Code of Rules for Educational Activities Evaluation by Students and Graduates ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Under section 36 (2) of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., to regulate higher education institutions an amend other laws (the Higher Education Act), the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports r Code of Rules for Educational Activities Evaluation by Students and Graduates of Charles U Ref. No. MSMT-38196/2016 on 14 December 2016. ………………………………. Mgr. Karolína Gondková Director of the Higher Education Department ****************************************************************************************** * Code of Rules for Educational Activities Evaluation by Students and Graduates of Charles December 2016 ****************************************************************************************** Under sections 9 (1) (b) (3) and 17 (1) (k) of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., to regulate higher ed institutions and to change and amend other laws (the Higher Education Act), as amended, th of Charles University has adopted the following Code of Rules for Educational Activities E Students and Graduates of Charles University as an internal regulation of the University: ****************************************************************************************** * Article 1 Introductory Provisions ****************************************************************************************** This Code determines the rules for the evaluation of educational activities by students an Charles University (“the University“). ****************************************************************************************** * Article 2 Objectives of the Evaluation ****************************************************************************************** The objectives of the evaluation of teaching by students and graduates are: a.to contribute to the strengthening of the academic environment by improving pedagogical the University and to improve the preparation, organisation, content, progress, and link different programmes of study, as well as the related supporting services; b.to provide feedback on the quality of educational activities to the academic community; c.to provide a basis for ensuring the quality of the activities of faculties and the Unive internal evaluation. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 3 Types of Evaluation ****************************************************************************************** The evaluation of teaching by students and graduates of the University takes the form of: a.the evaluation of teaching in programmes of study by students; b.the evaluation of the provision of educational activities and other related supporting a students; and c.theevaluation of study by graduates. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 4 Evaluation of Teaching in Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes of Study ****************************************************************************************** 1.The evaluation of teaching in Bachelors and Master’s programmes of study is organised by a generally accessiblesurvey divided according to individual programmes of study; all st attended classes in the respective semester or academic year may participate in such eva 2.Compulsory and elective subjects are subject to evaluation. Optional subjects may also b 3.Anevaluationis carried out at least once per academic year;the period under evaluation i semester or semesters. 4.The subject matter of evaluation is usually: a.the quality of the provision and implementation ofteaching ofthe study subjectconcerns clearly defining objectives and requirements, ensuring the organisation of courses, ho nature of instruction for the development of autonomous thinking and team cooperation space for discussion, linking instruction to other subjects of study, demands regardin homework preparation, and the quality and availability of study materials; b.the quality of teaching of individual teachers or teachers of the given unitconcerns i the ability to engage and motivate students, organisational skills, the selection of r materials, the ability to present issues and teach them clearly and comprehensibly, th communicate with students, and how demanding the requirements are. 5.The guarantors of programmes of study, designated teachers, students designated by the a of the faculty and staff designated by the dean of the facultyparticipate in the prepara content of the evaluation. 6.Designated students, teachers, and other staff participate in the organisation of the ev processing of the data gathered. 7.The guarantors of programmes of study, staff designated by the dean of the faculty, head concerned, designated teachers and students designated by the academic senate of the fac in the interpretation of the results of the evaluation. 8.Students have a right to participate in an evaluation without disclosing their identity. 9.The assessment is in written or electronic form. 10Questions with a given scale are usedin the evaluation and space is also provided for th expression of comments and remarks. 11It is necessary to carefully consider the reliability of data gathered, and exclude the participation of one student in the evaluation of one subject of study. 12Evaluation results always contain information on the number of the survey participants a students enrolled. 13Faculties publish evaluation results and their interpretation on their websites; the pro paragraphs (14) and (15) are not prejudiced thereby. The comments of guarantors of progr heads of the establishments concerned, or other persons regarding the verbal comments pu area of their responsibility are made public in the same manner. 14Results concerning individual teachers may be made public only if at least 10 per cent b than five students of those who registered for the study subject in question made commen teacher in question in the survey. A different percentage or number of students may be d internal regulation of the faculty in cases justified by the number of students enrolled 15The free verbal expression of facts under paragraph (4) (b) regarding individual teacher public irrespective of the requirements set by paragraph 14, but only if the comments ar it is necessary to check who the author of the comment is before making it public. An in regulation of the faculty may determine a different procedure for dealing with verbal ex verification of authors’ identity. 16Teachers have a guaranteed right to publish their comments on the results or on verbal e concerning them in the same way. 17The details concerning the preparation, schedule, organisation, designation of persons, processing of data, interpretation, place and date of publishing of the results of the e faculty aredetermined by an internal regulation of the Faculty or a dean’s directive. 18The recommended organisation, form, and method of evaluation required to ensure the qual comparability of results within the framework of the University may be determined by a R directive. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 5 Evaluation of Teaching in Doctoral Programmes of Study ****************************************************************************************** 1.The evaluation of teaching in doctoral programmes of study is organised by the faculty a individual programmes of study. 2.An evaluation is carried out at least once everythree years. 3.The provisions of Article (4) (4) apply to the evaluation under this Article accordingly 4.The provisions of Article (4) (5) to (18) apply to the evaluation under this Article acc such cases the Subject-Area Board of the doctoral programme of study should be used inst guarantors of programmes of study in paragraphs (5), (7) and (13). ****************************************************************************************** * Article 6 Evaluation of Ensuring Study and Other Related Supporting Activities ****************************************************************************************** 1.The evaluation of ensuring study and other related supporting activities is organised by or faculty as generally accessible research; all students of the University or of the re may participate in such evaluation. 2.The University carries outtheevaluation of ensuring study and other related supporting a least once every five years. 3.The provisions of Article (4) (11) apply to the evaluation under this Article accordingl 4.If the evaluation is organised by the University, its results are discussed with the rel 5.Details concerning the preparation, elements, content focus, schedule, organisation, pro interpretation of the results of the evaluation are determined by a Rector’s directive i is organised by the University, or by a dean’s directive if it is organised by a faculty 6.It may be determined in a regulation of the faculty that the evaluation of ensuring of s related supporting activities is a part of the evaluation under Article (3) (a). ****************************************************************************************** * Article 7 Evaluation of Study by University Graduates ****************************************************************************************** 1.The University organises the evaluation of study by University graduates as qualitative research. 2.The University carries out the evaluation of study by graduates at least once every five 3.The aims, subject-area focus, subject matter of evaluation, number and structure of  gra addressed, and form of processing of the results are determined in the research project. the project are discussed with faculties and higher education institutes. 4.The graduates are addressed according to the contact details provided in the register of 5.The research is carried out in a manner ensuring anonymity for responding graduates. 6.The provisions of Article (4) (11) apply to the evaluation under this Article accordingl a graduate should be used instead of a student. 7.The results of the research are discussed with the faculties. 8.Faculties may carry out their own evaluations of study by graduates. The details concern preparation, elements, content focus, schedule, organisation, processing, and interpreta evaluation may be determined by an internal regulation of the faculty or by a dean’s dir ****************************************************************************************** * Article 8 Using the Results of Evaluation ****************************************************************************************** 1.The results of the evaluation of educational activities by students and graduates are us with the objectives stated in Article 2. 2.The results of evaluations organised by the University or faculties are taken into consi an application for the accreditation of a programme of study is prepared, when a program is approved within institutional accreditation, in the evaluation of a programme of stud strategic documents mentioned in the Rules for the System of Internal Evaluation and Qua of the University are prepared. 3.The results of evaluations carried out at the faculty are discussed in particular by the concerned units who, if necessary, take measures within their competence to improve the educational activity, and by the academic senate of the faculty. 4.The dean provides the academic senate and the Rector with a structured report about the the evaluation of educational activities by students and graduates carried out at the fa relevant academic year and the use of the results of the evaluation. A model report is d Rector’s directive commented on by the Internal Evaluation Board. 5.On the basis of the faculties’ reports and the results of research carried out by the Un the Rector submits the summary report on the evaluation of educational activities by stu graduates for the relevant academic year to the Internal Evaluation Board and the Academ University. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 9 Evaluation of Educational Activities at Higher Education Institutes and Other University ****************************************************************************************** For the evaluation of educational acitvities at higher education institutes, or other part University, the provisions of the preceding articles apply accordingly. If the preceding p the dean, the director of a higher education institute or other part of the University is ****************************************************************************************** * Article 10 Final Provisions ****************************************************************************************** 1.The Rules of Assessment of Teaching by Students of Charles University in Prague register Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports on September 3, 2001, as amended is hereby repea 2.This internal regulation was approved by the Academic Senate of theUniversity on Decembe 3.This internal regulation comes into force on the date of registration by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. 4.This internal regulation becomes effective on the first day of the calendar month follow coming into force. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D. Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc. President of the Academic Senate Rector Translator’s note: Words importing the masculine include the feminine, and unless the cont requires, words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the sin For example, for the evaluation of programmes of study according to the rules of the syste the quality of the University and its internal evaluation. Article 5 (5) of the Code of Study and Examination of Charles University. Article 22 (9) to (11) of the Constitution of the University. Article 22 (12) of the Constitution of the University. S. 88 of the Higher Education Act. Article 9 (4) (a) of the Constitution of the University. Under the Rules for the System of Internal Evaluation and Quality Assurance of the Univers Article 2 of Appendix No. 1 to the Constitution of the University. Articles 3 and 4 of Appendix No. 1 to the Constitution of the University. S. 36 of the Higher Education Act. The registration was completed on 14 December 2016.