1. Information packages for Dean/Associate Dean/Academic Coordinator
Welcome:
Welcome in your new academic management role! Here you will find what you need to know to start in your new role. The different modules will be introduced by different people, and offered to you throughout the following year based on when you need what information.
Who is this information relevant for:
Dean/Associate Dean/Academic Coordinator
Relevant contact persons/core staff:
Dean´s advisor and Programme Administration

2. Overview of all information packages
Introduction
Annual Wheel & Portfolio Process
Programme Quality incl. UUV
Admission of new PhD candidates
Market
Course Quality Assurance incl. Learning Lab
Progression, Pre doc, Final defence (incl. AoL)

3. What is relevant for which AD/ACs?
Programme area:
Bachelor
Master of Science
Executive
PhD
 Responsible departments
Information items:
13 programmes
7 programmes
EMM, EBM, EMBA, EMME, MBA-Fudan, ESP
6 tracks/ADs
Provided by:
1. Introduction / About the role X
Dean, Dean´s advisor
2. Annual Wheel / Portfolio Process
3. Programme and course quality assurance  X X 
Programme administration
3.1. Study plan and course revision process
3.2. Programme seminars
4. Student evaluations (formative/summative)
Programme administration (+faculty support)
5. Accreditations
Programme administration, Sverre G.
6. Assurance of Learning (AoL)
7. Programme and course design
Learning Lab
8. Marketing of the programme(s)
Marketing, Business Unit
9. Sales and Student Recruitment
Sales and Recruitment, Business Unit
10. Study/semester start
Student administration, Business Unit
11. Elective courses and progression demands
12. Internship
Faculty support (internship coordinators)
13. International relations and exchange
International Office + Feite van Dijk
14. Master thesis MSc
15. Graduation/Diploma

4. Introduction/About the role
Elements in this information package:
Role description from Quality assurance system, together with the document on “operationalization” of the role
The Deans expectations – communication, involvement
Meeting discussion fora
Innovation process
Introducing the “learning package”
When:
When starting
Relevant for:
AD/AC
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive, PhD
Responsible/Contact person:
Dean/Deans advisor
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5. Annual Wheel & Portfolio Process
Elements in this information package:
Annual wheel - deadlines, meetings, contributions expected by AD. Also mention structured, informal meetings, depending on Dean.
Portfolio process – purpose, timeline, process, show recent AD-reports (also need to mention the innovation process, as a parallel process)
When:
When starting
Relevant for:
AD/AC
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive, PhD
Responsible/Contact person:
Dean/Deans advisor
Programme Administration
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6. Årshjulet inn

7. Programme & Course Quality Assurance
Elements in this information package:
Study plans deadlines and process
AD/AC responsibility vs Program administration
Course revision process – deadlines and phases
Important to understand WHY deadlines for study plans and courses are important. See process overview next slide with sequences and dependencies.
Exam types/Digitalization
Workload for the students
When:
When starting 1:1 (In due time before activity)
Relevant for:
AD/AC
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive, PhD
Responsible/Contact person:
Ann-Christin Johnsgård
Haakon Tveter
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8. Annual milestones in the course description process

9. Accreditations/Assurance of Learning
Elements in this information package:
BI has four accreditations from the following accreditation bodies: NOKUT, EQUIS, AACSB & AMBA
NOKUT sets requirements to the staffing of each programme, c.f. Academic Supervision Regulation §2-3, litra 4a-c
AACSB sets requirements to the staffing and composition of faculty on each programme. BI has defined the activity requirements faculty must fullfil in order to be qualified c.f. Standard 15; Faculty Qualifications
Deans/ADs must engage an active dialogue with the Department Chairs in order to sufficiently staff the programme according to the requirements above
In 2017 BI approved a new quality assurance system where the Deans´ ADs’ roles are presented (c.f. BIs Quality Assurance System)
When:
Every fifth year for each accreditation (except NOKUT)
Relevant for:
Deans & Associate Deans
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive & PhD – depending on the accreditation
Responsible/Contact person:
Sverre Gundersen;

10. Accreditations/Assurance of Learning
Assurance of Learning (AoL)
When:
Spring & Autumn
Relevant for:
AD & Course responsible
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive, PhD
Responsible/Contact person:
Maj-Elin Kildal; ,
Pia Danielsen; ,
Elements in this information package:
AoL is an important indicator of quality for the students’ learning outcome (required by AACSB)
All programmes are assessed
AD is responsible for aligning objectives and traits with program learning goals, together with for the course coordinator
AD selects the courses that best reflect the programmes’ main learning outcomes
AD assesses if learning outcomes are achieved
Changes are made when necessary due to discrepancy or changes in the programme
AoL documents/ Sedona manuals are available on Faculty handbook

11. Programme/course design – Learning Lab
When: x2
When needed 1:1
Relevant for:
All Deans and Ads
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive, PhD
Responsible/Contact person:
Anna Steen-Utheim and Inger C Erikson / /
Elements in this information package:
Introduction to the Constructive alignment model
Learning Objectives
Assessment Tasks and Formats
Learning Activities
Learning design work processes at BI
Introduction to how LearningLab can help in Programme design, Course design and Learning design

12. Marketing – Business Unit
Business Unit & Market
Marketing – Business Unit
When:
October
Relevant for:
ADs
Programme Area: Bachelor, MSc, Executive, PhD
Responsible/Contact person:
Arne Wellberg and Silje Flo (Head of Marketing Full-Time/PhD and Executive)
and
Arne: Silje:
Elements in this information package:
Presentation of the marketing unit
Annual wheel marketing
Campaigns
National
International
Brochure
Web
Programme pages