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CinecaCineca Solutions for Higher Education & Solutions for Higher Education &
ResearchResearch
Massimo RimondiMassimo Rimondi
University ConsortiumNo-ProfitFounded 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
CINECA for Higher Education
Mission & Core Activities:
•Supercomputing services for
scientific research
•IT services for the Italian
Ministry of university and
research
•IT services for universities
Italian Higher Education context
Studentsand learning
Research Accounting HRPlanning &Controlling
StudentsDatabase
CoursesDatabase
Research fundsDelivery
ProfessorsDatabase
Ministry of University and Research
Universities
U-GOV Project
Integrated Information System for Higher Education Institutions
• Solutions for• Teaching & Research• Accounting & HR• Governance Bodies
U-GOV Solution Map
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%)20 (21%)
83 (86%)
Gartner Group - Magic Quadrant Higher Ed.
Student Management System
U-GOV Students & Learning
ESSE3
What Student Management System
• Academic Lifecycle: • enrollment through graduation
• Bologna Process: • Diploma Supplement, ECTS, QA
• Solution for:• Students• Teachers • Administrative & Student Affairs
Staffs
Academic Organization
Academic Planning
Academic delivery & response
Internal & External Academic Assessment
External Assesment: Placement
Enrollments & Registrations
Students & Learning Lifecycle
Modules
Web portal and other applications
Course definitions, faculty budget
Other third party applications(Banks, institutions, ministry) E-learning platforms
Student life cycle managementfrom enrollment to degree
Timetables Lesson and Exam Scheduling
E-Learningmanagement
ESSE3 “solution map” Master Files and ConfigurationsMaster Files and Configurations
Academic Processes and Student Life-cycleAcademic Processes and Student Life-cycle
Online Services (Web ESSE3)Online Services (Web ESSE3)
DATASTRUCTURES
MINISTRYDATA
STUDENTSMASTER
ORGANISATION STRUCTURES
ACADEMICSMASTER
PROGRAMMESMASTER
REGULATIONSMASTER
ORIENTATIONSURVEYS
ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES
STUDENT’S ADMIN
TUITIONSEXAMS
MANAGEMENT
STUDENT CAREER
GRADUATIONINTERNSHIPS
& STAGES
POSTLAUREAM & JOB
PLACEMENT
CALLS& RANKING
CERTIFICATES
INTERNATIONALMOBILITY
REPORTS &STATISTICS
GATEWAYMULTICHANNEL
DEVICESCONFIG.
PROCESSES
STUDENT’S GUIDE
REGISTREDWEB AREA
STUDENTWEB AREA
TEACHERWEB AREA
OTHER USERSWEB AREA
WEBCOMMUNITY
SERVICES
ESSE3 Solution Map
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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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