SMALL COUNTRIES, LARGE OUTCOMES

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SMALL COUNTRIES, LARGE OUTCOMES

• Dubrovnik,October 26 2007
• by Karl Dittrich

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1. DEFINITIONS

• LEARNING OUTCOMES
• statements of what a learner is expected to
  know, understand and/or be able to do at the end
  of a period of learning
• QUALIFICATIONS
• any degree, diploma or other certificate issued
  by a competent authority that particular learning
  outcomes have been achieved
• FINAL QUALIFICATIONS
• intended learning outcomes of a programme

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2.DUBLIN DESCRIPTORS DEVELOPED BY JQI

• Knowledge and understanding
• Applying knowledge and understanding
• Making judgements
• Communication skills
• Learning skills

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3. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES vs DDS
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4. BENEFITS OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Consciousness of intended results cooperation
  between teachers
• Increased transparency
• Growing possibility for internationalization
• Life long learning
• Limiting individualisation

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5. ACCREDITATION - THEMES

• Aims and objectives
• Programme
• Staff
• Facilities
• Internal quality assurance
• Results

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7. CONCERNS AND DANGERS

• Skills might be favoured above knowledge
• Top down introduction
• Difficulty of assessing
• Too dominant role of business community
• Diversity and differentiation are important

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8. POSITIVE CONCLUSIONS

• collaboration of teaching staff
• transparency
• positive effect on mobility and further
  internationalisation
• relationship with professional fields
• BUT
• dont underestimate the effort!