Presentation visit at IME Department meeting at IME

Presentation – visit at IME Department meeting at IME 17 th December 2014 Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

News from the Faculty § Department visits in August and September § Very educational for us § Some Departments were lucky enough to get more than one visit … My third time at IME § Strategy work § Purpose: Input to the strategic work with our programmes, academic environments and staff functions § Identify: quality and relevance and development opportunities and synergies Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

The strategy process The process until now – mapping • Research environments • 35 academic environments at 8 institutes • Educational Programmes • 46 programmes with 54 profiles • • 16 BSc programmes • 1 professional bachelor program • 20 MSc programmes • 6 Professional Master programmes • 2 Graduate Certificate Program (HD) • 1 Part Time Study - Law 17 head of studies Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

The strategy process – so far Development of the self-evaluation questionnaires • Bottom-up process • Joint effort by heads of department, heads of studies and all of you Deans office – coordinated and combined the responses • Result: evaluation questionnaires send to the head of the academic environments and the head of studies • The administrative unites and supporting policies will also be evaluated • The unit questionnaires will be different, since their work is highly variable Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

The evaluation – in two parts Part 1: The self-evaluation questionnaire • Divided in 4 topics • Each topic is divided in to categories: • • Measurement criteria and listings • A qualitative question Deadline in week 6 next year Part 2: The evaluation seminar 1. Will be held from the 5 th of march and onwards Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Evaluation of the Academic Environm Evaluated on 4 topics: 1. Research • i. a. publications, external grants, citations, Ph. D. students • Qualitative question: Make a reasoned assessment of the quality of research and academic impact of the unit. 2. Education • i. a. Course responsibilities, ECTS taught, supervision • Qualitative question: Make a reasoned assessment of the quality and impact of the educational activities of the unit. Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Evaluation of the Academic Environm 3. Knowledge exchange and relevance for society • i. a. Infomedia hits, industrial Ph. D. students • Qualitative question: Make a reasoned assessment of the quality and impact of the knowledge-exchange activities of the unit; preferably giving a specific example of which influence the unit has had on the development in society (societal impact). 4. Special characteristics and ambitions • Important results and goals • Qualitative questions: What are the special strengths of the unit, and what are the ambitions and challenges in the next five years? Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Summary of self-evaluation of academic env 1. Quality of research 6 5 8. Value for the Faculty 2. Academic impact 4 3 2 1 7. Interdisciplinarity 3. Extent of education activities 0 6. Impact wrt. business and society 4. Quality and impact of education activities 5. Quality of dissemination activities Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Performance of the academic environment today Performance of the academic environment in five years

Evaluations of the study programmes Evaluated on 5 topics 1. Research basis and academic level of the program 2. Pedagogics and teaching methods 3. Knowledge exchange, preparation for labor market, and relevance for society 4. Special characteristics 5. Financial aspects Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Summary of self-evaluation of study p 1. Research basis 6 5 9. Financial sustainability 2. Academic level 4 3 2 8. Value for the Faculty 1 3. Pedagogics and quality 0 7. Interdisciplinarity Series 2 4. Application of practice 6. Internationalization Series 1 5. Relevance for labor market Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Evaluation seminars Purpose • An opportunity to elaborate on the replies given in the questionnaire and to answer supplementary questions from a panel Academic environment • One seminar per academic environment • A panel with members from: Academic council (facilitator), Heads of Departments and Deans management team Study programmes • One seminar per Head of Study • A panel with members from: Deans management team, Heads of Departments, relevant students Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Timetable - strategy process Week 6: Deadline for the written part of the self-evaluation Weeks 8 -9: Preparation and distribution of material for the evaluation seminars Week 10: Evaluation seminars in Odense for administrative units Weeks 11 -12: Evaluation seminars in Odense and Kolding for academic environments Weeks 12 -13: Evaluation seminars in Odense and Kolding for study programs Following this, the actual strategy development will begin, and it will continue until the summer of 2015, after which the implementation will be initiated. Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Campus Strategy General facts about the campus strategy: ü The work has just begun ü Head of the groups: the deans ü The work will be anchored locally at the campus ü Coordination with the faculties The objective of the campus strategy: • Focus on development and consolidation of the campus • The strategy should also serve as a work plan for the development of the campus from 2015 -2020 Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Campus Strategy Criteria's for the campus strategy: • Focus in activities • 1 or 2 themes to cover all activities • Complementary activities • Both among campus activities and between campus activities and SDU activities • Quality in teaching and research • Relationship with local interests Strengthen the local position • Possible cooperation with other educational institutions • • Uniqueness for each campus • Economic responsibility Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

Dimensioning New numbers will be published today Faculty of Business and Social Sciences