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Quality Assurance (QA) and organisation at DiECO

QA in Teaching
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The adopted Quality Assurance system, consistent with the AVA system, is based on the definition of responsibilities and functions of the actors involved, the processes in which they interact, and the related information flows. Quality in teaching requires that the Degree Programme:

  • defines learning objectives that are meaningful
  • enables students to achieve them within the established timeframe
  • certifies that the learning objectives have been achieved
  • maintains a credible organisational structure
Players and tools of QA in Teaching

The specific QA actors in the area of Teaching are listed below. The central role of the Department Council is described in the section “Department organisation: institutional bodies, committees, and individual roles”.

The systematic documentation of the main processes of design, management, review, and improvement of Degree Programmes is an integral part of the QA system. The key documents for assessing the Quality Requirement of Degree Programmes (R3 – Quality of Degree Programmes) are:

  1. Annual Single Degree Programme Report (SUA-CdS);
  2. Annual Monitoring Report (SMA);
  3. Cyclical Review Report (RRC);
  4. Report of the Joint Faculty–Student Committee

It is a Commission established at Department level, composed of an equal number of faculty members and students, representing the Degree Programmes (CdS) managed by the teaching structure. It serves as a permanent internal observatory within the Department on teaching activities, primarily monitoring the extent to which teaching objectives are achieved, also through constructive dialogue with students, both to collect their feedback and to promote a culture of quality. The CPDS Annual Report represents the synthesis of the analyses carried out during the year and includes improvement proposals addressed to the Degree Programmes.

To view the composition, please consult:

Joint Faculty–Student Committee (CPDS) of DiECO

Students participate in the life and governance of the University and, in particular, of their own teaching structure through their representatives in the Degree Programme Board, the Department Council, and the Department’s QA Committees.

The duties of student representatives are as follows:

  • to listen to and engage with the relevant student community
  • to bring collected issues to the appropriate collegial body
  • to periodically report to the student community on decisions made by governing bodies
  • to regularly convene the relevant student community
  • to maintain contact with representatives both within Department bodies and committees and within University governing bodies
  • to propose improvement actions to the relevant bodies

In particular, student representatives in the CPDS and AiQua Committees are responsible for reporting observations, critical issues, and improvement proposals regarding the study programme and teaching support services, and for ensuring transparency, accessibility, and sharing of information within the different QA structures.

For details on representatives in the Joint Faculty–Student Committee (CPDS) of DiECO and in the Degree Programme AiQua Committees, please refer to the dedicated sections on this page.

For detailed information on representatives in the various Degree Programme Councils, please refer to the programme pages (section “Course organisation and representatives”), while for representatives in the General Student Council (CGS), please refer to the dedicated page:

Courses offered by DiECO
General Student Council

For each Degree Programme (CdS), responsibility for the educational offer (design, including consultation with the labour market, management, and continuous improvement of the programme) lies with the Degree Programme Coordinator, who also serves as Chair of the AiQua Committee. In carrying out self-assessment and review activities, the Coordinator is supported by the other members of the AiQua Committee.

The Degree Programme Board—composed of faculty members holding teaching appointments as specified in the programme regulations and an elected student representation amounting to at least fifteen percent of professors and researchers—is the collegial body that ensures the academic and organisational coordination of the programme’s activities. The Degree Programme Coordinator and the AiQua Committee report to this Board.

For the names of the Degree Programme Coordinators at DiECO, please consult the section relating to AiQua Committees.

The Degree Programme AiQua Committee, referred to in the SUA-CdS as the “Quality Assurance Management Group”, is the main actor in the self-assessment and review process of the Degree Programme. It plays a key role in managing internal quality assurance processes for each Degree Programme (CdS), through activities of planning, implementation, monitoring, and control.

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Master’s Degree in Economics, Law and Corporate Finance
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The Quality Assurance Manager for Teaching and Learning (MDQ) is a professional figure identified at University level and present in each teaching structure. They support activities related to teaching management and act as a process facilitator within the QA system. For this reason, an MDQ is also included among the members of the QA management group (AiQua Committee) of each Degree Programme.

For contact information, please consult:

Listening service Quality Assurance Manager for Teaching and Learning - DiECO

Representatives of the labour market collaborate in the design of the Degree Programmes (CdS) of the Department of Economics, providing useful information for defining and updating professional profiles. They perform advisory functions in the design of internships and continuously contribute to assessing the effectiveness of the educational programme and its alignment with professional profiles and employment needs expressed by the local area.

The main objective of this activity is to maintain ongoing dialogue between training demand and supply, sharing the Degree Programme’s educational project and fostering effective collaboration with companies, scientific organisations, professional associations, and other stakeholders, including at international level.

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Master’s Degree in Business Economics, Law and Finance
Master’s Degree in Global Entrepreneurship, Economics and Management
Student reports

Undergraduate students have a number of channels available to them for requesting information and submitting feedback and suggestions for improvement.

In addition to undergraduate students, PhD students, Professional programs students and  Graduate Schools students may also contact the Head of Department, who is responsible for handling student reports, regarding unresolved issues or complaints:

For a detailed description, please consult the relevant pages:

Student contacts and reports – Degree Programmes
Student reports - PhD and Professional programmes
Quality Assurance (QA) in Research and Third Mission
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The Quality Assurance system adopted, consistent with the AVA framework, is based on the definition of responsibilities and functions of the actors involved, the processes in which they interact, and the related information flows.

Quality in research and third mission activities requires that the Department:

  • defines objectives that have value;
  • enables their achievement within the established timeframe;
  • certifies the results achieved;
  • maintains an adequate organisational structure.
Actors and tools of Quality Assurance in Research and Third Mission

At Department level, the main QA actor for Research and Third Mission is the AiQuaR Committee, described below. The central role of the Department Council is outlined in the section “Department organisation: institutional bodies, committees, and individual roles”.

The systematic documentation of the main processes of planning, management, review, and improvement of research and third mission activities is an integral part of the QA system. The key documents for assessing the Quality Requirement of Department Research and Third Mission (R4.B – Quality of Research and Third Mission) are:

  • Department Strategic Plan
  • SUA-RD (Department Research and Third Mission Report)

In particular, the Department’s Research Quality Policy is entrusted to the Director and the Department Council, who are responsible for planning and development functions, while recognising the distinct responsibilities of each actor. Through planning, implementation, monitoring, and control activities, the Department aims to ensure that all involved stakeholders (faculty, administrative staff, and external partners) are fully aware of their responsibilities and carry them out competently and promptly.

The AiQuaR Committee plays a fundamental role in managing quality processes for research and third mission activities, acting as the main body responsible for the Department’s self-assessment and review activities. It reports to the Department Council, the collegial body responsible for the overall management of the Department, which adopts the necessary decisions.

Composition of the DiECO AiQuaR Committee:

DiECO Research Quality Assurance Committee (AiQuaR)
Department organisation: institutional bodies, committees, and individual roles

Alongside the institutional bodies provided for by the Statute at teaching and research structure level, the Department, in order to oversee areas of activity considered strategic, has developed its own specific organisational structure, with a system of delegations and the establishment of dedicated Department Committees.

The Director represents the Department, as the person responsible for managing the structure, defining strategic guidelines, and evaluating results. They promote and coordinate all Department activities. 
The Director of DiECO is Prof. Andrea Uselli.

The Department Council is the collegial body responsible for planning the Department’s activities and the use of its allocated resources. In particular, within the Department’s QA system, the Council adopts decisions related to QA activities, taking into account both internal and external analyses of the Department and proposals for corrective or improvement actions submitted by QA Committees.

It is responsible for:

  • selecting students participating in double degree programmes
  • managing existing double degree agreements with foreign universities

Faculty members

Technical-administrative staff

It is responsible for:

  • Erasmus programmes
  • Visiting professors / visiting fellows
  • Identification of research topics and international teaching initiatives

Faculty members

Technical-administrative staff

It is responsible for promoting and coordinating orientation activities for the Department’s Degree Programmes (CdS) and for representing DiECO in the University Orientation Committee.

Faculty members

The Committee promotes and monitors curricular and extracurricular internships and, in close collaboration with the Orientation Committee, organises placement and job orientation events involving companies and other stakeholders. The aim of these initiatives is to strengthen relationships with businesses, particularly at local level, and to create a university–labour market link that supports a fast and coherent entry into employment for students and graduates. 
Finally, students may contact the Internship Committee to request recognition of internships carried out through other promoting institutions.

Faculty members

Technical-administrative staff

It is responsible for:

  • relations with public and private institutions
  • relations with trade associations and professional orders
  • relations with local businesses and, more generally, with social stakeholders
  • promotion of so-called “Public Engagement” activities included in the SUA-RD report
  • identification of research and teaching-related projects linked to relations with the territory

The Committee works in synergy with the AiQuaR Committee with regard to public engagement activities and with the Degree Programme AiQua Committees regarding consultations with social stakeholders. To this end, the Committee forwards the outcomes of its work to the relevant committees. In order to facilitate information exchange, the administrative representative of this Committee is also a member of the Department’s AiQuaR Committee.

Faculty members

Technical-administrative staff

The Delegate is responsible for coordinating the process of defining the Strategic Plan and the actions required for its implementation. In addition, they oversee the monitoring of results achieved annually, in collaboration with the various “owners” responsible for the three main areas: teaching, research, and third mission. Both in defining objectives and in the monitoring process, the Delegate interacts, whenever necessary, with the Chairs of the AiQua and AiQuaR Committees. 
They also manage, with the support of a dedicated staff member and in agreement with the Department Director, interactions with the University Committee responsible for monitoring the Strategic Plan and report to the Department Council. The Delegate, in agreement with the Department Director, submits proposals for defining annual target indicators and periodic analyses of the achievement level of such indicators, accompanied where necessary by proposals for corrective actions or adjustments.

The Delegate is Prof. Rossella Locatelli.

The Strategic Plan Committee was responsible for drafting the Strategic Plan of the Department of Economics for the 2025–2027 three-year period. The Committee carries out the departmental review of teaching, research, and knowledge valorisation/social impact (critical analysis, data interpretation, identification of issues), the planning of improvement actions consistent with the departmental mission and University guidelines, proposing strategic and operational actions, and producing the relevant summaries for the SUA-Dip report, integrating analyses from the relevant bodies and committees.

The Committee is composed as follows:

The purpose of the Committee is to support faculty members and innovative technical-administrative staff who wish to experiment with new working and collaboration methods across the various areas of departmental activity.

Members

At University level

In addition to its internal bodies, at University level the Department is represented within the following committees:

See also:

Committees