What does outcome quality mean?
The School uses quality instruments to systematically review the outcome quality of its development efforts. Quality instruments are understood as all instruments that collect information on the degree to which specific objectives have been achieved. A distinction is made between specific and general quality instruments. Specific instruments are identified and developed for a particular objective. For example, the School conducts a mentor survey to evaluate the success of the mentoring programme. General instruments, on the other hand, address a broader set of objectives. At the School, these include the following instruments:
Bachelor and Master Panel
The aim of these studies is to obtain reliable information on the study conditions at the School from the students’ perspective. The Bachelor Panel has been conducted annually since the winter semester 2006/07. The Master Panel was conducted for the first time in the summer semester 2011 and is also carried out on an annual basis. Both panel studies are supervised by Dr Wittenberg. The results of the previous surveys can be found hier.
Alunni Survey
This survey examines the career paths of Bachelor’s and Master’s alumni after graduation and evaluates the degree programme retrospectively from the perspective of graduates in employment or Master’s students. The Bachelor Alumni Panel was conducted for the first time at the School in the summer semester 2011, and the Master Alumni Panel followed in the winter semester 2011/12. Both surveys are carried out annually and are also supervised by Dr Wittenberg. The results of previous surveys can be found here.
Employer Survey
The aim of this survey is to gain detailed insights into the recruitment and selection criteria used for graduates of the School when entering the labour market. Among other things, it examines which competencies employers expect higher education institutions to provide, how graduates compare with applicants from other universities, and the extent to which the reputation of a higher education institution plays a role in the selection process. The employer survey has so far been conducted once in the winter semester 2011/12 and is overseen by the Career Service.
Course Evaluation
The aim of course evaluation is to provide teaching staff with feedback in order to enhance teaching quality and support the systematic development of courses. The Course Evaluation Committee is responsible for the course evaluation process. It consists of the Dean of Studies, four professors, one research associate and one student representative each from the student associations FSI and RCDS. Further information on course evaluation can be found here.
Evaluation Concept
The evaluation concept of the School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo) is available here (status: 25 January 2022).