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1 Drawing up and assessment of proposals for officially recognised postgraduate programmes and degrees Academic Year The Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León June 2007 C/Constitución, 10-3º Izqda Valladolid. Tel Fax info@acsucyl.com

2 INDEX INTRODUCTION...3 I.- DRAWING UP OF PROPOSALS APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES AND DEGREES...5 INFORMATION ON OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES INFORMATION ON EACH DEGREE ACADEMIC REPORT FOR EACH PROPOSED DEGREE GUIDE TO DRAWING UP ACADEMIC REPORTS FOR OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE DEGREES...18 II.- ASSESSMENT THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN CASTILLA Y LEÓN ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE...25 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND ASPECTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PROPOSALS FOR OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED POSTGRADUATE DEGREES...27 ANNEXES EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS...35 GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR DRAWING UP PROPOSALS...37 SOURCES OF REFERENCE...46 C/Constitución, 10-3º Izqda Valladolid. Tel Fax info@acsucyl.com

3 Introduction This document aims to serve as a reference framework for universities in Castilla y León in the application for and assessment of recognised postgraduate curricula and degrees within the legislative framework set up by the Regional Education Ministry at the Castilla y León Regional Government for authorisation and implementation through Order EDU/1144/2006, of 7 July. On the road towards building the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), postgraduate studies constitute one of the key elements for making higher education in Europe more appealing throughout the rest of the world. They are also new in that they cover the second and third cycles of education, leading to the awarding of the corresponding recognised Masters Degrees and PhD degrees. Postgraduate studies must therefore provide a reference point within the reorganisation of university education. Since they must also undergo a subsequent accreditation process, they need to be evaluated in line with specific quality criteria from the moment they are implemented. The importance of postgraduate teaching requires the setting up of a procedural framework so that universities may, within the scope of their autonomy and with the greatest possible flexibility, define the organisation, structure and content of the Officially Recognised Postgraduate Programmes they wish to introduce. Key to the drawing up of this document was the cooperation afforded by the Spanish Network of University Quality Agencies (REACU), comprising the Regional Quality Assurance Agencies and ANECA, who have agreed on common criteria and aspects to be taken into account in evaluation processes and when authorising applications for Officially Recognised Postgraduate Programmes and Qualifications. This agreement is reflected in a Justification Report on Applications for Officially Recognised Postgraduate Programmes and Qualifications, which addresses two main areas: - Legal requirements and viability of the proposal, including the various aspects which regional education administration must analyse in order to determine whether the proposal complies with legally established norms and that authorisation thereof is justified within the context of regional planning in the matter. - Academic relevance and planning, the content of which addresses those areas related exclusively to academic affairs, and the question of assessment by the Regional Quality Assurance Agencies. This section is contained in the Academic Report for each of the proposed degrees within a programme. European standards and guidelines for internal quality assurance within higher education institutions drawn up by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) 1, as well as the reports presented by the Ministry of Education and Science regarding the forthcoming organisation of university education in Spain have also been taken into consideration. 1 These recommendations are included in Part 1 of the ENQA report: Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area. - 3-

4 This document contains the following sections: - Application proposals for Officially Recognised Postgraduate Programmes and Degrees, which includes the necessary documents to be submitted by universities together with the corresponding official applications: files related to each Programme and Degree proposed, as well as the corresponding Academic Report for each. - Guide to drawing up Academic Reports for Officially Recognised Postgraduate Degrees, giving the indications which serve as a reference to complete the various sections contained in the report. - Evaluation procedure to be implemented by the Agency. - Assessment criteria and aspects to be assessed in proposals for Officially Recognised Postgraduate Degrees, where the criteria and sub-criteria for evaluation are specified together with a description thereof and the corresponding aspects to be assessed. - European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education: European standards and guidelines for internal quality assurance within higher education institutions. - Glossary of terms used when drawing up proposals. - Sources of reference used to produce this document and which may prove useful when submitting proposals. - 4-

5 Applications for Officially Recognised Postgraduate Programmes and Degrees LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND VIABILITY OF PROPOSAL 1. INFORMATION ON POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME NAME OF POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME SCIENTIFIC FIELD/S TYPE Experimental Sciences Faculty/School Health Sciences Interfaculty Social, Economic and Legal Sciences Departmental Technical Disciplines Interdepartmental Humanities and Arts Interuniversity Interuniversity with foreign universities * In the case of interdisciplinary programmes, indicate principal scientific field: COORDINATING UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING PARTICIPATING UNITS (centres -faculty, school -, departments, university institutes, etc.) CENTRE ORGANISING THE ACADEMIC, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT AREAS OF THE PROGRAMME, INDICATING LOCATION - 5-

6 PROGRAMME DEGREES NUM. OF MASTERS DEGREES AWARDED: NUM. OF DEGREES ORIENTATED TOWARDS: - ACADEMIC/RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDES PHD DEGREE: YES NO DEGREES PROPOSED INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME TITLE OF THE DEGREES SPECIALITIES BODY IN CHARGE /PROGRAMME COORDINATOR NAME FUNCTIONS ACADEMIC COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAMME ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE.: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX: OTHER COORDINATORS ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE.: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX: ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE.: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX:

7 INTEGRATION OF THE PROGRAMME S TRAINING OBJECTIVES IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING OR LONG TERM PROGRAMMING OF THE UNIVERSITY S POSTGRADUATE TEACHING REFERENCES IN THE REGIONAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: ANALYSIS OF THE FORECAST FOR DEMAND AND THE TERRITORIAL NATURE OF THE OFFER IN THE TRAINING SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMME RELEVANCE IN THE SOCIAL AND PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT OF THE R+D+I WITHIN THE PROGRAMME S SCIENTIFIC OR PROFESSIONAL SECTOR COST FORECAST: TEACHING STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE STAFF, INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT REVENUE FORECAST: REGISTRATION FEES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING - 7-

8 2. SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE DEGREES INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME (Masters and PhD) NAME TYPE: SINGLE // JOINT// AWARDED BY EACH UNIVERSITY* * In the case of interuniversity degrees, indicate which in accordance with the agreement. UNIVERSITY/IES AWARDING THE DEGREE SCIENTIFIC FIELD/S Experimental Sciences Technical Disciplines Health Sciences Humanities and Arts Social, Economic and Legal Sciences * In the case of interdisciplinary programmes, indicate principal scientific field: ORIENTATION (only master) TYPE Academic/Research Faculty/School Professional Interfaculty Departmental Interdepartmental Interuniversity Interuniversity with foreign universities SPECIALITIES NUMBER OF CREDITS (only master) CREDITS REQUIRED TO BE AWARDED DEGREE MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS FOR ENROLMENT PER ACADEMIC PERIOD NUMBER OF CREDITS OFFERED FREQUENCY OF OFFER ANNUAL BIANNUAL MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLACES FORESEEN MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS REQUIRED TYPE OF STUDIES TYPE OF LEARNING ACADEMIC PERIOD FULL TIME PART TIME ON-SITE DISTANCE BLENDED ANNUAL SEMESTER FOUR MONTHS DEPENDS ON MODULE OR COURSE ACADEMIC CALENDAR - 8-

9 COORDINATING UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC ORGANISATION OF THE DEGREE PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES Date of affiliation PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING Date of affiliation BODY IN CHARGE OF THE DEGREE ACADEMIC COORDINATOR OF THE DEGREE ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX: COORDINATORS OF THE DEGREE IN THE PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES OR BODIES ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX: ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX: ID NUMBER: NAME AND SURNAMES: CENTRE/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY: ADDRESS: POST CODE: TOWN/CITY: PROVINCE: TEL.: FAX:

10 ACADEMIC RELEVANCE AND PLANNING ACADEMIC REPORT FOR EACH OF THE DEGREES PROPOSED IN THE PROGRAMME 1. Justification of the Degree. - Its appropriateness to the level of postgraduate education. Academic, scientific or professional interest. Expected results. - Existence of other similar degrees in other national or international universities. - Internal and external consultation procedures (professionals, students, other groups, etc.) used to draw up the proposal. - Previous teaching experience the university has in the academic-professional field of the degree proposed. - In the case of doctorate studies, also specify previous research experience in the scientific field of the degree: competitive projects, research contracts and transfer of results from research activity. 2. Training Programme. - Training Profile (specific and transversal skills). Masters Degrees: - Profile for admission and previous qualifications required, admission criteria and evaluation of merits. - Structure of the course and organisation of teaching: specific learning objectives, ECTS credits, how teaching and evaluation are conducted, and so on. (see Tables 1.a. and 1.b.) - In the case of a proposal for itineraries or specialities, indicate justification, together with any academic requirements necessary to obtain it. - In the case of training activities to be undertaken in other centres or cooperating institutions, goals and conditions must be clearly indicated. PhD Degrees: - Entrance requirements and evaluation of merits. - Specific lines of research. - Criteria for designation of PhD and assignment supervisors. - Where applicable, seminars, methodology courses and other programmed training activities. 3. Academic organisation

11 - Structure and composition of academic coordination bodies. - Planning and management of student and teacher mobility, including system foreseen for official recognition of credits. - Criteria for official recognition of previous studies. 4. Available resources. - Profile of teaching staff: o Masters Degrees: Teaching staff involved in academic programme, including professionals or researchers from outside the university (see Tables 2.a.1. and 2.a.2.). o PhD Degrees: List of teaching staff and researchers charged with supervising doctoral theses (see Tables 2.b.1. and 2.b.2.). - Material resources: o Infrastructure and equipment available (ICT, laboratories, libraries, documentary resources, etc.). 5. Quality assurance system. - Body responsible for monitoring and ensuring quality of the degree. - Specific quality assurance mechanisms and procedures: o Procedures for assessing and reviewing the degree. o Procedures for dealing with students suggestions/grievances. o Procedures for analysing postgraduate job placement or work promotion and satisfaction with the education received. o Specific criteria for discontinuation of the degree. - Systems for tutorials, guidance and support for learning. - Systems for providing information on the course

12 CURRICULAR STRUCTURE TABLE 1.a. DEGREE: a b c d e f HOURS OF LEARNING MODULE (where applicable) COURSE OR TRAINING ACTIVITY DURATION TYPE SPECIALITY NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS THEORY PRACTICE PERSONAL WORK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TOTAL (c) In number of months indicating the semesters in which it is taught (examples: 3 months in the first semester = 3S1; second full year = 9 months in third and fourth semesters third and fourth =9S3S4). Possibility of considering other periods such as weeks or terms. (d) Compulsory (O), Optional (OP). (e) When including specialities, specify to which of them each module or course corresponds

13 COURSE OR TRAINING ACTIVITY FILE One file must be filled in for each of the enrolment units. TABLE 1.b. a b COURSE / SUBJECT (Enrolment unit) LEARNING GOALS c d e f g h NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS TYPE SEQUENCE NATURE HOW TAUGHT LEARNING ACTIVITIES i ASSESSMENT (d) Compulsory/Optional (e) 1 st semester...6 th semester (f) Theory/ Applied/ Methodological/ Practical (PFC, Practicum, Problems/case studies) (g) On-site/Virtual/Blended (h) Principal kinds: 1. Classes, seminars 2. Tutored practice": laboratory, field work, seminars, external work 3. Group work 4. Individual work (i) Assessment procedures: 1. Attendance and participation in class 2. Exams 3. Essays, individual or group assignments 4. Expositions or demonstrations 5. Practical reports - 13-

14 TABLE 2.a.1. TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF MASTERS DEGREES 1 a b c d e PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY/ INSTITUTION STATUS / COURSES TAUGHT CONTRACTUAL POST PROFESSOR (SURNAMES AND NAME) NUMBER OF ASSOCIATED CREDITS (a) A personal file for each of the professors should be attached, in accordance with table 2.a.2. (c) Full university professors, University professors, Full University School Professor, University School Professor, Assistant Lecturer holding PhD, Assistant Lecturer, Contracted Lecturer holding PhD, Private University Lecturer holding a PhD working under contract, Part-time Lecturer, Part-time Lecturer holding PhD, Collaborating Lecturer, Research staff (Ramón y Cajal, Juan de la Cierva, etc.), Others. (d) Complete this information when available. (e) Complete this information when available

15 TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF FILE MASTERS DEGREES TABLE 2.A.2. A B C D PROFESSOR (SURNAME AND NAME) UNIVERSITY /INSTITUTION PROFESSIONAL STATUS/ CONTRACTUAL POST ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS (DEGREE AND PHD) E RECOGNISED TEACHING MERITS (1) F RECOGNISED RESEARCH MERITS (2) G EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (3) H PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (4) (d) Degree (Year). PhD: Discipline, university and year (1) In the case of Public University Professors: Officially recognised five-year teaching periods. (2) In the case of Public University Professors: Officially recognised six year research periods. (3) In the case of research masters: (g) Research lines, projects and contracts* in which they have worked or are still working in the last five years and which are closely linked to the masters degree; together with the publications considered to be most representative in relation to the masters degree curriculum. * Information: Title of the project or contract. Funding agency. Year started-year concluded. Amount. Function of the professor. (4) In the case of professionally oriented masters: (h) Area/type institution, functions and time. No more than three references in the last five years

16 TABLE 2.b.1. TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF PHD STUDIES: LIST OF TEACHERS AND RESEARCHERS SUPERVISING PHDS. 1 a b c d PROFESSOR (SURNAMES AND NAME) UNIVERSITY / INSTITUTION PROFESSIONAL STATUS / CONTRACTUAL POST RESEARCH LINES (a) A personal file for each of the professors should be attached, in accordance with table 2.b.2. (c) Full University Professors, University Professors, Full University School Professor, Contracted Lecturer holding PhD, Private University Lecturers holding a PhD, CSIC Researchers, - 16-

17 TABLE 2.b.2. TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF FILE DOCTORATE STUDIES: professors and researchers supervising doctoral theses. a Professor (surnames and name) b University/Institution c d Professional status/ Contractual post Officially recognised research merits Experience in research activities e Research projects and contracts f Publications g Doctoral Theses (d) In the case of Public University Professors: Officially recognised six-year periods. (e) Research projects and contracts* in which they have worked or are still working in the last five years and which are closely linked to the doctorate studies. * Information: Title of the project or contract. Funding agency. Year funding commenced-finished. Amount. Function of the professor. (f) The three publications considered to be most representative in relation to the doctorate studies. (g) Theses supervised and presented over the last ten years

18 Guide to drawing up academic reports for officially recognised postgraduate degrees 1. Justification of the degree. This section should reflect academic reasons related internally to the institution as well as to outside it that justify the level, orientation and equivalence/transportability of the proposed degree Its appropriateness to the level of postgraduate training. Academic, scientific or professional interest. Expected results. Explanation of the link between the specific training goals of the degree and the general training goals outlined in the Dublin descriptors for postgraduate level. Justification of the title of the degree in relation to its qualification and academic level. The title of the degree and educational contents thereof may not coincide with any other, nor lead to any confusion with that of any other official postgraduate degree or any other postgraduate course being offered by the same university. Justification of the interest and relevance of the degree from the academic, scientific or professional standpoint, depending on its orientation. Identification of the reason justifying its implementation, both in terms of its intrinsic value as well as the need to respond to academic, scientific or professional demand, including expected outcomes Existence of other similar degrees in other national or international universities. Include, where appropriate, details and information on other similar courses in other prestigious university centres in other countries, in particular those forming part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) Procedures for internal and external consultation (professionals, students, other groups, etc.) used to draw up the proposal. Describe the mechanisms for consultation and gathering information both internally and externally which have been used and have served to draft and steer the degree proposal. Specify how this information has improved the degree proposal Previous teaching experience held by the university in the academicprofessional area of the proposed degree. The proposal should be related to the previous teaching and training experience held by the university or universities participating in the same scientific or professional area, highlighting the most relevant aspects of these studies (demand, job placement, related mobility programmes, agreements with companies, development and presentation of projects, and so on). Indicate whether the proposed course follows on from the conversion of a PhD programme which has received a special quality mention

19 In the case of Doctorate studies, specify also: 1.5. Previous research experience in the scientific area of the degree. Include a list of competitive projects, research contracts and transfer of results to emerge over the last five years from the research activity conducted in the scientific area covered by the degree. 2. Training Programme. - Training Profile (specific and transversal skills). Describe the training goals of the degree: the profile of skills to be acquired by the student. This should detail: - specific competences: knowledge, skills and abilities which graduates are expected to acquire and which are specific to the area of knowledge or professional field in question. - generic or transversal skills, common to various professional areas of knowledge. In masters degrees, indicate how the profile responds to the orientation of the degree (academic/research or professional). In the case of Masters Degrees: Profile for admission and previous training required, entrance requirements and evaluation of merits. Indicate the qualifications required for admission to the course (with or without additional requirements, including the number of credits to be taken), level and previous training required. Explain the criteria for evaluating merits (academic record, previous professional experience, specific competences: language skills, IT skills, and so on.). Indicate, where applicable, the existence of specific admission tests (personal interview, examinations, etc.). Course structure and organisation of teaching: specific learning goals, ECTS credits, how teaching will be delivered, assessment methods, and so on. (see Tables 1.a. and 1.b.) Detail aspects related to the structure and organisation of the programme, with particular reference to the subjects included and their order, learning objectives, learning activities, assessment, and so on. (see Tables 1.a. and 1.b.) Specify the practical dimension of the curriculum: characteristics of the practicum, external practical training, research and/or final project work, where applicable, depending on the orientation of the degree. In the case of proposals for itineraries or specialities, provide justification thereof, as well as academic requirements for them to be awarded

20 With regard to possible itineraries or specialities, justification should be provided thereof as well as the specific goals for each, together with the requirements students must fulfil to obtain them. In the case of activities to be undertaken in other centres or collaborating institutions, training goals and conditions. Justify how external training activities are suited to the training objectives of the degree, specifying: - Objectives of the activities. - Scheduling. - Organisation of monitoring (own tutors and in external institutions). - Assessment mechanisms, allocation of credits and grading. Expected official recognition of curriculum. Enclose a statement of intent 2 from the participating universities and/or the cooperating institutions, which should include: - University degrees: planning of course and training activities to be undertaken at each participating university. - Practical training to be taken in the cooperating institutions. 2 For the evaluation phase to be undertaken by the Agency, only the declaration of intent need be enclosed. Once the degree evaluation report has been received, and prior to its submission to the Academic Commission of the Universities Council, the corresponding agreements must be formalised and presented. Cooperation agreement between participating universities must make reference to: - University or universities competent in dealing with administrative processes, for managing student files and for issuing degree titles. - Should other Regions be involved: agreement from the corresponding Region or, should this not yet have been formalised, document certifying that the formalisation procedure for the agreement is underway and will be ratified in due course. - List of the courses and training activities to be undertaken in each university. - Cooperation agreements with other public or private bodies must specify the activities to be undertaken at the cooperating institution and the means provided by the latter for implementation of the programme. The competent university body must also provide authorisation for cooperation

21 In the case of Doctorate studies, the following should be specified: Entrance requirements and evaluation of merits. Indicate the studies, level of previous qualifications granting access to PhD studies (indicating, where applicable, complementary training credit requirements). Explain the criteria for assessing merits and how this adapts to the aims and objectives of the PhD studies. Indicate the existence of specific admission tests (personal interview, examinations, etc.). Specific lines of research. Describe in detail the research lines foreseen for doctoral theses. Criteria for designation of PhD and assignment supervisors. Explain the procedures foreseen for monitoring academic progress and criteria for supervision of theses and assignments. Where applicable, seminars, methodology courses or other training activities planned. Where applicable, detail the training activities aimed at providing research training for PhD students, specifying whether: compulsory or optional, objectives and content, centre and scheduling. 3. Academic Organisation. - Structure and composition of bodies responsible for academic coordination Indicate the structure, composition and functions of the body responsible for academic coordination of the degree together with decision-making procedures. Aspects relating to the organisation and provision of classes must be taken into account, as must the cross-subject teaching-learning coordination process and its supervision. Specify aspects relating to: - Coordination of teaching plans and supervision of teaching practice. - Criteria for offering and allocating optional courses. - Organisation of the practicum and/or company placements. - Academic decisions or regulations. - Planning and management of student and teacher mobility, including the expected system for official recognition of credits 3. Justify the appropriateness of mobility to the educational goals of the degree. Detail the information concerning active cooperation agreements for teacher and/or student exchange, calls for financial support programmes to aid mobility funded by the universities or centres involved, as well as support units and information systems for sending and receiving teachers and students. 3 In the case of interuniversity degrees, this section must be filled out

22 Specify the organisational procedure for the mobility of students on the course as well as those being hosted, including the credit recognition system. - Criteria for official recognition of qualifications previously awarded. Taking into account the diversity of students previous qualifications and training and the flexibility of the structure of postgraduate studies, specify the criteria and procedures foreseen in the degree for the official recognition of credits (in the case of masters degrees) awarded for academic training and accredited professional experience for each individual student. Justify the appropriateness of the criteria to the training requirements established in the admission profile. 4. Available Resources Profile of teaching staff. - Masters Degrees: Teaching staff involved in the training programme, including professionals or researchers from outside the university (see Tables 2.a.1. and 2.a.2.). Detail the teaching and research staff taking part in the course, as well as expected cooperation from professionals or researchers from outside the university (Table 2(a) and teaching staff files (a)) - In the case of Doctorate studies, list of professors and researchers responsible for supervising doctoral theses (see Tables 2.b.1. and 2.b.2.). Detail the teaching and the research staff charged with supervising doctoral theses (Table 2 (b) and teaching staff files (b)) Material Resources. - Infrastructure and equipment available (ICT, laboratories, libraries, documentary resources, etc.). Detail the available infrastructure and equipment (lecture rooms and work areas, laboratories, workshops and facilities for experimentation, library, IT resources, and so on.), both in the universities directly involved as well as in any cooperating institutions, justifying their suitability for the teaching and training objectives together with regulations governing safety and accessibility. In the case of non on-site teaching, indicate the resources which allow for the use of new information and communication technologies applied to the teachinglearning process: virtual campuses, collected documentary works, on-line tutorials and group work, etc

23 5. Quality assurance system. Universities which have quality assurance systems in place that include the monitoring and evaluation of the whole of official postgraduate teaching should attach a copy thereof. In this case, it is only necessary to fill out the information in this section for those parts which do not appear in the document approved by the respective university and in others in which specific quality assurance action is foreseen for each proposed degree. In order to provide a general reference framework for the conditions to be fulfilled by quality assurance systems in place at the universities, attached in the annex is a copy of the European standards and guidelines for internal quality assurance within higher education institutions drawn up by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). Body responsible for monitoring and ensuring quality of the degree. Indicate the body or unit responsible for monitoring and improving the degree, as well as its structure and composition, together with decision-making mechanisms and procedures, describing how participation therein of teaching staff, students, persons in charge of academic affairs and outside agents is organised Specific quality assurance mechanisms and procedures. - Procedures for evaluating and reviewing the degree. Establish the procedures for evaluating and improving the degree which enable detection and implementation of on-going improvement plans including the participation of all those involved in developing the training programme, and in which aspects such as postgraduate training profile, academic results or graduate job placement are analysed These procedures must ensure that any weaknesses are pinpointed and that solving them leads to subsequent improvements in the degree. The following should be specified: o Procedures for evaluating and improving the quality of teaching and teaching staff. o Procedures for ensuring quality in external practice and mobility programmes o Procedures for assessing satisfaction of the various stakeholders involved (students, academic, administration and service staff, etc.). o Procedures for evaluating progress and student learning outcomes. Setting up a system of archives housing all the documents generated during the implementation of the degree (proposals, proceedings, reports, etc.). - Procedures for dealing with students suggestions/grievances. Definition of the procedures for gathering and dealing with suggestions and grievances put forward by students regarding the quality of the studies, teaching received, facilities and services, etc. - Procedures for analysing graduate job placement or promotion and satisfaction with the training received

24 Establish procedures for occasional consultation enabling gathering of information from graduates, employers or other relevant social groups, concerning graduate occupational placement, and the appropriateness of the training acquired (knowledge, competences and skills) to professional profiles and on-going training needs. These procedures may include surveys, interviews, analysis of opinion, and so on. - Specific criteria for eventual suspension of the degree. Specification of the criteria leading to the temporary or permanent suspension of the degree as well as the mechanisms in place for safeguarding students rights and commitments Systems for tutorials, guidance and support for learning. Indicate the procedures and actions foreseen for guiding students vis-à-vis matters relating to personalised planning of their curriculum and how teaching will be delivered (distribution of teaching hours, timetables, practical classes, tutorials, and so on). Indicate also the measures specifically designed to guide and support new students. Detail the procedures for assigning tutors at the university and in the cooperating institutions where practical work will be carried out. Indicate the procedures and measures foreseen to guide students in their future professional career, as well as the design and planning of teaching activities, guidance and information, and so on Systems for providing information/communication to the public regarding the degree. Detail the plan for communication and the means foreseen to ensure the information concerning the degree becomes known to the public and reaches those involved or interested (students, teaching staff, service and administration personnel, future students, external agents, and so on.). By way of an example, this information should cover aspects such as: educational background, admission profile, entrance requirements and evaluation of merits, criteria for official recognition and certification of previous qualifications and training, academic planning, academic results and postgraduate job placement. For PhD studies, this should also include information concerning lines of research, criteria for supervision of theses and list of professors and researchers charged with supervision

25 The Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León Assessment Procedure Once the applications presented have been reviewed and, where necessary, any administrative corrections been made, the regional Office for Research and Universities at the Castilla y León Regional Government will submit to the Agency the electronic documentation containing the corresponding applications for evaluation. The evaluation process at the Agency will focus on the academic aspects of the proposed degrees in each Programme, reflected in the academic report for each degree. The process commences with an external evaluation undertaken by experts who do not belong to universities in the region of Castilla y León, through five commissions (one for each scientific field: Experimental Sciences, Health Sciences, Social, Economic and Legal Sciences, Technical Disciplines, Humanities and Arts) 4, The profile of the experts shall be: - University Full Professors or Professors with proven experience in teaching and research. - Experts in the area of knowledge being evaluated. - An understanding of the nature and challenges of the EHEA. - Experience in quality assessment procedures. Committee members will be given previous training in the methodology, procedures and assessment criteria to be applied in order to help them in their work. The draft reports will be forwarded to the Postgraduate Evaluation Commission, made up of persons of distinguished professional prestige, with an academic profile and the necessary teaching and research background, experienced in management and assessment procedures and familiar with the process of adaptation to the EHEA. This Commission will be made up of professors from universities in Castilla y León, with an understanding of how our university system works, as well as professors from outside our region, who can provide an external and enriching view. The Commission should be balanced with regard to the scientific fields to which its members are linked. Its composition is published in the Official Bulletin of Castilla y León 5 and on the Agency website. Members of the assessment bodies (Committees and Commission) shall refrain from assessing proposals for degrees in which they are directly involved or for universities submitting proposals with whom they are related in the provision of services. Based on the external assessment reports, the Commission shall issue a draft report for each of the proposed degrees, to be forwarded to the bodies responsible for Officially Recognised University Postgraduate Programmes, in order for any arguments which they deem justified to be put forward. Draft reports must be reasoned and may 4 The number of members on the Committees will be determined depending on the number of applications to be assessed. 5 BOCyL 186, 26 September

26 include recommendations and suggestions for improving the content of the proposals being evaluated. After analysing the arguments put forward, the Commission will draw up the final reports on each of the proposed degrees, clearly stating the reasons for the decision taken. The Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León will establish support mechanisms to deal with any enquiries which may be made by the universities when drawing up and evaluating the proposals

27 Assessment criteria and aspects to be evaluated in proposals for officially recognised postgraduate degrees Based on the information reflected in the academic reports of the corresponding degrees, the following assessment criteria and sub-criteria will be specified, together with a description thereof and the corresponding aspects to be assessed in each: Criterion 1. Justification of the degree Subcriterion 1.1. Appropriateness of the degree to the level of postgraduate training. Academic, scientific or professional interest. Expected outcomes The final level of training which the course aims to achieve corresponds to the generally accepted international description of postgraduate qualifications (masters degree or PhD). The expected outcomes from the degree justify its academic, scientific or professional relevance. - The relation between the training goals set out in the course and the general training goals outlined in the Dublin descriptors for postgraduate level. - Justification of the name of the course in relation to its qualification and academic level. The title of the course and educational contents thereof may not coincide nor lead to any confusion with those of any other officially recognised course or any other postgraduate degree offered by the same university. - Interest and relevance of the degree from the academic, scientific or professional viewpoint, depending on its orientation. Reasons justifying its implementation, both in terms of its intrinsic value as well as the need to respond to academic, scientific or professional demand, with regard to the expected outcomes. Subcriterion 1.2. Existence of similar degrees in other national or international universities The final qualification expected to be achieved fulfils the requirements of the discipline and international academic practice and, where applicable, relevant practice in the professional field. The degree is comparable to others currently available in the EHEA. - Existence of data or information regarding similar studies in renowned university centres in other countries, particularly those forming part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

28 Subcriterion 1.3. Procedures for internal and external consultation (professionals, students, other groups, etc.) used to draw up the proposal Stakeholders from both inside and outside the institution have been consulted with a view to improving the proposed degree and adapting it to academic, scientific or professional needs. - Mechanisms for consultation and gathering information, from both inside and outside, used to design and guide the proposed degree. Improvements included in the proposed degree based on the information gathered. Subcriterion 1.4. Previous teaching experience at the university in the academicprofessional field of the proposed degree The institution has previous teaching experience in the academic-professional area of the degree. - Relation between the proposal and previous training experience at the university or participating universities, in the same scientific or professional field, linked to the most relevant aspects of these studies (demand, job placement, related mobility programmes, agreements with enterprises, project development and presentation, etc.). - The degree originates from the conversion of a doctorate programme awarded a special quality mention. Subcriterion 1.5. In doctorate studies, previous research experience in the scientific field of the degree The institution has previous research experience in the academic-professional area of the degree. - List of competitive projects, research contracts and transfer of results from research activity carried out in the scientific area covered in the degree over the last five years. - List of PhDs supervised by professors involved in these studies and presented over the last ten years. Criterion 2. Training Programme Subcriterion 2.1. Training profile Specific and transversal competences have been clearly formulated, outlining what is expected of postgraduate students in terms of knowledge, skills and abilities vis-à-vis their future training and possible professional roles

29 - Training aspects of the degree: the profile of competences to be achieved by the student, both in terms of generic or transversals skills as well as specific competences. - In masters degrees, how this profile and the training goals adapt to the orientation of the degree (academic/research or professional). Masters Degrees Subcriterion 2.2. Admission profile and previous training required. Admission criteria and evaluation of merits The admission profile and previous training required comply with the training goals outlined in the programme. The admission criteria and evaluation of merits are clearly established and conform to the admission profile outlined. - Qualifications which provide admission to the degree (with or without complements, including the number of credits to be taken), level and previous training required. - Criteria for evaluating merits (academic record, previous professional experience, specific skills: languages, IT, etc.). - Existence of specific admission tests (personal interview, examinations, etc.) - Masters Degrees Subcriterion 2.3. Degree structure The teaching plan is coherent with the goals set out in the training programme. The organisation of the degree provides a balance between theory and practice and ensures proper practical training for the student. - Structure and organisation of the training programme: subjects covered and their order, specific training objectives, learning activities and assessment, etc. - Coherence between possible itineraries or specialities and the specific objectives of each, as well as the requirements to be met by the student for them to be awarded. - Practical nature of the curriculum: characteristics of the practicum, professional practical training, research work and/or end of course project, where applicable, depending on the course orientation. - Appropriateness of external training activities in theory and practice, as well as the training goals of the course, considering: - Goals of the activities. - Scheduling. - Organisation of monitoring (own tutors and those in external institutions). - Mechanisms for evaluation, allocation of credits and grades. Expected official recognition of curriculum. - Mechanisms for evaluation, allocation of credits and grades. Recognition of foreseen syllabus - Expected specific cooperation agreements for the degree

30 - In the case of interuniversity courses: planning of subjects and training activities to be undertaken in each of the participating universities. Doctorate Degrees Subcriterion 2.2. Admission criteria and evaluation of merits Entrance requirements and evaluation of merits comply with the nature of doctorate studies and are clearly outlined. - Qualifications, level and previous training granting admission to doctorate studies. - Appropriateness, where applicable, of required complementary training credits. - Criteria for evaluating merits and their adaptation to PhD study goals. - Existence, where applicable, of specific admission tests (personal interview, examinations, etc.). Doctorate Degrees Subcriterion 2.3. Specific lines of research The lines of research established for doctorate studies are public, clearly detailed and comply with the training goals outlined for the doctorate degree. - Description and appropriateness of expected lines of research for taking doctorate courses. Doctorate Degrees Subcriterion 2.4. Criteria for designating PhD and assignment supervisors Criteria for supervision of PhDs and work assignments have been adequately specified and academic tutoring for the students has been planned to guide them in the preparation and presentation of the doctoral thesis. - Procedures established for academic tutoring and supervision of PhD students work. - Procedure established for assigning PhD supervisor. Doctorate Degrees Subcriterion 2.5. Where applicable, seminar, methodology courses or other training activities programmed Programmed training activities have been clearly established and comply with the specific objectives outlined in doctorate studies. - Training activities aimed at providing research training for PhD students, specifying: compulsory or optional nature, goals and content, where and when activities will take place. Criterion 3. Academic Organisation Subcriterion 3.1. Academic coordination bodies - 30-

31 The structure, composition and functions of the academic coordination bodies have been clearly established and comply with the training objectives outlined for the degree. The organisation and management and coordination procedures ensure the proper execution of the training programme. - Structure, composition and functions of the body responsible for academic organisation of the degree, together with decision-making procedures. - Organisation of teaching, coordination and supervision of cross-subject teaching-learning processes with regard to: - Coordination of teaching plans and supervision of teaching practice. - Criteria for offering and assigning optional courses. - Organisation of practicum and/or company placements. - Academic decisions or regulations Subcriterion 3.2. Planning and management of teaching and student mobility, including the system foreseen for official recognition of credits Foreseen action for planning and managing student and teacher mobility is adequate and complies with the training goals of the degree. - Justification of the suitability of the mobility plans to the training objectives of the degree. - Information concerning on-going cooperation and exchange agreements for teachers and/or students, calls or programmes for financial support for mobility funded by universities or participating centres, and support and information systems for sending and hosting teachers and students. - Procedures for organising the mobility of the university s own students as wel as for those from other universities, including systems for official recognition of credits. Subcriterion 3.3. Criteria for official recognition of previous training The criteria for the official recognition of previous training are specified and comply with the admission profile and degree requirements. - Clear specification of the criteria and procedures foreseen in the degree for the official recognition of credits for academic training and officially recognised professional experience for each individual student. - Appropriateness of the criteria to the training requirements set out in the admission profile. Criterion 4. Available resources - 31-

32 Masters Degrees Subcriterion 4.1. Teaching staff profile Teaching staff have experience and training in teaching, experience in research activities and/or professional experience suited to the objectives set out in the training programme. There is sufficient teaching staff to adequately cover teaching requirements as well as assessment of the various courses, tutorials and other academic responsibilities linked to the running of the training programme. - List of teaching and research staff who will take part in the training programme, as well as cooperation expected from other professionals or researchers from outside the university. - Appropriateness of the level of qualification of the degree s own staf as well as that of cooperating staf to the course s training objectives. Doctorate Degrees Subcriterion 4.1. Teaching staff profile Sufficient provision has been made to ensure that doctors with recognised research experience will undertake academic tutoring activities for students to guide them in the preparation and presentation of the doctoral thesis. - List of teaching and research staff responsible for supervising PhDs: number and qualifications. Subcriterion 4.2. Material resources Resources and facilities designated for the course ensure satisfactory implementation thereof in accordance with the foreseen planning. - Availability of infrastructure and equipment (rooms and work areas, laboratories, workshops and facilities for experiments, library, IT resources, and so on.), in the participating universities and in cooperating institutions, justifying their suitability to the training goals as well as compliance to access and safety regulations. - In the case of non on-site teaching, existence of resources enabling the use of new information and communication technologies applied to the teachinglearning process: virtual campuses, documentary holdings, tutorials and on-line group work, etc. Criterion 5. Quality assurance system Subcriterion 5.1. Body responsible for monitoring and ensuring quality of the degree The structure, composition and functions of the body responsible for monitoring and ensuring the quality of the degree have been set out

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