Directorate of Academic Affairs and Registrar Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Annual Institutional Report (AIR) Reporting Period: 1 January – 31 December 2013 Management Forum 10 th April 2014  Michael Mulvey PhD - Director of Academic Affairs & Registrar 1

QA Management and Governance 2013 Approval of Linked/Collaborative provision External Examiner Report Enrolment and Admissions Policy and Places Student Performance Graduate Attributes 2

Quality Enhancement Activities and Developments Change Management Projects Grangegorman Development of Dublin Technological University (DTU) Irish Survey of Student Engagement Structured Work Placement Resources for Assessment and Feedback Toolkit (RAFT) project. Staff Survey Dissertation supervision guidelines Technological University Quality Framework (TUQF) Programme and module catalogue Examinations scoping group Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy Procedures for the monitoring and review of linked/collaborative provision 3

External Environmental and other Factors impacting on quality External Factors affecting students Possible impact of the National Review of Apprenticeship. DOES Transitions Initiative ECF and Haddington Road HEA Academic Workload Project 4

Quality Assurance Activities: 15 Reviews conducted (section 5.1) Quality Assurance Activities: 15 Reviews conducted (section 5.1) Measures used to monitor effectiveness of Review Process: Quality Assurance Officers Oversight by Academic Quality Assurance Committee and Academic Council Student Participation Effectiveness and Independence of Panel members External Input Implementation of conditions and recommendations 5

External factors: effect on quality Student Fees and Grants “The overall population of students has been maintained and increased to16,120 for 2012/2013. As a result of the ECF demand for replacement staff exceeds appointments The Institute has not been in a position to replace lost capacity in the manner and to the extent that it would wish. This is a negative influence on quality notwithstanding the very considerable effort made by all colleagues to mitigate its effects”. 6

Quality Culture Indicators (European University Association) Building a university community and the staff’s identification with the institution. Developing the participation of students in the University community. Embedding a quality culture through internal communication, discussions and devolved responsibility while understanding the resistance to change and developing strategies to overcome it. Agreeing upon an overarching framework for quality review processes and standards. Defining key institutional data – historical, comparative, national and international – and systematically collecting and analysing them. Involving the appropriate external and internal stakeholders. Stressing the self-evaluation stage as a collective exercise for the unit under review to ensure the implementation of appropriate change (this includes academic and administrative staff and students). Ensuring a follow-up of the internal reviews: e.g., implementation of the appropriate recommendations and feedback loops into strategic management. 7