Rector's Directive No. 12/2018 ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * Competence of guarantors of programmes of study ****************************************************************************************** To implement: Article 22 of the Constitution of Charles University Date of effect: 10 April 2018 *========================================================================================= * Article 1 - Introductory provision *========================================================================================= The objective of this Rector´s Directive, in relation to the respective provisions of Act Sb., to regulate higher education institutions and to change and amend other laws, as amen Higher Education Act”), Government Decree No. 274/2016 Sb., providing for accreditation st higher education (“Government Decree”), and other regulations, is to define more precisely responsibility, rights and duties of guarantors of programmes of study, to strengthen thei actors in ensuring the quality of programmes of study, and to foster their responsibility of education offered at Charles University. *========================================================================================= * Article 2 - Basic provisions *========================================================================================= 1.The guarantor of a programme of study is an academic who, through their scholarship and substantially guarantee the quality and due implementation of a programme of study of wh as the guarantor. The guarantor is charged with a duty to regard, in cooperation with th faculty or faculties and their bodies, the contents and methodological quality of the pr study at issue, the quality of the implementation of the programme and its developments evaluation. 2.The basic requirements and criteria to be met by the guarantor of a programme of study a section 44 (6) of the Higher Education Act, the Government Decree and Rector´s Directive Standards of Programmes of Study of Charles University. 3.The dean of a faculty may, upon proposal of the guarantor and in programmes of study wit specialisations, charge other academics with the responsibility for a specialised part o curriculum. This is without prejudice to the competence and responsibility of the guaran programme of study as a whole. 4.The implementation of a programme of study allowing for the acquisition of compact knowl from another programme of study (double curriculum study) renders the guarantor responsi whole programme of study including the curriculum of the other programme of study. As to the other curriculum, the guarantor is to cooperate with the guarantor of that programme *========================================================================================= * Article 3 - Competence, responsibility, rights and duties of guarantors of programmes of *========================================================================================= 1.The guarantor, within the preparation of a programme of study, is responsible for a.the content of the programme of study and its creation in compliance with updated leve knowledge and applicable subject-area standards; b.the preparation of an application for accreditation of the programme of study, or the draft programme of study within institutional accreditation; c.the creation of curricula within the programme of study in compliance with the Rules a Procedures for Creating Programmes of Study at Charles University; d.setting the goals and objectives of the programme of study, its characteristics, the p graduate with respect to their knowledge and skills to acquire in accordance with the programme; defining the scope and content of the final state examination and the state examination and their parts in a way corresponding with the programme of study and the graduate; e.the balance between the scope of instruction in individual subjects and the overall st programme of study; the number of credits assigned to individual subjects to reflect t imposed on a student. 2.The guarantor of a programme of study, in cooperation with the dean and other bodies of faculty or respective faculties, is to make sure that the programme of study is implemen compliance with the valid accreditation and/or valid licence to carry out the programme the respective institutional accreditation. 3.The guarantor of a programme of study has the following responsibilities within the eval programme: a.To prepare their own evaluation report regarding the programme of study and to present respective working group established by the Internal Evaluation Board, as a basis for of the programme of study within the system of internal evaluation and quality assuran University; to take part, as a member of the working group, in the process of consider own evaluation report and to comment on a draft report of the evaluation of the progra be submitted by the working group to the Internal Evaluation Board. b.To take part in the preparation of the content of evaluation of teaching by students, interpretation of its results and in ensuring that relevant feedback be provided at th 4.As to the development of a programme of study the guarantor is to a.monitor current developments in the respective subject-field and to make sure that the knowledge would be used in order to enhance the quality of the content and methods of follow trends in the respective subject-area and methodology of instruction; b.propose to the dean modifications of curricula, changes or modifications of the progra and/or changes in staffing; c.consult and coordinate their work, for the sake of quality implementation and prospect the programme of study, with the dean, respective vice-deans, heads of relevant units and guarantors of similar programmes of study (i.e. similar in their substance); d.submit to the Rector, dean and other bodies of the University or faculty a report of t evaluation and prospects of study in the respective programme of study. 5.As to the organisation of study the guarantor of a programme of study a.is to ensure every academic year that students are offered for registration obligatory subjects of a relevant quality and a reasonable number of optional subjects; b.is to ensure that the presentation and filing of curricula in the Study Information Sy particularly the full description of subjects offered, definitions of respective forms assessment of study, the relevant interlinking of the system of co-requisites, pre-req incompatibilities of individual subjects, etc., correspond with the valid format and c respective curricula; c.is to ensure that topics and directions of diploma theses be in compliance with the su direction of the programme of study; d.may submit to the dean nominations of members of examinations boards for the final sta and doctoral state examination, nominations for the commission for the defence of a do dissertation as well as nominations of external specialists who may be appointed to su and boards. e.expresses their position regarding applications, complaints and questions of students respective programme of study within the scope of competence determined by this Direct f.proposes the forms of modification of admissions procedure and study conditions for st special needs. *========================================================================================= * Article 4 - Remuneration of guarantors of programmes of study *========================================================================================= The work of the guarantor of a programme of study is remunerated in the form of an extra p pay is to express appreciation of the positive benefit brought in by the guarantor for the quality implementation of the programme of study. *========================================================================================= * Article 5 - Transitional provision *========================================================================================= Provisions for guarantors of programmes of study are to be applied with necessary modifica the situation at individual faculties, to subject-area guarantors as long as a programme o been subdivided into subject areas. Subject-area guarantors act in cooperation with the gu respective programme of study and may form a Board of the Guarantor of the study programme *========================================================================================= * Article 6 - Common and final provisions *========================================================================================= 1.Competence of the guarantor of a programme of study, particularly the description of the and responsibility in relation to the dean, relevant vice-dean and heads of units where carried out, may be provided in detail in an internal regulation of the faculty or a dea Either document may specify the scope of responsibility for individual specialisations w of study with specialisation is at issue, or for the implementation of a programme of st acquisition of compact knowledge and skills from another programme of study (double curr 2.Rector´s Directive No. 10/2013 is hereby repealed. 3.This Directive becomes effective on 10 April 2018. Prague, 4 April 2018 prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA Particularly section 44 (6) and (7) of the Higher Education Act. Part Two Title I Division D Chapter III (1) and (2); Part Two Title II Division A (1) – (3 Chapter II (1), Division C (1), Division D (1), Division E Chapter II (1), Division H Chap Government Decree Article 22 (8) – (12) of the Constitution of CU, Article 5 (3), (6) and (7) of the Rules f of Internal Evaluation and Quality Assurance of CU, Article 10 (3) of the Code of Procedur Internal Evaluation Board of CU, Article 4 (5), (7) and 13 of the Code of Rules for Educat Evaluation by Students and Graduates of CU. Article 5 (2), (8)-(10), Article 10 (1), Article 11 (1), Article 12 (1), Article 14 (1), A Rector´s Directive No. 32/2017 Article 2 (6) c) of the Code of Study and Examination of CU. Appendix to Rector´s Directive No. 58/2017 - the Draft of a Programme of Study within Inst Accreditation. Article 2 (2) f) of Rector´s Measure No. 23/2017 “Standards of Support to be provided at C to students and applicants for study with special needs”.