University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences – Vienna Workshop 8 – Panel 2 Erika Staudacher University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences – Vienna

Definition: “quality of teaching” Content: amount and actuality Teacher: professional competence and didactic skills Organisational framework: date/time, course-book, previous information …. How feels the student during the course How feels the student after having completed the course How useful is the course for further development (point of view: formal student, employer)

University management is asked to…. … find indicators for these quality criteria … count and measure (including statistical analysis) … compare the data with ?? (previous year, internal competitors, external benchmarks) … show reaction on the results (Follow up strategies)

Austrian Universities: situation today Count/measure: we are experts in counting ! – Even when we do not know what. Indicators: hundreds ! Are they really efficient to measure quality ? Compare: mostly internal, system with external partners is improving Weakness: consequences. Influence on teachers is limited depending on their contract situation. young – middle aged – elder – external

Skills and competencies for teaching staff …… how to choose a professor these days ….. Scientific competence in the field Structured presentation of the content Good didactic skills (flexible for new kinds of students) Inclusion of gender mainstreaming aspects Able and willing to introduce new teaching methods (e.g. e-learning, …)