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Implementing Change: Theory and Practice The University of Vienna‘s Bologna-Office

Implementing Change: Theory and Practice The University of Vienna‘s Bologna-Office. Vienna, May 29, 2008. A short look back. 2005 - challenge of looming Bologna Reforms coupled with ambition to tackle Bologna pro-actively and with an encompassing strategy

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Implementing Change: Theory and Practice The University of Vienna‘s Bologna-Office

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  1. Implementing Change: Theory and PracticeThe University of Vienna‘s Bologna-Office Vienna, May 29, 2008

  2. A short look back • 2005 - challenge of looming Bologna Reforms coupled with ambition to tackle Bologna pro-actively and with an encompassing strategy • ambition of the university leadership to implement Bologna with broad agreement of stakeholders and consens-oriented - to launch dialogue while implementing new governance mechanisms and instruments • Soon emerged that a central platform was necessary to offer the anticipated support, supervision, coordination and information brokering agendas which come with Bologna - not a one-off event but one with a lasting legacy and enormous institutional spin-offs

  3. A short look back II • On January 1, 2006 the University of Vienna launched its Bologna-Office in order to swiftly implement the goals set out in the Development Plan. The bulk of the costs was financed by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Bologna-Office was tasked and authorised to adress all questions pertaining to issues of the Bologna Reforms. • Central task: on basis of accorded key documents and framework papers support and consulting of faculties with the design of the new curricula • staff - tailor-made profiles • In order to achieve acceptance among academic staff vital to assemble staff which reflects academic diversity of the institutions. Added benefit: awareness of diverse academic cultures and specifics which can be taken into account when facing new challenges

  4. Bologna Reforms at the University of Vienna - an illustration

  5. Structure of the Bologna-Office I • Structure of the Office - currently 6 staff • Ao. Univ. Prof. Ilse Schrittesser - Head of the Bologna-Office • Mag. David Baldinger - Deputy Head of the Bologna-Office • Mag. Harald Edlinger • Gisela Kriegler • Alexander Diesenreiter • DI Volker Eckl

  6. Structure of the Bologna-Office II • Structure of the Office staff profiles • Mag. David Baldinger – philologies, PhD, Joint Degrees • Mag. Harald Edlinger - historical studies, teachers‘ education • Mag. Levente Koltai – study law • Mag. Gisela Kriegler - complementary curricula/employability • Alexander Diesenreiter – accounting, administration • DI Volker Eckl – knowledge management and information design

  7. Degree programmes at the University of Vienna Current curricula from African Studies to Zoology 26 bachelor, 47 masters, 34 diploma programmes; 24 teacher accreditation programmes; doctoral programmes in more than 80 fields of study • Fall 2008/09: • 52 bachelor, 108 master, 6 diploma programmes

  8. Bologna-Office Services I • Counselling with design of new curricula • + support with formulating learning outcomes • + support and counselling with reference to issues of study law & legal implications • + support with challenge of modularisation • + financial implications and cost estimations of curricula • + graphic presenation of study paths and workload • + research and compilation of information (z.B. reference universities, international comparability)

  9. Bologna-Office Services I • Example: Counselling with new Musicology curricula • Challenge: profile of the master programme • + research at comparable institutions • + feedback loops and direct visits to the working group • + new adapted time frames (roadmaps) • + organise and moderate meetings with university leadership • + consensus-based agreement on new structure of profiled master programme - accentuation of three major paths

  10. Bologna-Office Services II • In cooperation with Rectorate and Senate • + develop framework papers incl. • Master curriculum • Bologna Compendium • Etc. • + participate in standing working groups

  11. Bologna-Office Services II • Master Curriculum • BACHELORSTUDIUM AN DER UNIVERSITÄT WIEN • Version 06.12.2007 • Studium • Studienziel(e) und Qualifikationsprofil • § 1 • (1) Das Ziel des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien ist • (2) Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien sind befähigt [] erhalten [], verfügen über [] • Dauer und Umfang • § 2 • Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Bachelorstudium beträgt 180 ECTS-Punkte. Dies entspricht einer vorgesehenen Studiendauer von 6 Semestern. • Nach der derzeitigen Rechtslage, vgl. Universitätsgesetz 2002 § 54 Abs 3.

  12. Bologna-Office Services II - online glossary

  13. Bologna-Office Services III • BO acts as moderator of communication processes • + Organisation of Expert Workshops and Bologna events • (e.g. Forum European Higher Education Area) • + Organisation and hosting of communication processes between stakeholders of curricular development: Rectorate, Senate, Curricular Commission, Curricular Working Groups, Study Programme Directors • > A workload we underestimated: Bologna calls for a refocusing - are internal information and communication pathways still adequate and effective?

  14. Bologna-Office Services III • Website featuring current information • Pool of information at http://bologna.univie.ac.at/ • As an institutional Bologna memory - dynamics change - instrumental to have a solid data base • featuring: • + working paper on curricula development • + Glossary on the Bologna Reforms (as translated by the University of Vienna) • + Interviews with international experts • + news on the current Bologna developments

  15. Project finalisation 2008 I • Counselling and support of the faculties • Organisation and management of Bologna informationm events and information strategies geared at the ‚university public‘ - to further boost awareness of Bologna Reforms • Initiate and host inner-university communication processes • Knowledge management of best practice and experiences of implementing Bologna at the University of Vienna

  16. Project finalisation 2008 II • Crossroads and relais between zwischen european, national and local institutions working on and within the Bologna Process • Research activities on current topics of the Bologna Process: PhD, workload studies, employability • Accompany implementation process of new curricula as well as organisation of further feedback loops for those curricula still pending accreditation by the Curricula Commission • Operational support for inner-university working groups: working group on coordination of teaching strategies, steering group on the future of teacher education, Joint Degrees Commission

  17. preview 2009 - 2012 I • Integration of Bologna-Office and Centre for Development of Teaching • Creation of a Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) • To boost didactic profiling of degree programmes at the University of Vienna • To further develop curricula to the highest standards • To accompany and manage new and innovative didactic models

  18. preview 2009 - 2012 II • goal: to create a unit to support the University of Vienna Wien and its Faculties with design of new profiled curricula • To support with optimising existing (e-learning supported) degree programmes • The implementation of the CTL shall guarantee and safeguard the accentuation of degree programmes, their systematic quality awareness and development launched by the Bologna Process • Beyond 2010

  19. Where to go • http://bologna.univie.ac.at/

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