1. overv Cineca Solutions for Higher Education & Research Solutions for Higher Education & Research Massimo Rimondi

2. University Consortium No-Profit Founded in 1969 57 Members: 54 Universities 2 Research institutes Italian Ministry of University and Research Total turnover:  70 mil.€ Employees:  550 CINECA for Higher Education

3. Mission & Core Activities: Supercomputing services for scientific research IT services for the Italian Ministry of university and research IT services for universities

4. Italian Higher Education context Students and learning ResearchAccountingHR Planning & Controlling Students Database Courses Database Research funds Delivery Professors Database Ministry of University and Research Universities

5. U-GOV Project Integrated Information System for Higher Education Institutions Solutions for Teaching & Research Accounting & HR Governance Bodies

6. U-GOV Solution Map

7. Number of Users Applications HR management (since 1990) Accounting management (since 1997) Student management (since 2001) Research management (since 2005) Planning & Controlling (since 2002) At least one CINECA’s solution University Users 67 (69%) 44 (45%) 70 (75%) 20 (21%) 83 (86%)

8. Gartner Group - Magic Quadrant Higher Ed.

9. Student Management System U-GOV Students & Learning

10. ESSE3 What  Student Management System Academic Lifecycle: enrollment through graduation Bologna Process: Diploma Supplement, ECTS, QA Solution for: Students Teachers Administrative & Student Affairs Staffs

11. Academic Organization Academic Planning Academic delivery & response Internal & External Academic Assessment External Assesment: Placement Enrollments & Registrations Study Programs Rules & Constraints Academic activities, schedules, teaching coverage Lessons and exams scheduling Academic Support (e-learning, community, ecc) Internal Assessment: Courses and graduation exams Academic assessment (student) Decision Support (DWH) Students & Learning Lifecycle

12. Modules Web portal and other applications Course definitions, faculty budget Other third party applications (Banks, institutions, ministry) E-learning platforms Student life cycle management from enrollment to degree Timetables Lesson and Exam Scheduling E-Learning management

13. ESSE3 “solution map” Master Files and Configurations Academic Processes and Student Life-cycle Online Services (Web ESSE3) DATA STRUCTURES MINISTRY DATA STUDENTS MASTER ORGANISATION STRUCTURES ACADEMICS MASTER PROGRAMMES MASTER REGULATIONS MASTER ORIENTATION SURVEYS ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES STUDENT’S ADMIN TUITIONS EXAMS MANAGEMENT STUDENT CAREER GRADUATION INTERNSHIPS & STAGES POST LAUREAM & JOB PLACEMENT CALLS & RANKING CERTIFICATES INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY REPORTS & STATISTICS GATEWAY MULTICHANNEL DEVICES CONFIG. PROCESSES STUDENT’S GUIDE REGISTRED WEB AREA STUDENT WEB AREA TEACHER WEB AREA OTHER USERS WEB AREA WEB COMMUNITY SERVICES ESSE3 Solution Map

14. Bologna supports Bologna CINECA develops ESSE3 in full compliance with the Bologna Process action lines, toward the creation of the EHEA (European Higher Education Area). –Credit Systems: ECTS, Diploma Supplement –Quality Assurance Module: has the objective of creating an information system which will collect and make available supporting Quality Assurance practices documentation to relevant stakeholders in Higher Education Institutions. In 2013 it was turned into a TEMPUS project targeting the Central Asian countries.

15. Data for the QA of the Courses ESSE3 publishes data for the “Monitoring and Results” standard for the Quality Assurance of the Courses: D1 - Monitoring of the entrance students the assessment of the mastery of the admission requirements by the entrance students enrolled in the first course year; the number of the entrance students enrolled in the first course year, their secondary school of provenance and their geographical place of origin.

16. Data for the QA of the Courses D2 - Monitoring of the students’ learning the number of students enrolled in the didactic unit in the academic year under consideration; the number of students who have passed the examination in the academic year under consideration; the medium value of the grades attributed to all the students who have passed the examination; the grade variance.

17. Data for the QA of the Courses D3 - Monitoring of the students’ studies progression the number of students who pass from one course year to the successive one and the number of dropouts; the median and the mean value, with the associated variance, of the number of ECTS credits with which students pass from one course year to the successive one; the number of graduates within the official length of the programme.

18. Data for the QA of the Courses D4 - Monitoring of the students’ opinions on the educational process the survey of the students’ opinions on the didactic units; the survey of the students’ opinions on the training periods outside University; the survey of the students’ opinions on the periods of international mobility; the survey of the final year students’ opinions on the educational process and on the student support services.

19. The Italian SP’s QA System Starting with the 2013/2014 academic year the Italian Ministry requires that all the study programs must accomplish the QA standards defined by the National Agency for the Evaluation of University and Research (ANVUR). Every year the Italian Universities must compile the Annual Unique Form (SUA-CDS) of the study programs, collecting the information for the administration end the QA of the study program.

20. The SUA-CDS The SUA-CDS contains the following areas, very similar to the DOQUP standards and requirements: A)Needs and objectives –Consultations of organizations representative of the production –Educational objectives –Admission requirements –Learning outcomes –Final examination

21. The SUA-CDS B) The student experience Educational process Assessment methods Calendar and timetable of didactic units and exams Teachers Facilities Student support services Students’ opinions and graduates opinions on the educational process

22. The SUA-CDS C) Monitoring Entrance students and student’s learning Students’ studies progression Opinions of organizations and companies with stage partnerships D) Organization of the course and the QA Organization and responsabilities at the University level Organization and responsabilities of the course QA Scheduling of the activities and iniziatives Annual riexamination

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