DEVELOPPING FURTHER E-CF INTERFACES WITH RELEVANT FRAMEWORKS: EXAMPLE EURO-INF LABEL FRAMEWORK

EDUARDO VENDRELL VIDAL EQANIE PAST-PRESIDENT e-CF USER NETWORKING CONFERENCE Thursday, 14 November 2019, 10 – 17:00h

THE EUROPEAN QUALITY ASSURANCE NETWORK FOR INFORMATICS EDUCATION

Euro-Inf Project2006-2008

EQANIE

‣ The European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education promotes the implementation of quality assessment practice for informatics education systems in Europe and beyond.

‣ EQANIE helps to build confidence in systems of accreditation of informatics degree programs.

‣ Partnering with HEIs, professional and academic associations in assessing quality for informatics degrees.

EQANIE

THE EURO-INF QUALITY LABEL

THE EURO-INF FRAMEWORK

EURO-INF FRAMEWORK STANDARDS

AND ACCREDITATION CRITERIA

FOR INFORMATICS DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Version: 2015-10-12

‣ FIELD SPECIFIC (INFORMATICS) ‣ OUTCOMES APPROACH ‣ FIRST CYCLE, SECOND CYCLE

6 CATEGORIES:

‣ UNDERLYING CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR INFORMATICS

‣ ANALYSIS ‣ DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ‣ ECONOMIC, LEGAL, SOCIAL, ETHICAL AND

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ‣ INFORMATICS PRACTICE ‣ OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES

THE EURO-INF QUALITY LABEL

EURO-INF IN NUMBERS

THE EURO-INF QUALITY LABEL

▸ MEMBERS ANECA (The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain) ASIIN (Accreditation Agency for Degree Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics e.V.) BCS (British Computer Society) CODDI (Spanish National Conference of Deans and Directors for Universities’ Schools of Informatics) FTI (German Association of Faculties of Informatics at Universities) GI (German Informatics Society) GAFIUS (German Association of Faculties of Informatics at Universities of Applied Sciences) CTI (Commission des Titres d’Ingenieur)

▸ AWARDED LABELS 351 awarded Labels in 20 countries around the World

WHY CHOOSING EURO-INF?

▸ European approach about what it is understood by Informatics, worldwide recognized

▸ A pushing framework, well recognized by HEIs

▸ A coherent ‘tool’ to attract students and link with professional context

▸ Recognized amongst main quality agencies and academic associations in Europe

THE EURO-INF QUALITY LABEL

EURO-INF VS. THE E-CF

EURO-INF VS. THE E-CFEURO-INF VS. THE E-CF

e-CF EURO-INF

Structure Five e-Competence proficiency levels structured into four competence layers or dimensions.

Programme outcomes organized into six categories, and two levels (Bachelor and Master).

Target groups

All IT Professional engaged stakeholders (IT organisations, universities, policy makers, students and professionals as individuals….) to make use of a common language for doing in their context for specific needs, but having access to a shared language so that they can better understand each other.

Higher education institutions, students, graduates and employers.

Aims and purposes

It is a common European language for ICT work environment related competences, skills and proficiency levels as required and applied by professionals of the sector.

It is a quality label guaranteeing a set of competences, including knowledge and skills, that a graduate should have acquired after finishing their (Bachelor or Master) studies.

Competence notionA competence is considered as a demonstrated ability knowledge, skills and attitudes for achieving observable results.

Competence is the proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social and / or methodological abilities, in work or study situations and in professional and / or personal development.

EQF level

There’s no direct relation between e-CF and EQF levels by its nature. Nevertheless, a relation is stablished between the five e-CF proficiency levels (e-1 to e-5) to the European Qualification Framework (EQF) learning levels 3 – 8.

Two levels of Euro-Inf competences (Bachelor and Master) are related to EQF levels 6 and 7, respectively.

EURO-INF VS. THE E-CF: CONNECTION POINTS AND ADVANTAGESEURO-INF VS. THE E-CF

▸ Although there is no a direct mapping between the e-CF dimensions and the six subsets of outcomes in the Euro-Inf framework, some kind of relation can be observed if we go into the specific competences. Relations of e-CF and Euro-Inf with the EQF levels can be used to establish a direct match between both frameworks.

▸ The fourth subset of outcomes, both for First and Second Cycle, of the Euro-Inf framework, devoted to “Economic, legal, social, ethical and environmental context” includes the transversal aspects of the e-CF.

EURO-INF VS. THE E-CF: CONNECTION POINTS AND ADVANTAGESEURO-INF VS. THE E-CF

▸ Euro-Inf and e-CF can be considered complementary

▸ The main difference between e-CF and Euro-Inf is the target groups which both frameworks are addressed to. Precisely, this difference is what make them complementary.

▸ In particular, the Euro-Inf framework is capable to provide objective criteria to claim when a higher education curricula achieves a proficiency level according to dimension 3 of e-CF (levels e-3 and e-4).

NEXT STEPS

CONCLUSIONSNEXT STEPS

▸ e-CF and Euro-Inf are complimentary approaches, both based on outcomes/competences that pretend to establish a common framework in professional and academic areas.

▸ Both frameworks are connected through EQF levels 6 and 7, and define professional, legal and applied aspects (transversal) of informatics.

▸ A synergy is needed between both frameworks, leading to the necessary connection between academia and the professional context.

NEXT STEPS AND OPPORTUNITIESNEXT STEPS

▸ Connection between Euro-Inf and e-CF must lead to get the interest for companies about the Euro-Inf quality label.

▸ At the same time, the Euro-Inf framework is the perfect landing tool for the e-CF at university level.

▸ Degrees with the Euro-Inf label (and hence, graduates from those programs) can get professional profiles certification according to the e-CF.

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