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Quality Policy of the MSc Program

Quality Assurance Policy​

QUALITY POLICY OF THE PROGRAM

The Quality Assurance Policy of the Department of Chemistry is fully harmonized with the quality policy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as it has been approved by the Institution’s Senate and reflects its core values.

The Department of Chemistry ensures and highlights the quality of its teaching, research and administrative work, through the continuous improvement of all its functions and with the participation and contribution of all its members.

The Department organizes and implements Master’s Degree Programs of high standards in the most important areas and fields of its science, oriented to modern trends and requirements, thus strengthening its academic profile. In addition, the Department is committed to the development of a creative research and work environment for all its teaching, research and administrative staff as well as to the development of a creative academic environment for its students.

Quality is recognized as a fundamental element for the realization of the vision and the achievement of the Department’s mission, therefore the creation of a quality culture is considered important.

 

Implementation of Quality Policy – Quality Assurance

The Department of Chemistry and the Master’s Program “Synthesis, natural products and contemporary applications ” in particular are committed to the implementation of the quality policy, which strengthens the academic character and orientation of the master’s programs, promotes their purpose and object, implements its strategic objectives (as set annually) and determines the means, actions and ways of achieving them, ensures the participation of interested parties and implements the indicated internal and external quality procedures with the ultimate aim of their continuous improvement. In addition to the above, the Department is committed to fostering a climate of communication and cooperation between all members (staff, students and interested parties) of the Department.

The Department of Chemistry and the Postgraduate Program “Synthesis, natural products and contemporary applications” apply the institutionalized quality assurance procedures of the Quality Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with the specialization required at the Program level on a case-by-case basis Postgraduate Studies. The implementation of the Quality Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System procedures are carried out in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP) of the University. The quality assurance procedures are a valuable tool for the Department and the individual Master’s Programs to implement their teaching and research activities, to ensure the achievement of the goals they have set and to upgrade the academic work in general.

The Department of Chemistry and the Master’s Program “Synthesis, natural products and modern applications in industry” for the implementation of the policy are committed to implement the quality procedures that will demonstrate:

  • the appropriateness of the structure and organization of the Master’s Program
  • that the intended learning outcomes and qualifications are in line with the European and National Higher Education Qualifications Framework
  • promoting the quality and effectiveness of the teaching/research work of the Master’s Program
  • the suitability of the teaching staff’s qualifications for the Postgraduate Program
  • the drafting, implementation and review of specific annual quality objectives for the improvement of the Master’s Program
  • the level of demand for the acquired qualifications of the graduates in the labor market
  • the quality of support services
  • the efficient use of the Master’s Program resources, which may come from tuition fees
  • the performance of the annual internal evaluation and review of the quality assurance system for the Master’s Program “Synthesis, natural products and contemporary applications” with the cooperation of OMEA and MODIP of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The procedures applied to monitor and continuously improve the quality of Master’s Programs are analyzed as follows:

  • Implementation of policy for the quality assurance of the Master’s Program, its periodic review and revision (when required).
  • Planning of the Postgraduate Studies Program, in accordance with the current Legislation and the Regulations of AUTH, taking into account – within the framework of the possible – the views of students, graduates of the Department and the Postgraduate Program, and collaborating bodies.
  • Harmonization with the current legislative framework and regulations.
  • Application of Regulations of the Postgraduate Studies Program and other Regulations and Regulatory Decisions of AUTH.
  • Submission of the Individual Inventory Form and the Course Description Form to the MODIP information system, by the teachers.
  • Evaluation of courses and teachers by the students.
  • Different ways of evaluating students.
  • Attempt to monitor the development and professional rehabilitation of graduates of the Postgraduate Studies Program.
  • Teaching staff (selection, regulations, performance, support).
  • Allocation and management of the Master’s Program resources (infrastructure, equipment, etc.).
  • Collection and processing/analysis of quality data (complete, correct and up-to-date data) to ensure the quality of the Master’s Program “Synthesis, natural products and contemporary applications” with the aim of improving it.
  • Monitoring, analysis and comparison with national and international indicators.
  • Publishing information about the Master’s Program.
  • Quality and systematic updating of the website of the Postgraduate Studies Program (Greek, English), for the publication of the relevant information of the Program.
  • Strategy and targeting feedback mechanisms, etc., review, take actions and corrective actions (when required).
  • Conducting an annual internal evaluation (monitoring, control and revision of the Master’s Program), in accordance with all the above, based on the directives of ETHAAE and MODIP.
  • Support of external evaluation and certification procedures, in collaboration with MODIP.

 

Quality Objectives

The quality objectives on which the Department of Chemistry will focus its efforts for the Master’s Program “Synthesis, natural products and modern applications in industry” are the following:

  1. Ensuring quality in the evaluation of curriculum courses
  2. Institutionalization and operation of counseling studies
  3. Quality assurance for program graduates
  4. The quality assurance in the information and information procedures
  5. Scientific publications of professors and students of the Postgraduate program
  6. The diffusion of research
  7. Attracting visiting professors to the Postgraduate program from foreign institutions
  8. Institutionalizing the association with the graduates of the program

 

Public disclosure

The Quality Policy is communicated and disseminated to the academic and administrative staff, to the students, as well as to other involved parties. The Quality Policy is posted on the website of the Master’s Program “Synthesis, natural products and modern applications”.

https://websites.auth.gr/synnatprod/en/quality-assurance-policy/quality-policy-of-the-msc-program/

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