Quality v1 Dave Carroll, Damian Gordon, Deirdre Lawless, Matt Hussey, Ciarán O’Leary, Fred Mtenzi, Michael Collins Wednesday, March 7th 2007 School of Computing, Dublin Institute of Technology

2 17/06/2015Dave Carroll2 Emersion Project Education to MEet the Requirements of the Software Industry and BeyONd – Establishing and Implementing and Evaluating and Industry-Oriented Education Model in China Support sustainable industry-oriented IT education in China 2003 – 2006 EU Asia-Link funding

3 17/06/2015Dave Carroll3 Asia-Link Human Resource Development Curriculum Development Institutional and Systems Development Asia-Link Partnership Areas

4 17/06/2015Dave Carroll4 Asia-Link - Emersion Mapping Asia-Link Human Resource Development area Curriculum Development area Institutional and Systems Development area Emersion Lecturing Team with Industry-Oriented Ethos Curriculum for Industry-Oriented IT Education 3D Aligned Quality Assurance System supporting the Industry- Oriented Model

5 17/06/2015Dave Carroll5 3D Alignment Constructive alignment Module teaching, learning and assessment strategies aligned with module learning outcomes. Horizontal alignment Curriculum elements arranged so that the student transfers problem solving knowledge between domains at the same stage of the programme. Vertical alignment Curriculum elements arranged to build on foundational knowledge and provide a platform for future elements.

6 17/06/2015Dave Carroll6 3D Aligned Curriculum Horizontal Alignment Vertical Alignment Constructive Alignment (Source: O’Leary et al, 2006) 3D Alignment Space

7 17/06/2015Dave Carroll7 3D Alignment Space All curricula fit into 3D alignment space Horizontal-Vertical-Constructive dimensions Successful curricula positioned away from the origin Distance from origin to position in 3D alignment space provides a ‘measure’ of effectiveness of curriculum

8 17/06/2015Dave Carroll8 Alignment Drift Curriculum is a dynamic entity May get misaligned along any three dimensions or along a combination any of the three Position in 3D alignment space changes signaling misalignment Such misalignment is a quality issue and needs to be monitored Quality assurance system is main monitoring mechanism of an academic programme

9 17/06/2015Dave Carroll9 Annual Monitoring Report Prepared by Programme Team Evaluation of current implementation Recent modifications Summary or Exam Results External’s Comments Staff/Student Feedback Quality Evaluation Syllabus Changes Improvements Annual Monitoring Report Key alignment messages?

10 17/06/2015Dave Carroll10 3D Aligned Quality Assurance Main Actors & Roles ActorRole LecturerConstructive alignment Year MentorHorizontal alignment Stream LeaderVertical alignment Program Co-ordinator3D Alignment Quality is never an accident?

11 17/06/2015Dave Carroll11 Lecturer - Constructive alignment Monitor how successfully the module was constructively aligned Misalignment Between module LOs & teaching, learning & assessment process Annual Monitoring Report Look at Teaching & Assessment Emergent learning outcomes? improve future programme cycles.

12 17/06/2015Dave Carroll12 Year Mentor - Horizontal alignment Identify potential linkages between modules in a stage Make module lecturers are aware of such linkages & how they aid transfer of problem solving knowledge. Explicit linkages built through co-requisite modules Implicit linkages depend on the co-operation between individual lecturers Annual Monitoring Report Look at student and staff feedback on the teaching process Look for evidence of staff cooperation - enhances horizontal alignment.

13 17/06/2015Dave Carroll13 Stream Leader - Vertical alignment Identify potential linkages between similar modules in different stages Make lecturers are aware of such linkages. Explicit linkages built through pre-requisite modules Co-operation between lecturers needed to operationalise implicit linkages. Ensures the learning outcomes of individual modules and of the overall programme are achieved. Annual Monitoring Report Look for evidence of successful co-operation necessary for vertical alignment.

14 17/06/2015Dave Carroll14 Programme Co-ordinator – 3D alignment Determine the degree of 3D Alignment existing in a given course Generate a complete picture such alignment Annual Monitoring Report alignment information provided by the Lecturer, Year Mentor and Stream Leader – 3D alignment.

15 17/06/2015Dave Carroll15 Effect of Modularisation on 3D alignment Non-modularised programme All the modules in each stage to be passed before progression Significant degree of 3D alignment possible Horizontal alignment e.g. a module in the first stage may be aligned with all or many of the other modules in that stage High horizontal alignment Vertical alignment e.g. modules align in successive stages (a “stream”) High vertical alignment Constructive alignment e.g. module learning outcomes match assessment and learning and teaching for the constructive alignment, High constructive alignment

16 17/06/2015Dave Carroll16 Effect of Modularisation on 3D alignment Modularised programme Modules done independently, in any order Low vertical & horizontal alignment Changes however with pre-requisites & co- requisites High degree of constructive alignment important

17 17/06/2015Dave Carroll17 Effect of Modularisation on 3D alignment Non-modularised vs. modularised Ideal situation = Highly degree of alignment Incremental improvements until a threshold reached where further alignment not desirable Aim = get to an optimum position in 3D alignment space.

18 17/06/2015Dave Carroll18 Integration of 3D Model with Quality Assurance System Staff Education Requirements of the 3D model Seminars, Reports, workshops Range of uses for the data including program revalidation

19 17/06/2015Dave Carroll19 Summary 3D Aligned curriculum 3D Alignment Space Alignment Drift Annual Monitoring Report Main Actors & Roles Effect of Modularisation Integration of 3D model QA

20 17/06/2015Dave Carroll20 Further Information Paper Web Book An Industry-Oriented Model for Software Education in China: Adapting and Irish Model to Chinese Conditions Lawless, Deirdre; Wu, Bing; Carroll, Dave, Gordon, Damian; Hussey, Matt; O'Leary, Ciarán; O'Shea, Brendan; Xiaofei, Xu (Eds.) Blackhall Publishing,

21 17/06/2015Dave Carroll21 References O'LEARY, Ciarán., LAWLESS, Deirdre, GORDON, Damian, CARROLL, Dave, MTENZI, Fred and COLLINS, Michael, 3D Alignment in the Adaptive Software Engineering Curriculum, 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 28 – 31, 2006, San Diego, CA.

22 17/06/2015Dave Carroll22 Thank You! Go Raibh Maith Agat Xie Xie

23 17/06/2015Dave Carroll23 Emersion Main Data Collection Mechanisms

24 17/06/2015Dave Carroll24 Emersion Key Quality Indicators (General)

25 17/06/2015Dave Carroll25 Emersion Key Quality Indicators (Exams)