Kineziologija

In the final report of the sample evaluation of the study programme Kinesiology, Level 3, the members of the NAKVIS team of experts conclude that the Faculty of Sport of the University of Ljubljana meets the quality standards, as no non-compliance with the quality standards and no major shortcomings or inconsistencies have been identified. A total of 20 opportunities for improvement of the quality standards were identified. In area Standard 1, the NAKVIS Expert Group suggests the following opportunities for improvement: a) Constructive approach to the preparation of the self-evaluation of the study programme with a goal-oriented approach - to obtain answers to the questions on how the faculty should change its study programmes; b) Strengthen the role of professors in the self-evaluation report by reflecting on their programme delivery, updating the content and taking measures to improve the pedagogical process; c) Carrying out periodic interviews with students and doctoral students thus ensuring the inclusion of their suggestions/opinions in course updates; d) Conducting periodic interviews with PhD 26 students and graduates and incorporate their suggestions/opinions in the updating of courses; e) Involving external stakeholders, employers, as they could evaluate the relevance of the graduate's competences with their opinion; and f) Enhancing the awareness of the importance and usefulness of the results of the self-evaluation report in the activities of change and updating of the study programmes. Opportunities for improvement in the area of Standard 2 are: a) To improve the preparation of the self-evaluation report of the study programme so that it becomes a clear starting point for proposing actions, implementing the tasks and, consequently, evaluating the implementation; b) Sistematically implement action plan measuresin a way that it introduces the person responsible for implementation of a certain mesure, its time frame of delivery, as well as a periodic check of the achievement of the objectives within a cycle; and c) To encourage the active and constructive participation of all stakeholders in the formulation of the action plan, its implementation and evaluation. With regard to Standard 3, the NAKVIS Expert Group identified two opportunities for improvement: a) to develop a conceptual framework for the curriculum which serves as the basis for introduction of elective courses thus ensuring horizontal and vertical coherence of the curriculum and b) Strengthen social sciences and humanities research content. The following opportunities for improvement are suggested for Standard 4: a) Targeted introduction of science and research communication content (development of research articles, obtaining research funding, communication of research findings) into the regular curriculum; b) Re-evaluate the delivery of the core methodology course and identify ways to adequately prepare students for research in kinesiology; c) Plan the development of content-based elective modules to reduce the dispersion of elective content; d) Better link the competences of the study programme with the subject-specific competences of the individual curriculum; e) Update the recommended literature for each curriculum and refresh or revise the literature periodically; f) Systematically regulate the conditions for funding doctoral projects; and g) Implement procedures to enable early decisions on the topic of the doctoral dissertation and focused study. The NAKVIS Expert Group on Standard 5 identifies the following opportunities for improvement: a) In each curriculum define f the share of each requirement contributing to the final grade thus the equal treatment of students is ensured; b) Sistematically ensure finantial funding of the publication of scientific article required for the completion of the doctoral study programme; and c) Increase and ensure student awarness on the possibility of using research software within the UL.