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WorkPackage 7

Name: Quality and Impact Evaluation

Leader: UNIOS

Description:

• This work package aims to assure the optimal quality, structure, processes and results of the
• Quality assurance (QA) is a powerful tool to improve the effectiveness of the Its key principle is to let main actors in education such as staff and students be responsible for improving educational performance. A Quality Assurance and Evaluation Plan will be elaborated by the Quality Committee, that will be established during the Kick-Off meeting.
• The plan will investigate the quality standards of the different partner universities and standardize them in a shared The detailed plan will be a reference to manage the project effectively and to assess the performance. Quality control for all work packages will be applied. Evaluation surveys will be developed within this work package to guarantee a high level of quality at the different universities.
• The quality assurance plan uses an Agile approach to quality assurance related to providing acceptance criteria and specifications for all project The key end user outputs for each work package in the project are assessed through the production of a quality checklist (i.e. Quality Criteria Checklists, Dissemination WP Checklist, Social Science Checklist, Training and meetings evaluation checklist, Lab Design checklist) of suitable acceptance criteria overseen and verified.
• Impact Evaluation Reporting is a part of WP7 related to the impact evaluation of all training and teaching Impact Evaluation Surveys using Kirkpatrick’s four- step model will be implemented to gather evidence from participants of the project training and evaluate its effectiveness on their teaching practices. External Evaluator (EE) will be responsible to provide constant and independent information about the development and implementation of project’ activities.
• The EE has to provide updated and independent evaluations about the realisation of tasks and the achievement of aims to the Project Coordinator and the steering committee members. This allows an optimization of the resources and redirection of the activities, which can be affected by problems or delays. External Evaluator will conduct constructive evaluation by working according to the terms of reference and ‘rules of engagement’ set by the project Quality Manager and the manager of the The External Evaluator will advise and train partner universities to use suitable tools of evaluation for the sustainability of the program quality. The expert will submit a periodic evaluation reports for the project. Corrective actions must be considered if needed.

Tasks:  

T7.1 Quality Assurance and Evaluation Plan

T7.2 Applying Quality Assurance Tools

T7.3 Impact Evaluation Reporting

T7.4 External Evaluation​