FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• What do the initials MODIP (QAU) mean?

Quality Assurance Unit.

• What are the responsibilities of MODIP (QAU)?

Quality of Assurance Unit of D.U.Th is a structure of the Institution for the purpose as briefly described in the legislation (article 14 of law 4009/2011):

  1. The development of a specific policy, strategy and the necessary procedures for the continuous improvement of the quality of the work and services of the Institution, within the Internal Quality Assurance System of the Institution,
  2. The organization, operation and continuous improvement of the Internal Quality Assurance System of the Institution,
  3. The coordination and support of the evaluation procedures of the academic units and other services of the Institution and
  4. The support of the external evaluation and certification procedures of the study programs and the internal quality assurance system of the Foundation, within the principles, directions and instructions of HAHE.
• Where are the offices of MODIP (QAU)?

KOMOTINI: Rectorship, Offices 106a and 131a (Ground floor), University Campus, Komotini, P.C. 69150

XANTHI: Administration Building (PROCAT), Office 1 (1st floor), Vas. Sofias 12, Xanthi, P.C. 67132

DRAMA: 1st km Drama – Mikrochori, P.O. Box 172, Drama, P.C. 66100

• What is OMEA?

OMEA (IET) is the Internal Evaluation Team in a Department.

• What is the role of OMEA?

OMEA (IET) is formed by the Department and has a coordinating and executive role: it cooperates with MODIP and coordinates at the Department level the process of internal evaluation of the Department and the Accreditation of the respective USP (undergraduate study program).

• Can I participate as a student in the OMEA (IET) of my Department?

MODIP recommends that during the formation of a Departments’ OMEA, an undergraduate student should also be nominated.

• What kind of students’ access is provided by the OPS of MODIP for the process of the evaluation of the didactic project?

Access to the course evaluation by students is achieved by generating special unique anonymous keys (tokens). The members of the OMEA generate the tokens taking into account the number of students enrolled in the course.

1st way – sending an e-mail
The sending of special keys for student access to the assessment is done for all students in bulk by sending an email to the institutional accounts of the beneficiary-students. In case of co-teaching a course, students receive tokens either for all lecturers or only for the lecturer they have chosen (e.g. audience segmentation), as the assessment is done per lecturer and not per course.

2nd way – Export tokens in .pdf format
The allocation of tokens, after exporting them in .pdf file format, takes place in the course at a random time during the assessment period, in such a way as to maximise student participation.

More information on how courses are assessed can be found in the Guide for teaching evaluation: Information for OMEA Members (in greek), on the website of the MODIP.

• How is academic teaching evaluated?

Detailed instructions for the evaluation of teaching can be found at the following hyperlink https://modip.duth.gr/en/guides/ (in greek) in the submenu MODIP-HAHE INFORMATION SYSTEM GUIDES AND MANUALS.

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• How often is academic teaching evaluated?

Between the 8th-11th teaching week of each semester.

• Who can activate the process of academic teaching evaluation in the Information System (OPS) of MODIP?

The process of academic teaching evaluation in the Information System of MODIP can be activated by a member of the OMEA of the Department.

• When can I, as a teacher, have access to the results of the academic teaching evaluation?

After the completion of grades’ submission of the corresponding examination.

• Can my identity be known via my participation in the academic teaching evaluation process?

The answers are coded in the system, therefore, no identification of the student is made through his/her answers to the respective evaluation questionnaire.

• What are the benefits out of my participation in the academic teaching evaluation process?

The academic teaching in the Department is being improved. The opinion of the participating students in the process is heard.

• What do the initials IQAS stand for?

Internal Quality Assurance System.

• Do all higher education institutions have IQAS?

Yes.

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• Why does IQAS exist?

The purpose of the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) is to achieve high quality in the operation of D.U.Th. and the continuous improvement of its educational and research work, as well as the effective operation and performance of its services, in accordance with international practices, especially those of European Higher Education Area and the principles and directions of HAHE.

• What is a quality manual?

The Quality Manual is an official document of the IQAS and is used as a guide for its implementation. It consists of units called processes and procedures and whose purpose is to fulfill the requirements of the relevant HAHE quality standard.

• What is the Accreditation?

Accreditation is a quality assurance process carried out on the basis of specific, predefined, internationally accepted and previously published quantitative and qualitative criteria and indicators, harmonized with the Principles and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015).

• Is Accreditation mandatory?

The Accreditation process is applied in accordance with Law 4009/2011, as amended and in force.

 

• How often is an IQAS certified?

Every five (5) years.

• What do the initials USP stand for?

Undergraduate Study Program.

• How often is a USP accredited?

Every five (5) years.

• What is the internal evaluation process?
  • You can find HERE the presentation (v2, 11/2024) of the process of the Internal Evaluation of Study Programmes (in greek), which describes in detail the role of both the members of OMEA and the evaluators of MODIP.
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• What are the functions of the Information System (OPS) of MODIP?

MODIP’s Information System (OPS) functions as a supporting tool to the institutionalized quality assurance procedures. It is a constantly evolving system, which interfaces with other information systems of the Foundation, in order to automatically extract as much primary data as possible and reduce the workload of those involved. Specifically, it includes the following subsystems:

  • Security Subsystem: The Authenticity Check is carried out through D.U.Th.’s directory service (LDAP) and user roles and privileges are given.
  • Primary Data Collection Subsystem: Its purpose is to collect, transform and enter in the primary data system database and it is performed at the request of the administrator, choosing the desired academic periods.
    Questionnaires Subsystem:
    The electronic evaluation of the teaching project by the students is carried out.
  • Service Report Completion Subsystem: The required indicators are filled in by the Foundation’s Central Services.
  • Report Document Production Subsystem: The completed indicators of the Central Services are produced.
  • Management Subsystem: MODIP can perform the management of Users, the definition of Roles, the monitoring of electronic assessment procedures and the recording of system activities.

More information can be found in the detailed guides HERE.

• What is OPESP of HAHE?

In the context of its responsibilities and in accordance with its institutional framework, HQA (now HAHE) in 2015 created the “OPESP” system (National Information System for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NISQA)) and proceeded to study, define and standardize the quality data of HEIs, which are collected on an annual basis, through the information system (https://qdata.ethaae.gr/), in order to be available to the accreditation and evaluation committees and to be used in every quality assurance process.

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