1. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE Accreditation of Business Programs Prof Drs Robert Rietbroek, Chairman Board of Commissioners and Professor Bob Johnson Commissioner for Credit Rating

2. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk SUMMARY ECBE the organisation ECBE Accreditation Bologna process - issues

3. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION ECBE MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION PRIVATE AND STATE UNIVERSITIES MEMBERS ACCREDITED MEMBERS

4. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE AIM FOR MEMBERS SUPPORT SUSTAIN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT RIGOROUS QUALITY ASSURANCE TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

5. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk BENEFITS FOR ECBE MEMBERS MUTUAL SUPPORT EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS EXCHANGE OF FACULTY ACCREDITATION IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLOGNA CONSULTANCY/ADVICE EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS

6. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS NOT INSTITUTIONS REFLECT ECBE GOAL: –PROMOTING EXCELLENCE –IMPLEMENTING BOLOGNA –LEARNER

7. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION STAGES MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION SELF-EVALUATION DOCUMENT SITE VISIT REPORT TO ECBE COMMISSIONERS RATIFICATION BY ECBE COUNCIL (JUNE/NOVEMBER )

8. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION DOCUMENTS AUTHORISATION SELF EVALUATION STRUCTURES HANDBOOKS PROGRAM STUDENT STATISTICS FACULTY CVs SAMPLES OF STUDENT MARKED ASSESSMENTS

9. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION SELF-EVALUATION (ECBE WEBSITE) 20 QUESTIONS 5 SETS OF STANDARDS CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT QUALITY PROCESSES STUDENT PROGRESSION RESOURCES & FACULTY

10. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION Evaluation visit MEETINGS –SENIOR MANAGEMENT –BUSINESS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT –QUALITY DIRECTOR –FACULTY –STUDENTS –ALUMNI & EMPLOYERS

11. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION EVALUATION EVALUATION TEAM PEER EVALUATION PHILOSOPHY –SUPPORTIVE –INCLUSIVE –MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING –DIALOGUE –CONSULTANCY BUT RIGOROUS

12. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION REPORT PROGRESS (RE-ACCREDITATION) DECISION –CURRICULUM –FACULTY –STUDENTS –FACILITIES AND RESOURCES –STANDARDS –QUALITY ASSURANCE

13. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION DECISION APPROVAL/ CANDIDACY NUMBER OF YEARS SUBJECT TO –CONDITIONS –RECOMMENDATIONS ANNAUL PROGRAM REPORT (OCTOBER)

14. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ECBE ACCREDITATION ANNUAL REPORT GOOD PRACTICE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INFORMS ECBE USEFUL FOR RE- ACCREDITATION

15. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk BOLOGNA PROCESS OUTCOMES NOT INPUTS LEARNER-LED ALL LEARNING CREDITS – ECTS LEVELS MODULES

16. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk RECOGNITION OF ALL LEARNING Wherever However Whenever --------------------------------- Classroom Informal and Non-Formal Work-based Learning E-learning Prior, Current, Future

17. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA, EHEA 3 CYCLES – BACHELOR – MASTERS – DOCTORATES QUALIFICATION DESCRIPTORS

18. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk CREDITS – LEVEL – VOLUME ECTS NOTIONAL LEARNING TIME, NLT DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

19. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk LEVELS CREDIT LEVEL DESCRIPTORS –WWW.ECBE.EU INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES, ILOs – PROGRAMS – COURSES/MODULES

20. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk LEVEL INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES – COURSE – PROGRAM ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS MARKING CRITERIA

21. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNAL – LEARNERS/STUDENTS – FACULTY – INTERNAL AUDITORS – EXTERNAL EXAMINERS – EMPLOYERS AREAS – CURRICULUM – ASSESSMENTS – SUCCESS – RESOURCES

22. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk 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

23. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ISSUES FOR UNIVERSITIES 2 7. CREDIT-BASED CURRICULUM 8. ACADEMIC STRUCTURES 9. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT 10. RECORDING 11. DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

24. Professor Bob Johnson, Commissioner for Credit Rating, ECBE European Council for Business Education Email bobjohnson@northwoodha6.fsnet.co.uk ISSUES NATIONALLY 1.QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK 2.CREDIT FRAMEWORK 3.RECOGNISE ALL LEARNING 4.QUALITY ASSURANCE 5.ALLOW AUTONOMY