The QA Group prepares self-assessment reports and any resulting actions and is appointed by the Degree Program Council upon the Coordinator's proposal and subsequently ratified by the Engineering Department Council. It is composed of:
- Prof. Giuseppe Sollazzo – Coordinator and Head of QA for the Degree Course
- Prof. Alessio Altadonna
- Prof. Claudia Espro
- Prof. Claudio Iuppa
- Prof. Alessia Ruggeri
- Eng. Paolo Longo , member of the technical-administrative staff
- Mr. Domenico Ravidà, student representative
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The members of the QA Group were appointed at the CCL of November 13, 2024.
The QA Group performs the following tasks:
• examines reports from the Evaluation Committee and the Joint Teacher-Student Committee, at least those pertaining to the Degree Programme;
• analyzes data regarding teaching (entrance tests, attractiveness of the course offering, regularity of exam results, internationalization, teacher evaluation, agreements and internships, orientation, etc.) and support services.
• supports the Coordinator in analyzing the Degree Programme's performance indicators and in compiling the SMA and SUACdS;
• identifies the Degree Programme's strengths and weaknesses and the resulting improvement actions, verifying their correct implementation with all stakeholders, including during the preparation of the Cyclical Review.
• is involved in the (re)design and management phase of the Degree Programme.
The student representative is responsible for promptly reporting any concerns from colleagues and organizing periodic meetings to gather widespread opinions.
The QA Group meets regularly at the beginning of the first semester (September), at the end of the first semester (January), and at the end of the second semester (May) to analyze in detail any issues that arise during the delivery of teaching.
A meeting is scheduled to coincide with the release of the results of the curricular course and teacher evaluation tests, in order to prepare the QA Group's activities for data collection and subsequent analysis.
Group meetings are also scheduled whenever any issue is reported at a program council meeting by one of its members.
The finalized commentary on the Annual Monitoring Report (SMA) is discussed by the program council for approval and forwarded to the relevant bodies for further action.
The QA Group also prepares the SUA report, gathering all information regarding the program structure and activities, organizing the work according to the established deadlines.
Finally, the QA group of this Degree Course is responsible for organizing, disseminating, and analyzing documents written by students (called questionnaires or activity diaries) regarding their university activities. When necessary, they organize discussions with students experiencing the greatest difficulties and meet with professors.
The Coordinator (Head of Quality Assurance for the Degree Programme) also has the opportunity to share issues, actions, and results of the quality assurance process with the other Coordinators during meetings within the Teaching Observatory of the Department of Engineering. This committee, composed of the coordinators of all related degree programmes, was approved by the Engineering Department Council at its meeting of February 28, 2023.
Furthermore, the Department Joint Committee, which carries out the following tasks, is noted. (https://ingegneria.unime.it/it/dipartimento/organizzazione/commissione-paritetica):
a) formulates opinions on the activation and elimination of degree programs;
b) monitors the educational offering and the quality of teaching, as well as the student service provided by professors and researchers, and identifies indicators for evaluating their results.