Information on fields of study provided in the unit and evaluations formulated by the Polish/State Accreditation Committee (PKA):

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1 TEMPLATE SELF-EVALUATION REPORT Name of the higher education institution: INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION established by 1... in... Name of the academic unit under institutional evaluation: Information on fields of study provided in the unit and evaluations formulated by the Polish/State Accreditation Committee (PKA): Name of the field of study Name of the area of education domain 5 5 Level of study Degree profile 2 Type 3 of evaluation Date of issue Remarks/recommendations Composition of the panel preparing the self-evaluation report: First name and surname Position/title or academic degree/function in the higher education institution Name of the body giving an opinion on the report:... 1 Applicable to non-public HEIs only. In the case of the change of the founder, please provide current information. 2 Not applicable to the period prior to the introduction of degree profiles 3 For institutional evaluations complete columns 6, 7 and 8 only. 4 Please quote the criterion in relation to which they have been formulated (e.g.: teaching programme, minimum staffing requirement, etc.). Actions taken by the HEI/unit to remove them and their effects are to be described in detail in the relevant parts of the report. 5 The terms: area of knowledge, field of science, scientific, achievements, degree and title, mean respectively: area of arts, field of arts, artistic, artistic achievements and degree and title in the arts. 1

2 Part I. A brief presentation of the HEI and the academic unit under evaluation. 1. The HEI s mission statement and strategic objectives versus the strategic objectives of the unit under evaluation, evaluation of their implementation and resulting conclusions. Provide information which allows ascertaining if: - the unit has a development strategy in place? - the unit s development strategy is consistent with the HEI s mission statement and is linked to the development of the top quality education policy? - the unit has developed a concept of education for first-cycle and second-cycle programmes, doctoral and postgraduate programmes, consistent with its strategic objectives? - the unit identifies its role and rating on the education market, including the significance of education quality? - the unit has identified internal and external stakeholders and whether or not they participate in the process of developing the unit s educational offer and shaping the culture of high quality education, and provide an evaluation of the solutions that have been adopted and the resulting conclusions. The mission statement, strategy and quality policy should be enclosed with this report and the remaining legal regulations relating to point 1 should be made available for inspection in the course of the site visit. 2. Position of the unit in the HEI: Provide information on the academic category of the unit and on the authorisation that it has obtained to confer academic degrees Number of students, doctoral students and post-graduate students. Number of doctoral Number of students students Mode of study Full-time Part-time Total: Number of post-graduate students D.5.A. 6 C.A.Y. 7 D.5.A C.A.Y. D.5.A C.A.Y. HEI 8 U. 9 HEI U. HEI U. HEI U. HEI U. HEI U. Description and evaluation of changes in the period under evaluation: 6 Data from 5 years ago 7 Current academic year 8 The higher education institution 9 The unit. 2

3 2.2. Information on fields of study provided in the unit Field and level of study Number of students 10 Number of graduates 11 FT 12 PT 13 FT PT Name of area/areas of knowledge Name of area/areas of knowledge 10 Data for the current academic year 11 Data from the previous academic year 12 Full-time programmes 13 Part-time programmes 3

4 2.3. Number of academic staff members Title or academic degree or professional title Annex no. 2 to Resolution Nr. 461 / 2012 of the Presidium of the Polish Accreditation Committee the place of primary employment Number of academic staff members employed in the place of secondary employment year... * year... ** year... * year... ** in the HEI in the unit in the HEI in the unit in the HEI in the unit In the HEI In the unit Profesor Doktor habilitowany Doktor Other Total Description and evaluation of changes in the period under evaluation and of the human resources policy in this scope: * Data from 5 years ago ** Data referring to the calendar year of the site visit 4

5 Year Development of academic staff. Annex no. 2 to Resolution Nr. 461 / 2012 of the Presidium of the Polish Accreditation Committee Science domains and scientific s to which authorisation to confer academic degrees refers Number of: academic degrees conferred in the HEI Doktor Doktor habilitowany Academic titles of profesor conferred on the application of Degrees and academic titles conferred outside the HEI In the HEI In the unit HEI U. HEI U. HEI U. Dr Dr Do 15 Dis. 16 Do Dis. Do Dis. Do Dis. Do Dis. Do Dis. Do Dis. Do Dis. Do Do hab. Prof. Total: Description and evaluation of the conditions and developmental trends of human resources and the human resources policy in this scope 14 Data from 5 years ago 15 Domain 16 Discipline 5

6 Part II. Internal quality assurance system 1. Internal regulations constituting the basis for the functioning of the system. Please indicate separate regulations and their prescriptive limit, including regulations (appropriate documents to be enclosed with the self-evaluation report): - forming the internal quality assurance system and specifying the remit of the HEI bodies and of the unit in this matter, - relating to the development of study programmes, doctoral programmes and post-graduate programmes, hereinafter referred to as the programmes, - relating to the determination and verification of learning outcomes, including the process of awarding diplomas, - relating to admission requirements, - schedule of degree programme, - evaluation of academic staff members and workers who are not academic staff members, - functioning of the professional career bureau, and - relating to assistance given to students in the process of education. Full documentation relating to the functioning and improvement of the internal quality assurance system should be made available for inspection in the course of the site visit. 2. Quality assurance system. Present and evaluate the decision making system relating to quality management, indicating authorised bodies and their remit and determining the role of internal and external stakeholders. 6

7 3. Internal quality assurance procedures constituting the basis for the verification of all factors influencing education quality. Please present procedures/provisions relating to: - verification of achieving intended learning outcomes, - providing teaching, scientific and financial support to students in the learning process, - conducting scientific research in the area/areas to which the provided programme has been assigned, - principles of assessing students, doctoral and post-graduate students, - monitoring and evaluation of learning outcomes on the labour market, - participation of employers and labour market representatives in the determination and evaluation of learning outcomes, - public access to information about study programmes, learning outcomes, organisation and procedures of a degree programme schedule, - verification of the unit s academic level, - verification of material resources, including the teaching and research infrastructure, - financial policy, - selection of staff providing and supporting education, including academic staff members constituting the minimum staffing requirement (tables 3.1, 3.2, 3.3) and evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted solutions Structure of employment of the unit s academic staff members. Number of academic staff members for whomthe HEI is the primary place of the secondary place of employment employment Name of programme and field of study Field of study X, First cycle Field of study X, Second cycle Field of study Y, First cycle Field of study Y, Second cycle Field of study Z, long-cycle programme Doctoral programmes Postgraduate programmes Total prof. dr hab. dr other prof. full-time dr hab. ( ) 17 ( ) ( ) ( ) 18 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) dr others prof. part-time dr dr hab. other 17 Quote in brackets the number of persons included in the minimum staffing requirement by the HEI. 18 Quote in brackets the number of employees holding magister degree included in the minimum staffing requirements instead of those holding doktor degree. 7

8 3.2. Structure of the unit s academic staff members qualifications. Part I. Academic title or degree or professional title Total Number of teaching academic staff members Area of knowledge. Including those representing Area of knowledge domain domain domain domain prof. dr hab. dr mgr prof. dr hab. dr mgr prof. dr hab. dr mgr First-cycle programmes Second-cycle programmes Long-cycle programmes Structure of the unit s academic staff members qualifications. Part II. Number of teaching academic staff members Academic title or degree or professional title Total Area of knowledge. Including those representing Area of knowledge domain domain domain domain Doctoral programmes 8

9 prof. 19 dr hab. dr mgr 20 prof. dr hab. dr mgr Annex no. 2 to Resolution Nr. 461 / 2012 of the Presidium of the Polish Accreditation Committee Post-graduate programmes The unit s academic staff members employed outside the HEI. 22 Field of study... Field of study... Field of study... Field of study... Field of study... Field of study... In the Other higher education institutions Research institutes Types of institution Polish Academy of Sciences centres Business institutions Social institutions Cultural institutions E CA E CA E CA E CA E CA E CA First-cycle programmes ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Second-cycle programmes and long-cycle programmes ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Doctoral programmes 19 Please quote data in accordance with documents relating to conferring academic titles and degrees (in the scope of the arts) and a professional title. In the case of changing a research profile after the most recent academic promotion please provide appropriate information and a comment under the table 20 Or equivalent 22 Table 3.3 is to provide information on the degree of the unit s academic staff members involvement in occupational activities outside the HEI. Hence the explanation that also for persons constituting the minimum staffing requirement the number of persons working outside the HEI on the basis of an employment relationship or civil agreements has to be quoted. If the table does not specify all the types of institutions where academic staff members provide their work, the title of the column containing a type of institution where no entry will be made has to be changed appropriately or the table has to be extended. 9

10 scope of... In the scope of... In the scope of... Post-graduate programmes In the scope of... In the scope of... In the scope of... The number of academic staff members constituting the minimum staffing requirement to be put in brackets: E providing work under a contract of employment; CA providing work under civil agreements. 10

11 4. Mechanisms for the verification and improvement of the internal quality assurance system. Present the procedures and processes related to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal quality assurance system, improvement of that system and correcting the quality assurance policy and their evaluation Effectiveness of the internal quality assurance system in relation to areas influencing education quality on the basis of the unit s evaluation Area under evaluation Rating in previous evaluation Identified faults Evaluation outcome recommendations Time limits Section/person responsible Follow-up evaluation results Conclusions 11

12 Part III. Doctoral programmes. 1. Information of doctoral programmes provided in the unit. Scope of authorisation to confer academic degrees Mode of study Duration Number of doctoral students Year 23 Year 24 Admitted: Doctoral programme name Full-time Part-time Who completed the studies obtaining the academic degree of doktor: Who completed the studies but did not obtain the academic degree of doktor: Crossed off:: Admitted: Who completed the studies obtaining the academic degree of doktor: Who completed the studies but did not obtain the academic degree of doktor: Please prepare for inspection: Act of doctoral programme establishment Study regulations; Crossed off: 23 and 23 please quote data relating to programmes which should have been completed in the last two academic years 12

13 2. Admission requirements. Please describe admission requirements and the method of candidate selection as well as provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of adopted solutions. The Senate s resolution on the conditions and method of recruitment for doctoral programmes and their mode, valid for the year of the site visit is to be prepared for inspection. 3. Learning outcomes and the system of their confirmation. Please provide information enabling ascertaining if: the unit has a consistent statement of objectives and learning outcomes for the doctoral programmes offered and an efficient and reliable system verifying their achievement; learning outcomes defined by the unit refer to knowledge, skills and social competencies and whether or not the unit allows their achievement; the unit allows for independent research also outside it, and preparation of scientific publications, and creates conditions for preparations for PhD examinations and for PhD theses; internal and external stakeholders participate in the process of learning outcomes determination; the unit operates the ECTS system, in which the number of credits corresponds with a doctoral student s workload and this workload is adequate to achieved learning outcomes; the unit possesses a reliable, transparent and publicly accessible system to assess to what extent intended learning outcomes and objectives are achieved; and perform an evaluation of the effectiveness of adopted solutions. Please make available for inspection: statement of learning outcomes, doctoral study plan and programme, resolution of a competent body on the method of determining the way of evaluating the implementation of doctoral study programmes, conducting courses and organisation of classes, documentation of reservations made by doctoral students in respect of the grades obtained and considered by the Head of doctoral programmes, and course timetable for the day of the site visit. 4. Academic staff. Please provide information on the structure of academic staff teaching in doctoral programmes and justify the relevance of their selection, describe the principles of the human resources policy and its influence on human resources development. 13

14 Structure of qualifications of academic staff teaching in doctoral programmes Number of academic staff conducting courses academic title, degree or professional title prof. dr hab. dr mgr prof. dr hab. dr mgr Total Area of knowledge... Including those representing Area of knowledge... Domain of science Domain of science Domain of science Domain of science Name of the doctoral programme... Name of the doctoral programme research. Provide information about conducted research and its results and connection with the subject of the doctoral programme provided, as well as about doctoral student participation in research, evaluate the influence of the research on the process of doctoral students education and the opportunities they have to participate in the life of scientific communities in the country and abroad. 6. Information relating to the scientific and teaching infrastructure. Provide a description of the teaching and research infrastructure used for conducting doctoral programmes, including lecture rooms, class rooms, laboratories and other facilities and their equipment, as well as library resources and evaluate the degree of needs satisfaction in this respect. 14

15 Part IV. Post-graduate non-degree programmes. 1. Information on post-graduate non-degree programmes provided 25. Name of the postgraduate programme Fields of study to which the post-graduate programme applies Duration Objective Year... Names of cooperating institutions Type of cooperation Number of students A 26 C 27 Form of acquired qualification confirmation Year... Year Please quote data for the past 3 years 26 A number of persons admitted 27 C number of persons who completed the programme 15

16 2. Learning outcomes and the system of their confirmation. Provide information allowing to evaluate whether: the unit ensures post-graduate programme learning outcomes consistent with the requirements of professional organisations and employers, allowing obtaining authorisation to practice a profession or new skills indispensable on the labour market; internal and external stakeholders participate in the process of learning outcomes determination; the unit operates the ECTS, in which the number of credits corresponds with a post-graduate student s workload and this workload is adequate to achieved learning outcomes; the unit possesses a reliable, transparent and publicly accessible system to assess to what extent intended learning outcomes and objectives are achieved. Please make available for inspection post-graduate programmes of study and a statement of learning outcomes. 3. Academic staff. Please provide information about the structure of academic staff teaching in post-graduate programmes, justifying the relevance of its selection. Structure of qualifications of academic staff teaching in post-graduate programmes Number of academic staff conducting courses academic title, degree or professional title prof. dr hab. dr mgr prof. dr hab. dr mgr Total Area of knowledge... Including those representing Area of knowledge... Domain of science Domain of science Domain of science Domain of science Name of the post-graduate programme... Name of the post-graduate programme... 16

17 4. Teaching infrastructure. Provide a description of the specialist teaching and research infrastructure used for conducting post-graduate programmes and assess the degree of needs satisfaction in this respect. 17

18 Part V. Academic, teaching and financial support provided by the unit to students, doctoral students and post-graduate students Please describe and evaluate the system of academic, teaching and financial support, complaints procedures and conflict resolution system as well as cooperation with the student self-government and organisations of students and doctoral students. Please make available for inspection: - list of academic publications with the participation of students and doctoral students for at least 3 past years; - regulations governing the award of financial support to students and doctoral students as well as information about other forms of financial assistance; - agreement on the division of funds for financial support for students and doctoral students; - regulations of the student and doctoral student self-government and Senate resolutions; - principles of dividing funds for student-related objectives; - register of the HEI s student and doctoral student organisations 18

19 Part VI. Internationalisation. 1. Information about the results of previous evaluations and accreditations carried out by national and foreign institutions in the unit under evaluation. Accreditation/evaluation 28 results Programme evaluation Name of the accrediting institution Name of the field of study under evaluation Accreditation/evaluation 22 results Institutional evaluation Name of the accrediting institution 2. Information about the participation of students, doctoral students and unit employees in international programmes and in the exchange carried out with foreign academic centres. Year 29 Type of international programme Number of exchange participants Students Doctoral students Employees O 30 I 31 O I O I 3. Information on international cooperation and its influence on the teaching process, including the shaping and implementing of teaching programmes and their results. Year 32 Type of cooperation Name of the partner institution Number of persons participating in the implementation Students Doctoral students Employees Provide information describing international cooperation in the scope of teaching (e.g.: participation of partner institution representatives in designing and providing education) and research (implementation of joint research topics) and evaluate its influence on the teaching process. 28 Quote the rating, remarks and recommendations 29 Quote data relating to the past 3-5 years 30 O number of persons going abroad 31 I number of persons coming from abroad 32 Quote data relating to the past 3-5 years 19

20 Part VII. Relations with stakeholders. 1. Information on cooperation with national academic centres, companies and institutions and its influence on the determination and achievement of appropriate learning outcomes. No. Name of the institution Type of cooperation Provide a description of cooperation, including its intended goals and results and the influence on research and teaching activities conducted in the HEI, evaluate its significance for the education process. 2. Significance of the unit s activity for the region. Provide information relating to the unit s activity on behalf of the environment where it operates and evaluate the activity. 20

21 Part VIII. Unit development prospects. 1. SWOT analysis. The analysis is to be performed for all elements shown in the central panel of the table. POSITIVE NEGATIVE Internal origin Strengths Indicate the unit s assets which single it out from among units with a similar profile Functioning of the internal quality assurance system, Available human, financial, material resources, Education offer, including doctoral and post-graduate programmes, Position of the unit and the HEI, internationalisation, relations with the environment. Weaknesses Indicate limitations relating to the listed aspects of the functioning of the unit External origin Opportunities Indicate phenomena and trends in the environment which, when appropriately used, will become an impulse for development and limit the risks Threats Indicate all external factors seen as barriers to the development of the unit 2. Prospects for the development of the unit resulting from its strategy. 21