Course: Quality Management in Education

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Course title Quality Management in Education
Course code KPG/YQME@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Opletalová Alena, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Marešová Hana, doc. PhDr. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
Basic themes: 1. Quality management. Definitions of the basic terms 2. Traditional management vs. quality management 3. Quality management systems in education at particular school levels 4. External and internal quality assessment in education 5. World and European standards for quality in education 6. Czech standards for quality in education. Framework education programs. National accreditation authority. 7. Types of study subjects and study programmes evaluation 8. The role of students in the quality management process 9. Tools for teachers to improve the quality of teaching process 10. Influence of related activities and support tools on the quality of education 11. The impact of linking educational and research activities on the quality of education 12. Practical exercise - evaluation of selected study subject/study program

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Aims of the subject / students will be able to: Name the most comment quality management systems. Explain the difference between traditional management and quality management. Compare the impact of results from external and internal quality assessment in education. Explain the differences among the World, European and Czech standards for quality in education at particular levels of schools. Describe the basic principles of study programs and study subject's evaluation. Use the chosen tools for improving the quality of teaching. Evaluate the study subject/study program according the criteria.

Prerequisites
Presumed competencies: Student has a sense of quality work in education Student has basic professional skill of study subjects and study programs creating according to the quality criteria (in the Czech, European and world context) Student has basic professional readiness in the field of study subjects or study programs assessment Student is able to complete an evaluation of the study program Student is able to work with tools to improve the quality of education

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
written online choice of answer without possibility of change
Recommended literature
  • Czech School Inspectorate. https://www.csicr.cz/en/home?lang=en-us.
  • ENQA. Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European higher education area. Retrieved from https://enqa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ESG_2015.pdf.
  • European Commission: Eurydice. Czech educational system. Retrieved from https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/czech-republic_en.
  • European Commission: Eurydice:. Quality assurance. Retrieved from https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/quality-assurance-17_en.
  • European Commission: Eurydice. Retrieved from. https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/home_en.
  • European Commission. Quality assurance (Education). Retrieved from https://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/school/quality-assurance_en.
  • Gitlow, H. S. (2001). Quality management systems. A practical guide. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press..
  • Matorera, D. (2018). Quality management systems in education. Retrieved from https://www.intechopen.com/chapter/pdf-download/58341.
  • Ministry of Education, Czech Republic. Framework Education Programme for Secondary General Education (Grammar Schools). Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/uzivatel/Downloads/RVP_G-anj.pdf.
  • Ministry of Education, Czech Republic. Framework Educational Programme for Basic Education. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/uzivatel/Downloads/IM_RVP_ZV_EN_final_rijen08.pdf.
  • Ministry of Education, Czech Republic. http://www.msmt.cz/index.php?lang=2.
  • National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education, Czech Republic. https://www.nauvs.cz/index.php/en/.
  • Taylor, A., & Hill, F. (1993). Quality management in education. Quality Assurance in Education, 1(1), 21-28. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1108/09684889310040712.
  • www.unesco.org. www.unesco.org.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer