years (conditionally)

  32. Staff appraisalat UW • Atleastevery 4 years • AppraisalCommittee for faculty and university, • AppealCommittee • Students’ opinioninvolved by questionnaires • Affectstheamount of salary, promotion and distinctionsawarded • Twosubsequentnegativeappraisals – termination of theemploymentrelationship • Sharinggoodpracticeinteaching and learning

  33. Criteria of appraisal • Number and quality of academic publications, • Quality of teaching work; • Preparation of manuals and other teaching aids; • Participation in academic conferences; • Participation in proceedings for the grant of academic degrees and titles; • Academic functions performed; • Reviews given of academic papers • Membership of editorial boards • Popularizing activities; • Academic awards and distinctions; • Participation in promotion of new, innovative didactic forms; • Fund-raising for research from external sources.

  34. UW management - tools University System of Studies Administration (USOS) • Since 2002 • „ORACLE” Database - designed and programmed by the UW • Comprises • personal data • matriculation details • Curricula, fields of studies, specializations, subjects • Recognition of studies with credits and grades • Financial support (grants, dorms) • Directory of certificates • Payments • On-line registration

  35. IQAS: FacultyLevel(Faculty of Economic Sciences) Quality of Education Management Resolution of the Council of the Faculty of Economic Science of 13th Feb. 2002 The Faculty Council appoints the Committee for current management of quality of education. Committee for Didactics is formed by the study directors and the vice-dean for students’ matters, who conducts the Committee. The Committee formulates the comprehensive framework of learning objectives for every field of studies. The Committee monitors over the realization of the adopted learning objectives by managing the quality of education system.

  36. IQAS: FacultyLevel(Faculty of Economic Sciences) • assessment of the study curriculum and its conformity to the graduate profile and exit qualifications (every 5 years) • analysis of the syllabi (every second year), • analysis of the students’ questioners and formulating conclusions for teachers and deans (every year), • evaluation of didactic performance of every teacher, lectures quality (periodical reviews, promotions), • analysis of the quality of diploma thesis (evaluation by external reviewers every three years), • assessment of the teaching infrastructure(library, IT, classes, study groups sizes), • evaluation of ECTS and international, domestic and intra-university education openness (every three years), • evaluation of education efficiency and drop-out rates (every three years), • comparison of curricula and quality of education at the Faculty of Economic Science and other, domestic and foreign departments of economic universities (every three years).

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