Download - Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email [email protected] ECBE Accreditation.

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email [email protected]

ECBE Accreditation of

Business Programs

Prof Drs Robert Rietbroek, Chairman Board of Commissioners

and

Professor Bob Johnson

Commissioner for Credit Rating


SUMMARY

• ECBE the organisation

• ECBE Accreditation

• Bologna process -issues


EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION

ECBE

• MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION

• PRIVATE AND STATE UNIVERSITIES

• MEMBERS• ACCREDITED MEMBERS


ECBE AIM FOR MEMBERS

• SUPPORT

• SUSTAIN

• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• RIGOROUS QUALITY ASSURANCE

• TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION


BENEFITS FOR ECBE MEMBERS

• MUTUAL SUPPORT

• EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS

• EXCHANGE OF FACULTY

• ACCREDITATION

• IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLOGNA

• CONSULTANCY/ADVICE

• EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS


ECBE ACCREDITATION

• PROGRAMS NOT INSTITUTIONS

• REFLECT ECBE GOAL: – PROMOTING

EXCELLENCE– IMPLEMENTING

BOLOGNA

– LEARNER


ECBE ACCREDITATION STAGES

• MEMBERSHIP• APPLICATION FOR

ACCREDITATION • SELF-EVALUATION

DOCUMENT• SITE VISIT • REPORT TO ECBE

COMMISSIONERS• RATIFICATION BY ECBE

COUNCIL (JUNE/NOVEMBER)


ECBE ACCREDITATION DOCUMENTS

• AUTHORISATION• SELF EVALUATION • STRUCTURES• HANDBOOKS• PROGRAM STUDENT

STATISTICS• FACULTY CVs• SAMPLES OF STUDENT

MARKED ASSESSMENTS


ECBE ACCREDITATION SELF-EVALUATION

(ECBE WEBSITE)

• 20 QUESTIONS

• 5 SETS OF STANDARDS• CURRICULUM• ASSESSMENT• QUALITY PROCESSES• STUDENT PROGRESSION• RESOURCES & FACULTY


ECBE ACCREDITATION Evaluation visit

• MEETINGS– SENIOR MANAGEMENT– BUSINESS SCHOOL

MANAGEMENT– QUALITY DIRECTOR– FACULTY– STUDENTS– ALUMNI & EMPLOYERS


ECBE ACCREDITATION EVALUATION

• EVALUATION TEAM

• PEER EVALUATION

• PHILOSOPHY– SUPPORTIVE– INCLUSIVE– MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING– DIALOGUE– CONSULTANCY

• BUT RIGOROUS


ECBE ACCREDITATION REPORT

• PROGRESS

(RE-ACCREDITATION)• DECISION

– CURRICULUM– FACULTY– STUDENTS– FACILITIES AND

RESOURCES– STANDARDS– QUALITY ASSURANCE


ECBE ACCREDITATION DECISION

• APPROVAL/ CANDIDACY• NUMBER OF YEARS• SUBJECT TO

– CONDITIONS– RECOMMENDATIONS

• ANNAUL PROGRAM REPORT (OCTOBER)


ECBE ACCREDITATION ANNUAL REPORT

• GOOD PRACTICE

• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• INFORMS ECBE

• USEFUL FOR RE-ACCREDITATION


BOLOGNA PROCESS

• OUTCOMES NOT INPUTS

• LEARNER-LED

• ALL LEARNING

• CREDITS– ECTS

• LEVELS

• MODULES


RECOGNITION OF ALL LEARNING

• Wherever• However• Whenever---------------------------------• Classroom• Informal and Non-Formal• Work-based Learning• E-learning• Prior, Current, Future


EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA, EHEA

• 3 CYCLES– BACHELOR– MASTERS– DOCTORATES

• QUALIFICATION DESCRIPTORS


CREDITS

• CREDITS– LEVEL

– VOLUME

• ECTS

• NOTIONAL LEARNING TIME, NLT

• DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT


LEVELS

• LEVELS

• CREDIT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS– WWW.ECBE.EU

• INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES, ILOs– PROGRAMS– COURSES/MODULES


LEVEL

• INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES– COURSE– PROGRAM

• ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

• MARKING CRITERIA


QUALITY ASSURANCE

• INTERNAL– LEARNERS/STUDENTS

– FACULTY

– INTERNAL AUDITORS

– EXTERNAL EXAMINERS

– EMPLOYERS

• AREAS– CURRICULUM

– ASSESSMENTS

– SUCCESS

– RESOURCES


ISSUES FOR UNIVERSITIES 1

1. LEARNER v. FACULTY2. OUTCOMES v. INPUTS3. RECOGNISING ALL

LEARNING4. NOTIONAL LEARNING

TIME5. INTERNAL AUDIT6. TRANSPARENCY

– ROLES– RESPONSIBLITIES


ISSUES FOR UNIVERSITIES 2

7. CREDIT-BASED CURRICULUM

8. ACADEMIC STRUCTURES

9. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

10. RECORDING11. DIPLOMA

SUPPLEMENT


ISSUES NATIONALLY

1. QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

2. CREDIT FRAMEWORK

3. RECOGNISE ALL LEARNING

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE

5. ALLOW AUTONOMY