Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE Accreditation of Business Programs Prof Drs Robert Rietbroek, Chairman Board of Commissioners and Professor Bob Johnson Commissioner for Credit Rating

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education SUMMARY ECBE the organisation ECBE Accreditation Bologna process - issues

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION ECBE MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION PRIVATE AND STATE UNIVERSITIES MEMBERS ACCREDITED MEMBERS

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE AIM FOR MEMBERS SUPPORT SUSTAIN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT RIGOROUS QUALITY ASSURANCE TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education BENEFITS FOR ECBE MEMBERS MUTUAL SUPPORT EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS EXCHANGE OF FACULTY ACCREDITATION IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLOGNA CONSULTANCY/ADVICE EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS NOT INSTITUTIONS REFLECT ECBE GOAL: –PROMOTING EXCELLENCE –IMPLEMENTING BOLOGNA –LEARNER

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION STAGES MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION SELF-EVALUATION DOCUMENT SITE VISIT REPORT TO ECBE COMMISSIONERS RATIFICATION BY ECBE COUNCIL (JUNE/NOVEMBER )

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION DOCUMENTS AUTHORISATION SELF EVALUATION STRUCTURES HANDBOOKS PROGRAM STUDENT STATISTICS FACULTY CVs SAMPLES OF STUDENT MARKED ASSESSMENTS

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION SELF-EVALUATION (ECBE WEBSITE) 20 QUESTIONS 5 SETS OF STANDARDS CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT QUALITY PROCESSES STUDENT PROGRESSION RESOURCES & FACULTY

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION Evaluation visit MEETINGS –SENIOR MANAGEMENT –BUSINESS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT –QUALITY DIRECTOR –FACULTY –STUDENTS –ALUMNI & EMPLOYERS

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION EVALUATION EVALUATION TEAM PEER EVALUATION PHILOSOPHY –SUPPORTIVE –INCLUSIVE –MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING –DIALOGUE –CONSULTANCY BUT RIGOROUS

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION REPORT PROGRESS (RE-ACCREDITATION) DECISION –CURRICULUM –FACULTY –STUDENTS –FACILITIES AND RESOURCES –STANDARDS –QUALITY ASSURANCE

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION DECISION APPROVAL/ CANDIDACY NUMBER OF YEARS SUBJECT TO –CONDITIONS –RECOMMENDATIONS ANNAUL PROGRAM REPORT (OCTOBER)

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ECBE ACCREDITATION ANNUAL REPORT GOOD PRACTICE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INFORMS ECBE USEFUL FOR RE- ACCREDITATION

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education BOLOGNA PROCESS OUTCOMES NOT INPUTS LEARNER-LED ALL LEARNING CREDITS – ECTS LEVELS MODULES

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education RECOGNITION OF ALL LEARNING Wherever However Whenever Classroom Informal and Non-Formal Work-based Learning E-learning Prior, Current, Future

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA, EHEA 3 CYCLES – BACHELOR – MASTERS – DOCTORATES QUALIFICATION DESCRIPTORS

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education CREDITS – LEVEL – VOLUME ECTS NOTIONAL LEARNING TIME, NLT DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education LEVELS CREDIT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS – INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES, ILOs – PROGRAMS – COURSES/MODULES

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education LEVEL INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES – COURSE – PROGRAM ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS MARKING CRITERIA

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNAL – LEARNERS/STUDENTS – FACULTY – INTERNAL AUDITORS – EXTERNAL EXAMINERS – EMPLOYERS AREAS – CURRICULUM – ASSESSMENTS – SUCCESS – RESOURCES

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ISSUES FOR UNIVERSITIES 1 1. LEARNER v. FACULTY 2. OUTCOMES v. INPUTS 3. RECOGNISING ALL LEARNING 4.NOTIONAL LEARNING TIME 5.INTERNAL AUDIT 6.TRANSPARENCY – ROLES – RESPONSIBLITIES

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ISSUES FOR UNIVERSITIES 2 7. CREDIT-BASED CURRICULUM 8. ACADEMIC STRUCTURES 9. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT 10. RECORDING 11. DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education ISSUES NATIONALLY 1.QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK 2.CREDIT FRAMEWORK 3.RECOGNISE ALL LEARNING 4.QUALITY ASSURANCE 5.ALLOW AUTONOMY