The fifth edition of the “Quality Dialogue” took place on 26 June 2024.
With this year’s Quality Dialogues, the Accreditation Council focused on studyability, dropout and academic success as multifactorial constructs and, together with around 380 participants, looked at these interdependent aspects from different perspectives in order to shed light on the diverse implications of studyability, dropout and academic success.
The presentations of the keynote speeches “Studiability, dropout and academic success – results and blind spots of higher education research” by Prof. Dr. Philipp Pohlenz, “Studiability and academic success from a student perspective” by Luft Kettenbeil and “What characterizes successful studies? The perspective of the economy.” by Julia Flasdick are available, as are the presentations of the panels “Challenges in transitions of the student life cycle” (Panel 3), “Promoting skills and managing expectations in all phases of study” (Panel 4) and “Different subjects and forms of study – different forms of evaluation” (Panel 6).
Participants were able to collect topics and questions before the Quality Dialogues, and you can view this digital pinboard (mural) here.
The graphic recording, i.e. a visual accompaniment to the event, is available for download here; the presentations of the keynote speeches and the panel inputs will follow.
The concept for the event including a description of the panels can be found here.
Contents
The criterion of ‘studyability’ in all its dimensions is a decisive factor for successful study, which is why it also represents a central aspect of the quality assurance and further development of study programmes and thus of accreditation procedures.
At first glance, these are only ‘purely formal’ aspects such as standard period of study, freedom from course overlaps, workload, examination density and organization, module structure and monitoring measures; in fact, the question of studyability resonates when considering almost all other criteria relevant to accreditation procedures.
With this year’s Quality Dialogues, the Accreditation Council invites you to focus on studyability, dropout and academic success as multifactorial constructs and to look at these interdependent aspects from different perspectives together with students, university management, teaching staff, Quality Management staff and Agencies, as well as employer representatives and university researchers, in order to shed light on the diverse implications of studyability, dropout and academic success.
Moderator: Dr. Jan-Martin Wiarda
Program:
10:00 a.m.: Welcome talk:
Dr. Jan-Martin Wiarda and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Bargstädt, Chairman of the Accreditation Council
10:15 a.m.: Keynote speech “Studiability, dropping out and academic success – results and blind spots of higher education research” followed by comprehension questions
Prof. Dr. Philipp Pohlenz, permanent guest of the Accreditation Council, Professor for Higher Education Research and Professionalization of Academic Teaching, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
10:45 a.m.: Keynote speech “Studiability and academic success from a student perspective” followed by comprehension questions
Luft Kettenbeil, deputy student member of the Accreditation Council
11:15 a.m.: Break
11:30 a.m.: Keynote speech “What characterizes a successful degree course? The perspective of the economy.” followed by comprehension questions
Julia Flasdick, Head of the Higher Education Policy, Research and Structural Issues Department, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
12:00 p.m.: “Panel pitch”
All panel leaders explain in about one minute what will be discussed in the respective panels. The participants then decide which panel they would like to attend.
12:15 p.m.: Lunch break
12:45 p.m.: Parallel panel
- Studiability in times of social change.
Panel chair: Frédéric Falkenhagen, member of the Trade Union Expert Network and union-active university employee - Studyability in times of technological change.
Panel chair: Dr. Jannica Budde, CHE Centre for Higher Education Development - Challenges in transitions of the student life cycle.
Panel chair: Christoph Schlomach, Head of the Central Student Advisory Service and Representative for Disabled and Chronically Ill Students, Heidelberg University - Competence development and expectation management in all phases of study.
Panel chair: Julia Baumann-Alkan, Deputy Head of the Student Lifecycle Services Department, Head of the Talent Scouting Program, Ruhr University Bochum - ‘Academic success’: The importance of collecting key figures and handling data.
Panel chair: Dr. Helena Berg, Center for Quality Assurance and Development, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz - Different subjects and forms of study – different forms of evaluation
Panel chair: Dr. Nicola Bunte, Leonard Göckel, Sina Retolaza, Teaching Quality Assurance Office, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
13:30: Break
13:45: Results of the panels are presented
14:15: Panel discussion “Studyability and academic success in the focus of accreditation”
- Prof. Dr. Constanze Juchem-Grundmann, Vice President for Studies and Teaching, University of Koblenz
- Prof. Dr. Philipp Pohlenz, permanent guest of the Accreditation Council, Professor of Higher Education Research and Professionalization of Academic Teaching, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- Luft Kettenbeil, deputy student member of the Accreditation Council
- Dr. Aletta Hinsken, Foundation Director/Head of the Department for Accreditation, Assessment and Certification, evalag
- Sonja Bolenius, Head of Department for Higher Education and Science Policy, DGB
15:00: Presentation of Graphic Recording
3:15 p.m.: Closing remarks: Dr. Jan-Martin Wiarda and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Bargstädt, Chairman of the Accreditation Council
The concept for the event including a description of the panels can be found here.