Quality assured work based learning with focus on cooperative studies Ewa Tränkner

practically integrated courses Contractual relationship university company student Ewa Tränkner2

Procedure of cooperation (input phase) advertising for places at university requesting places at university company university 1. acquire cooperation partners Ewa Tränkner3

student articles of traineeship university company aptitude test coordination of the theoretical and practical contents enrolment 2. examination and implementation of the cooperation Cooperation process (input phase) Ewa Tränkner4

Procedure of study (process phase) practical phase theoretical phase practical phase changes approx. every 12 weeks Ewa Tränkner5

Importance of quality assured work based learning university awards the degree study course is:  accredited with 210 credit points  workload includes hours of work based learning responsibility for QUALITY Ewa Tränkner6

Instruments of quality assurance input Examination of ability (company) Standardised articles of traineeship Standard training plan for the practical phases of education process Regular meetings with representatives of the companies output Exams with practical transfer Cooporative examining board outcome Survey among companies Ewa Tränkner7

Input phase I Examination of ability (company) Standardised articles of traineeship Standard training plan for the practical phases of education Is the company qualified to ensure a high standard of work based learning? criteria for examiniation: -ability of the practical trainer -orderliness and completeness of the practical training -infrastructure of the company -number of places at university Ewa Tränkner8

Input phase II Examination of ability (company) Standardised articles of traineeship Standard training plan for the practical phases of education entitlement of holidays apprentice‘s pay Integral parts of the contract traineeship period probation rights and duties How can a contractual basis be created in order to lay the same foundations for all students? Ewa Tränkner9

Input phase III Structure of a standard training plan (e.g. banking studies) -1. semester - transaction banking -2. semester - investment consulting -3. semester - credit business -4. semester - foreign business and transactions -5./ 6. semester - banking management Examination of ability (company) Standardised articles of traineeship Standard training plan for the practical phases of education How can the coordination of the theoretical and practical learning be secured? Ewa Tränkner10

Process phase Meetings with representatives of the companies (e.g. twice a year) Academic year ( ) November May Report of the head of study course Feedback of the representatives of the company Discussion of organisation, content and structure of the study course How can the short-term quality gaps of work based learning be corrected? Ewa Tränkner11

Ouput phase I Exams with practical transfer Cooperative examining board What kind of instruments help to checkup a successful knowledge transfer of theoretical and practical contents? project report Oral Transfer Examination Ewa Tränkner12

Ouput phase II Exams with practical transfer Cooperative examining board 1x professor ensures the compliance with formalities and the quality requirements of university 3x practical examinants check the practical know how of the students How is it possible to ensure the demands on exams of university and companies? Ewa Tränkner13

Outcome phase Survey among companies (e.g. triennial) Possibility to ascertain the satisfaction of the cooperation partners. Is there a need to modify the studies? Ewa Tränkner14

Conclusions The university has the responsibility for the quality assurance. Dual studies should have a quality assurance which considers the theoretical education in the university as well as work based learning in the cooporative companies. Ewa Tränkner15

Thank you for your attention Ewa Tränkner Tel: +49(0) 30 –