Teacher-Student Joint Committee (CPDS)

Each Department (or School, in the medical area) appoints a Joint Teacher-Student Committee (CPDS) comprising an equal number of teachers and students, to represent all of the courses pertaining to the Department or School.

In order to guarantee neutrality, the Chairs of the councils, the Department Managers and the School Director must not be part of the CPDS. The CPDS is coordinated by a teacher chosen from among the members of the Committee itself.

The CPDS has the following role:

• to implement ongoing monitoring of the courses and quality of teaching, as well as the service provided to students by professors and researchers
• identify indicators to evaluate the results of the courses and training activities
• formulate opinions on the activation or abolition of courses
• draw up an annual report.

Below is the composition of the Joint Teacher-Student Committee of the Department, divided by degree programme.

Law

• Teacher: Massimo Vogliotti (Chair)
• Student: Metjon Snalla

Political, Economic, Social and Administration Sciences

• Teacher: Paolo Chirico
• Student: Alberto Vardaro

Local Society and Development

• Teacher: Bruno Cattero
• Student: awaiting by-election

Economics, Management and Institutions

• Teacher: Roberto Zanola
• Student: awaiting by-election

Social Work

• Teacher: Andrea Pogliano
• Student: Yamila Richardson

CPDS Minutes and Annual Reports

The CPDS Annual Report evaluates whether:

• the course pays due attention to the functions and skills required by employers, and personal and professional development, taking into account the needs of the economic and production system
• learning outcomes are effective in relation to the functions and competences of reference
• the teaching activity and methodology of teachers in transmitting knowledge and skills, teaching materials and aids, laboratories, classrooms, equipment and services to students provided by teachers and researchers are effective in achieving the learning objectives at the desired level
• examination methods are suited to ascertaining achieved learning results
• the Annual Review identifies effective corrective actions for courses to be implemented in subsequent years
• student satisfaction surveys are effectively managed, analysed and implemented
• updated, impartial, objective, quantitative and qualitative information on each programme offered is made available to the public by means of regular and accessible publication of the public sections of the Annual Study Programme Report (SUA-CdS).

In drafting the Annual Report, the following elements must be analysed:

• SUA-CdS form of the previous academic year, but also taking into account that of the current year (e.g.: in 2015 the SUA-CdS of the academic year 2014/15 was complete and that of the academic year 2015/2016 was in progress)
• student admission, course and exit data
• results of the teaching evaluation surveys completed by students
• results of the Almalaurea questionnaires completed by graduates (graduate profile, employment situation 1 and 3 years after graduation)
• latest annual report of the Evaluation Team (NdV)
• latest Annual Review Report (RAR)
• latest Cyclical Review Report (RCR).

The Annual Report is sent to the PQA (University Quality Department) and by the latter to the NdV (Evaluation Office), to the Department / School Manager, and to the Course Chairs, and must be presented and discussed in a session of the Department/School Council.