Context Concept Perspectives
QA at University of LausanneDeveloping a Quality culture
Jacques èsJjjJacques LANARES
Context Concept Perspectives
Quality at
• Context and Intentions
• UNIL Quality Concept
• Evaluation and Perspectives
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QualityCulture
QualityAssurance
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A bottom up project...
1994
1999-2000
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Quality Culture • Fitness for Purpose
• Responsibility
• Participation
• Reflexivity
• Balance between Autonomy and Accountability
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Fitness for Purpose
• 4 Basic questions
• Follow up of Action plans
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To try to avoid paternalism
•Involving Faculty in definition of priorities
•Constructive feedback
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To Encourage Participation
• COVER
• Faculty’s Committees
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Balance between Autonomy & Accountability
Transparency
Confidentiality
Uniformity
Specificity
Auto-gestion
Autority
Documentation
Bureaucracy
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A process to regulate « tensions »
Teacher’s priorities
Student’s Needs
Expectationsprofessional
fields
Context Concept Perspectives
A process to regulate « tensions »
Teacher’s priorities
Student’s Needs
Expectationsprofessional
fields
TeachingEvaluation
InvestigationsProfessionalBodies
investigationsprevious students
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Quality at
• Context and Intentions
• UNIL Quality Concept
• Evaluation and Perspectives
Context Concept Perspectives
Quality at
• A committee to implement : Cover
• Self evaluation of faculties / 4ans
• Self evaluation report
• External point of view : Experts
• Articulation with global strategy
Document a reflexive process
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COVER • Develop and rules the process
• 23 members
Professors
Intermediate teachers (MER, assistants)
Students
PAT
Vice Rector
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Transversaldimensions
Teachingdimensions
ReflexiveCanvas
Individualteachings
Pedagogy
Support To students
Programs et curricula
Logistique Human
Resources
Researchdimensions
OrganisationOf research
Communication & valorisation
Of results
Research collaboration
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“Individual teachings”• Objectives and priorities of teaching
• Teaching methods
• Evaluation of teaching
• Assessment of students
• Integration of research in teaching
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4 Levels - 4 questions• What are the objectives in the dimension?
• How do you know where you are ?
• What are the results ?
• What are the next steps to improve ?
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Report• Profile of the faculty• Answers to questions• Synthesis• Action plan
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Expert’s profile• Experience of governance
• Experience of evaluation
• Knowledge Swiss HE system
• Knowledge of the domain
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Expert’s role : meta-evaluation• “Plausibility” of the report
• Main questions addressed
• Coherence of Action Plan
• Open suggestions
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I. SELF EVALUATION II. EXTERNAL EXPERTISE III. FOLLOW UP
Dean Experts Dean Direction Dean
Validation of reports
and action plan
Action Plan
(finalised)
.
COVER
Self evaluationReport
& action plan
Reaction on expertise
External evaluation
report(finalisé)
External evaluation
report (1 version)
Context Concept Perspectives
Quality at
• Context and Intentions
• UNIL Quality Concept
• Evaluation and Perspectives
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Feedback from faculties• Stimulate
global reflection, new discussions
• Helps to identify priorities & actions
• Difficult to get a large implication
• Requires a “significant” investment
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Global satisfaction AE
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
OUIPlutot OuiPlutot NonNON
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Perspectives• Improve tools & guidelines
• Complete Evaluation of all faculties
• Introduce simplifications
• Re-enforce the culture
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“Pertinence is more importantthan conformity”