Euro Inf Trial-Accreditation Quality Assurance through Accreditation

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Euro Inf Trial-Accreditation Quality Assurance
through Accreditation

• Prof. Dr. Adnan Salihbegovic, dipl.ing.
• Mr.Sci.Dusanka Boskovic, dipl.ing.

WUS Conference Quality Assurance Systems at BH
Universities Sarajevo, April 3, 2008
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Quality Assurance

• Planned activities in achieving defined quality
  goals, established by relevant standards
• Internal evaluation
• External peer review accreditaion
• Continual monitoring improvement

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ETF Sarajevo
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ETF Sarajevo - Basic Information

• Established in 1961.
• 14703 students, 4337 Engineers, 279 M.Sc. and 68
  Ph.D.
• Fully employed teaching staff 51 (3219),
• Part time 80 (1872).
• Current academic year
• Undergraduate students 1400
• Graduate students 200
• Located in University Campus, in recently
  reconstructed building with area of 3200 m2. with
  additional working area of about 1700m2. in
  construction.
• Departments
• Automatics and Electronics,
• Computing and Informatics,
• Power Engineering and
• Telecommunications.

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Tempus JEP 19015-2004

• ENQA Standrads and Guidelines for QA
• EUR-ACE Framework Standards for the
  Accreditation of Engineering Programmes
• Self-Assessment Report Euro-Inf

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Self-Assessment Report

• ETF Sarajevo report compiled by
• Dr. Adnan Salihbegovic, Vice Dean
• Dr. Zikrija Avdagic, Head of Department
• Dr. Novica Nosovic, Dr. Haris Supic
• Mr. Sci.Dusanka Boskovic, Mr. Sci. Samir Ribic
• Amila Akagic, Razija Turcinhodzic
• Relevant information provided by
• Dr. Kemo Sokolija, Dean
• Dr. Mirsad Rascic,Vice Dean for Finances
• Student Services Office
• Legal Affairs Office

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ETF Sarajevo - Internal Evaluation

• Collecting and interpreting large amounts of
  statistical data,
• Standardised description of course and personnel
  data,
• Students involvement,
• Major cultural changes
• Emphasis on learning instead of teaching,
• Transition from the teacher-centred to the
  student-centred education.

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Self Assessment Report

• Euro-Inf Self Assessment Report
• Needs, Objectives and Outcomes
• Educational Process
• Resources and Partnerships
• Assessment of the Educational Process
• Management System

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1. Needs, Objectives and Outcomes

• 1.1 Needs of the Steakholders
• Mission
• Legal background
• Graduates position on the market
• 1.2 Educational Objectives
• 1.3 Programme Outcomes vsEuro-Inf Programme
  Outcomes
• Underlying Conceptual Basis for Informatics
• Analysis, Design and Implementation
• Technological, Methodological and Transferable
  Competences
• Other Professional Skills

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2. Educational Process

• 2.1 Planning
• 2.2 Delivery
• 2.3 Learning Assessment

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3. Resources and Partnerships

• 3.1 Academic and Support Staff
• 3.2 Facilities
• 3.3 Financial Resources
• 3.4 Partnerships

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4. Assessment of the Educational Process

• 4.1 Students
• 4.2 Graduates

No of students Applied for Admission Passed Entry Exam Without Tuition Fee With Tuition Fee
2005/06 305 250 133 111
2006/07 327 226 120 92
2007/08 357 240 121 106
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5. Management System

• 5.1 Organisation and decision-making processes
• 5.2 Quality Assurance System
• 5.3 Analysis and Improvement

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ETF Sarajevo - Internal Evaluation

• Facilitated by
• Thorough ECTS introduction
• Standardised description of modulesand personnel
  data,
• Existing regulations
• Benefits
• QA awareness raised (ETF Sarajevo)
• QA standards and procedures evaluated (TEMPUS
  JEP_19015_2004)

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Trial-Accreditation Visit

• Members of the Euro-Inf trial accreditation team
• Prof. Dr. Darko Huljenic, Ericsson Nikola Tesla,
  Zagreb (Croatia)
• Prof. Dr. Olaf Zukunft, University of Applied
  Sciences, Hamburg (Germany)
• Prof Dr. Jüro Kiho, University of Tartu (Estonia)
• Frauke Muth, Euro-Inf Project Coordinator

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Trial-Accreditation Visit, Day 1

• Monday, October 1, 2007
• 0930 Preliminary Meeting of Peers at the
  University
• 1030 Meeting at the Rectorate of the University
• Issues
• Further development of the university position
  of the programs in the context of the university
  profile of the programmes and perspectives of
  further development as viewed by the rectorate
• Studies and teaching at the participating
  institutions staff (currently and planned
  development) cooperations perspectives of
  further development equipment communication and
  coordination organization of studies and
  management of teaching quality assurance
• Participants Dr. Faruk Caklovica, Rector,
  Dr. Kemo Sokolija, Dean, Dr. Adnan Salihbegovic,
  Vice Dean, Zoran Seleskovic, Rectorate Secretary
  General

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Trial-Accreditation Visit, Day 1

• Monday, October 1, 2007
• 1145 Meeting with Programme Coordinators
• Issues Educational goals curriculum course of
  studies contents and methods of teaching
  counseling and support for students organization
  of exams study results relevance for the labor
  market
• Participants Dr. Kemo Sokolija, Dean, Dr.
  Zikrija Avdagic, Head of Department, Dr. Adnan
  Salihbegovic, Vice Dean, Dr. Novica Nosovic, Dr.
  Haris Supic, Mr. Sci. Dusanka Boskovic, Mr. Sci.
  Samir Ribic

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Trial-Accreditation Visit, Day 1

• Monday, October 1, 2007
• 1445 Meeting with Teaching Staff
• Issues Curriculum course of studies, content
  and methods of teaching, counselling and support
  for students further qualification of professors
  and other teaching staff
• Participants Dr. Kemo Sokolija, Dean, Dr.
  Zikrija Avdagic, Head of Department, Dr. Adnan
  Salihbegovic, Vice Dean, Dr. Novica Nosovic, Dr.
  Haris Supic, Dr. Maric Stjepan, Dr. Fatkic Huse,
  Dr. Turcinhodzic Faruk, Dr. Juric Zeljko, Dr.
  Pasic Jasna, Mr.Sci. Husovic Nazif, Mr.Sci. Besic
  Ingmar, Mr.Sci. Boskovic Dusanka, Mr.Sci.
  Konjicija Samim, Mr.Sci. Mrdovic Sasa, Mr.Sci.
  Ribic Samir, Buza Emir, Razija Turcinhodzic
• 1600 Visit to Institutes and Laboratories

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Trial-Accreditation Visit, Day 2

• Tuesday, October 2, 2007
• 845 Meeting with Students
• Issues Educational goals and study programme,
  organization of study exams counselling and
  support for students conditions of study study
  abroad
• Participants 2nd and 3rd year students
• 1015 Final Meeting
• Participants Dr. Kemo Sokolija, Dean, Dr.
  Zikrija Avdagic, Head of Department, Dr. Adnan
  Salihbegovic, Vice Dean, Dr. Novica Nosovic, Dr.
  Haris Supic, Dr. Tadej Mateljan, Mr. Sci. Dusanka
  Boskovic

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Trial-Accreditation Visit

• Recommendations
• 1st year module contribution to the programme
  outcomes (Physics for Engineers 2)
• Curriculum revision and refinement after the
  first generation completing Bachelor programme
  (Summer 2008)
• Bachelor in Engineering vs. Bachelor in
  Informatics
• QA institutionalised provided with improved
  student success data processing
• QA regulations at the University and Canton level
• Developed and launched web based information
  system for students assessment data processing
• Finances does not provide persistent
  maintenance of the achieved quality provisions
  for teaching staff training and RD activities
  needed

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Trial-Accreditation Visit

• Final Meeting
• Great job done!
• Positive attitude towards teaching process and
  positive environment created
• Recommendations

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• Thank You For Your Attention!
• Adnan.Salihbegovic_at_etf.unsa.ba
• Dusanka.Boskovic_at_etf.unsa.ba