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University of Maribor - Faculty of Economics & Business VAT: S1 71674705 Razlagova 14 Maribor 2000, Slovenia
BS: Business Administration" (First Cycle Bologna) , BS: Economics and Business Sciences" (First Cycle Bologna) , MS: Economics and Business Sciences" (Second Cycle Bologna)
Basis ofr the decision/program commentsCriterion 1.1 FEB has several committees and systematic groups within FEB which assist with the continuous improvement process of programs. Categories: Approach, Deployment, Results, Improvements Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment.Criterion 2.1 It was evident that there is a strong culture of participatory management. If we ask if there is a "voice" of the faculty members ? The answer would be - Yes, there is. All faculty and staff members are encouraged to participate in various committees and even if they are not committee members they participate in department meetings. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Standard 3: Student and Stakeholder Focus FEB has regular meetings with the Strategic Council (members of industry) which advise and provide directions on future industry developments. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 3.3 FEB has a Quality Assessment Committee comprised of faculty members, administration and students. The committee periodically reviews listening and learning methods to keep them current with educational service needs and directions. Categories: Approach, Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 3.5 FEB has an unique and good practice: "Our most successful alumni are invited to bring their knowledge and experience to our students via invited lectures. They are also awarded a 'Guest Lecturer' title." Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 5.2 Professional development is available through a) the University of Maribor's Professional Development Center offering many courses b) research projects and c) a 700 euros professional development fund for every employee every year. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 5.3 FEB's composition of faculty shows a dominance of PhD holders and extremely successful in their research output. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 5.5 The workload for a FEB faculty member is appropriate for a university professor, researcher and enables both faculty participation in the governance as well as links with the businesses. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment The workload for a FEB faculty members was prepared and updated as required by ACBSP and is attached in the Evidence File Sources for Institution Comments. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 6.1.1 FEB has well-established processes to make curricular changes and uses stakeholder input in these processes. Categories: Deployment, Results, Improvements Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 6.1.7 FEB's Quality Assessment Committee analyses the data from various surveys and compiles a comprehensive report showing the analysis, strengths and opportunities to improve. This report is sent to FEB's Senate committee for discussion and approval, then it's sent to the University of Maribor's Senate committee for discussion and approval of actions. Categories: Deployment, Results, Improvements Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Criterion 6.2.1 FEB has a well-established tutoring service for the students. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This Strength was verified on site. Institution Comment There is no Institution Comment. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.Opportunities for Improvement (OFI) (6)Criterion 2.2 FEB has the opportunity to formalize performance measures for tracking progress relative to strategic action plans. Categories: Approach, Deployment, Improvements Verified: This OFI was verified on site. Institution Comment As mentioned in section 2.2.a, strategic action plan is discussed and followed in many different ways and by many different faculty bodies to track progress on yearly basis (like through Dean's advisory board, senate, etc). Performance of action and strategic plans are measured through different indicators, either of qualitative or quantitive nature. Those indicators are part of special document, through which management is evaluated yearly and the document is called: »Dean's performance evaluation rate« (attached in evidence file). Since we are aware of importance of OFI that were suggested, we will take into consideration suggestion to further formalize performance measures for tracking progress relative to strategic action plans. Commissioner None/OFI The school agrees to further formalize the performance measures for strategic plans. Hence OFI stays.Criterion 4.1 FEB has the opportunity to better report on systematic processes to measure learning outcome competencies for each program. FEB identified processes in column 2 of table 4.2 in the next criterion 4.2 but did not write about them in criterion 4.1 as requested. This is what column 2 represents What is your measurement instrument or process? Do not use grades. (Indicate type of instrument) direct, formative, internal, comparative Categories: Approach Verified: This OFI was verified on site. Institution Comment According to OFI mentioned above, In the Evidence File Sources, for Institution Comments, we are describing how FEB mesures learning outcome - Assessment of success of study results of the students with Assurance of Learning (AoL) system. We also updated and reloaded Table 4.2. in the Evidence File Sources for Institution Comments. Commissioner Note AoL system evidence uploaded by the school contains old data of the year 2015 and 2016. Evidence is required for last two years 2017 to 2018 indicating continuation of deployment of AoL system.Criterion 4.2 FEB has the opportunity to develop systematic measurements for program learning outcome competencies based on ACBP criteria. Categories: Approach Verified: This OFI was verified on site. Institution Comment In order to improve the system of tracking the impact of the curricula on learning, FEB developed and implemented a new Assessment of Learning (AoL) System. The AoL was developed within the whole faculty staff community, being a result of the joint efforts of all departments and individuals that constitute the most relevant asset of any institution, our staff. Our joint efforts resulted in redefined goals and objectives for all four study programs in the spring of 2013. Afterwards, the development of the measurement was initiated. First, by introducing direct measurements in the form of rubrics evaluating mainly exam-embedded questions and theses (written and oral competences) for all objectives; and second, by implementing a trial measurement in the August–September 2013 examination period for all types of measurement (exam embedded questions, written assignments, and final theses) included in the system. Following the trial's measurements feedback several adjustments were made to the rubrics. The system of analyzing the data and presenting the results was implemented and conducted for the first time in autumn 2013, based on the data from the trial measurements. The first part of our pilot testing took place during the January–February 2014 winter examination period for winter semester courses. The second part occurred during the June–July 2014 summer examination period for the summer semester courses. Based on the results gathered during the pilot measurement, we engaged in a series of discussions about possible improvements to the system. The very first results from the winter examination period were presented in detail and discussed by faculty members during a FEB’s AoL system improvement workshop (in April 2014). We carefully rewrote and shortened some of the performance indicators/rubrics to simplify and clarify them. Since October 2014, the measurements have been conducted during each first examination period after the end of the semester in which courses with exam-embedded questions are conducted for undergraduate and master's degree programs, while the measurements based on final theses will be conducted continuously. Appendix_4.4_a) present an organigram of the FEB's AoL system. FEB measures of Learning Outcomes based on criterias presented in Table 4.2. and Table 4.1. Despite description of our internal learnig outcomes measurment process in the form of AoL, FEB recognizes the value of OFI and will develope some more systematic measurement for program learning outcome in the future, based on ACBP criteria. Commissioner Note The school has an opportunity to test its students through independent Testing Agencies to measure SLOs and generate and analyse students' performance in comparison with similar schools in Slovenia as well as Regionally (Europe) and Internationally. Criterion 4.3 FEB has an opportunity to benchmark key measurements and indicators with international accredited universities. Categories: Deployment, Results Verified: This OFI was verified on site. Institution Comment FEB does benchmark analysis, key measurements and indicators with international accredited universities. The analysis was made in the self-evaluation report 2018/19. The analysis is attached in the Evidence File Sources for Institution Comments. Commissioner None/OFI The additional data submitted by the school in evidence file 'comparability of faculty with similar institutions in Slovenia and wider' is not about the assessment of students SLOs with similar schools in the country or internationally. Hence OFI stays.Criterion 4.4 FEB must describe specific improvements it has made to is programs based on information obtained from its learning outcomes assessment results for a minimum of three improvement cycles. No improvements are reported in the criterion. However improvement are reported in in column 5 of Table 4.2 in Criterion 4.2. Those improvements should be placed here as requested. Categories: Approach, Deployment Verified: This OFI was verified on site. Institution Comment Specific improvements that FEB has made to its programs based on information obtained from its learning outcomes assessment results for a minimum of three improvement cycles are described in the documents in the Evidence File Sources for Institution Comments. Commissioner None/OFI The school has uploaded Table 4.2 (updated). However, the school should have specifically described the improvements over last two to three cycles as pointed out by the site visit team. Hence OFI stays.Criterion 6.1.3 FEB has an opportunity to report CPC coverage in each course using the abbreviated Course syllabus Standard 6 Figure 6.3 provided in the evidence file. Categories: Approach Verified: This OFI was verified on site. Institution Comment FEB Course syllabus are defined by NAKVIS (Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency - SQAA, national accreditation agency) and are obligatory to use. In the future we will try to include the requirements of ACBSP into changes of course syllabuses. Course syllabus are attached in the Evidence File Sources for Institution Comments. Commissioner Comment There is no Commissioner note or condition.General Observations/Site Visit Issues (0)No Recommendations available.Recommendations (1)Criterion 6.1.3 Commissioner None/OFI The school needs to submit data as per Standard 6, Figure 6.3. Hence OFI stays.Rationale (2)Criterion 4.1The school has uploaded the updated Table 4.2.Criterion 4.3The additional data submitted by the school in evidence file 'comparability of faculty witj similar institutions in Slovenia and wider' is not about the assessment of students SLOs with similar schools in the country or internationally. Hence OFI stays.Wording for Letter (0)No Wording for Letter available.Best Practices (0)No Best Practices available.
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