Quality Assurance

Organizational structure and responsibility for quality assurance at departmental level

The Department's Quality Assurance (QA) system fits into and works in coordination with the University's QA System. It is structured on the basis of the indications of the University Quality Assurance (PQA) which supervises the carrying out of QA procedures in its function of liaison with the peripheral structures responsible for QA.
I Direttori di Dipartimento condividono le responsabilità circa il miglioramento della qualità in ambito didattico con i Coordinatori dei Corsi di Studio e con i Coordinatori dei Corsi di Dottorato di Ricerca.The Department Directors are responsible for the quality improvement policies regarding the activities and services relating to research and the third mission/social impact of their Department and the support for teaching of the Degree Courses (CdS) and Doctoral Courses of Research relating to the Department. The Department Directors share responsibilities for improving quality in teaching with the Coordinators of the Study Courses and with the Coordinators of the Research Doctorate Courses.

The Department plans, monitors and reviews departmental activities within the three missions (teaching, research and third mission/social impact) through the drafting of a departmental plan, in line with the University's strategic plan, specifically defining objectives and actions (supported by indicators and targets). The results of departmental planning are monitored and reviewed annually. To carry out these activities, the Department makes use of research and third mission/social impact commissions that support the Department Director.
The documentation relating to the planning and monitoring and review of departmental plans is shared and approved in the Department Council, according to the deadlines established by the PQA.

For documentation, visit the web page Pianificazione Dipartimentale.

Areas of the Department QA system

Teaching

The contacts and managers of the QA of the Study Courses (CdS) are the Coordinators of the CdS, each of which is supported by a Review Group (GdR) which includes: at least one operational teacher, a student, a representative of the world of work and/or a member of the Steering Committee, and the relevant Educational Manager. The main QA processes developed at the Course level are: the activities relating to the initial and periodic accreditation of the Courses, the preparation of the SUA-CdS and the Course Regulations of the Course, the drafting of the SMA and the definition, in the presence of critical issues, of improvement objectives which are monitored annually, the discussion of the results of the monitoring and reports of the CPDS, the drafting of the cyclical review if deemed necessary or requested by the competent bodies. All QA processes of the Degree Program are shared, discussed and/or approved at the Degree Program Council level.

Visit the web page dedicated to the study courses of Department

Research Doctorate

The contacts and managers of the QA of the Doctorates are the Doctorate Coordinators, each of whom is supported by a QA group appointed by the Doctoral Board. The main QA processes developed at Doctorate level are: the structuring of the design document, the planning of training and research activities, and the drafting of the annual report. All QA processes of the Doctorate are shared, discussed and approved at the Doctoral Board level.

Visit the web page dedicated to the Research Doctorate

Research

Each department indicates the functions of its Research and/or VQR commissions, lists the members and makes the materials available.

Visit the section of the site dedicated to Research centers of the Department
Consult SFERA (Unife research product database)

Third Mission

Each department indicates the functions of its Third Mission Commission, lists the members and makes the materials available.

Access to 3Monitor (Third Mission monitoring software, access with Unife credentials)

Joint Teacher-Student Commission

Furthermore, in the Department there is a Joint Teacher-Student Commission (CPDS), competent to carry out monitoring activities of the training offer and the quality of teaching as well as the service activities for students by professors and researchers; to identify indicators for evaluating their results; to formulate opinions on the activation and cancellation of study courses.

For the relative composition and specification of the activities, please refer to the relevant documents and to the dedicated section.