STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING

DIUSAS
Development and Integration of University Self-Assessment Systems FINAL CONFERENCE 28 SEPTEMBER, 2012

Ruzanna Minasyan
Specialist at ANQA

DIUSAS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

To develop a university self-assessment framework

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To build on the capacity of the staff responsible for effective institutional and programme self-assessment processes To build on the capacity of the teaching staff involved in the selfassessment processes To establish a necessary infrastructure for effective self-assessment To promote student involvement in the self-assessment processes To make the self-assessment mechanism an integral part of university functioning To make the result public for further application and elaboration

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING

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1. Technical Assistance: Establishment of the necessary basis for the unit/network operationalization

2. Training of the staff responsible for the self-assessment

processes

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: 1. Technical Assistance: Establishment of the necessary basis for the unit/network operationalization

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Establishment of QA units at the target institutions staff members and their responsibilities

documents regulating the unit operationalization

equipment purchase

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: 2. Training of the staff responsible for the selfassessment processes

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Feedback by EU expert panel and ANQA

Needs assessment of QA processes

Misinterpretation of ESG standards

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: 2. Training of the staff responsible for the selfassessment processes
Training 1: Workshop: Mapping June 2011, Le Mans University, France
U2 staff + EU partner + ANQA staff member

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U1 staff + EU partner + ANQA staff member

U3 staff + EU partner + ANQA staff member

U6 staff + EU partner + ANQA staff member

Mapping exercise
U5 staff + EU partner + ANQA staff member

U4 staff + EU partner + ANQA staff member

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: 2. Training of the staff responsible for the selfassessment processes
Training 2: A systemic Approach to Quality Management in Higher Education by ASIIN October 2011, Koblenz-Landau University, Germany

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Systems of self-assessment (EFQM structure, PDCA cycle) Process management in HE Preparing for self-assessment: The issue of quality culture What makes QM in higher education effective Self-assessment and external assessment: Preparing for accreditation

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: 2. Training of the staff responsible for the selfassessment processes
Training 3: Workshop: Tools development: Data collection and analyses May 2012, Wroclaw Technological University, Poland

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U1

U2

U3

Feedback mechanisms questionnaires

Data analyses and utilization for self-assessment

U4

U5

U6

STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: 2. Training of the staff responsible for the selfassessment processes
Training 4: Workshop: Drafting a Valid Self-Assessment Report August 2012, Link-Campus University of Malta, Italy

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Format of the self-assessment Major steps to have a valid self-assessment report

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SUMMER ACADEMY FOR QA STAFF

June-July 2011, Koblenz-Landau, University, Germany June-July 2012, Koblenz-Landau University, Germany

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THANK YOU AND QUESTIONS

r.minasyan@anqa.am