Quality, Innovation and Coordination

The Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the Faculty of Communication aims at continuously improve the quality of teaching and the services provided in our centre. Our CGIC is designed following the ANECA guidelines.

The establishment of a quality assurance system is a basic strategic factor to achieve continuous improvement of official degrees, so that the skills and aptitudes of students are known by employers and society. The development of quality assurance systems requires and adequate balance between the actions promoted by university institutions and the external quality assurance procedures, favoured by evaluation agencies. Both result in the Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the reference university system.

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.

According to the Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the UCLM verified by ANECA, the Internal Quality Assurance Commission  (CGIC) of the Faculty of Journalism is a body that participates in the planning and monitoring tasks of the SGIC, also acting as one of the internal communication vehicles for the policies, goals, plans programs, responsibilities and achievements of the system.

Since 2019, the Internal Quality Assurance Commission of the Faculty of Journalism (modification approved by the Faculty Board) is made up of:

President: Ángel Luis López Villaverde | angelluis.lopez@uclm.es

Quality coordinator: Vanesa Saiz Echezarreta | vanesa.saiz@uclm.es

Representative PDI: Rubén Ramos Antón | ruben.ramos@uclm.es, Antonio Fernández Vicente | antonio.fvicente@uclm.es, Belén Galletero Campos | belen.galletero@uclm.es

Representative PAS: Concepción Montero (Suplente: Ana María Cuesta)

Student representative: delegado del centro (Suplente: subdelegado del centro)

Normative that regulates the functioning of the CGIC:

• APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  The Dean will be the President of the Commission and will choose, among the members of his management team, the quality coordinator. The Faculty Board will elect the rest of the members of the commission:

  • A PDI of each of the official degrees and masters of the centre.
  • A student representative of each of the official degrees and masters of the centre.
  • A PAS representative attached to the centre.
  • Optionally, the centre/Faculty Board may appoint external agents: Professional Associations, Representatives of the Business Sector, Graduates…

     

  Once the Commission is constituted, it will proceed to appoint the Secretary from among its members.

  Likewise, the Centre Board will appoint an alternate from each of the groups that make up the Centre’s Quality Assurance Commission.

   

• RENEWAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

  The appointment of each member/alternate will be for a period of four years, unless they lose the condition for which they were elected. The renewal process will ensure that the changes guarantee the continuity of the Commission’s tasks.

   

• CALL AND PERIODICITY OF MEETINGS

  The Centre’s Quality Assurance Committee must meet regularly, at least every six months, after being called by the president. One of these meetings will be held during the last quarter of the year.

  The quorum for the valid constitution of the commission sessions will be that of the absolute majority of its members.

  If there is no quorum, the Commission will be constituted on a second call withing 24 hours after the first one. The constitution will be valid on second call provided that at least one third of the members of the Internal Quality Assurance Commission are present. If the constitution on second call is not possible, a third call will be held within the following two business days, with a quorum of three members of the Commission.

  The ordinary meetings of the Internal Quality Assurance Commission will be held by the President, who will establish the agenda and will be attached to the call sent by the Secretary. The President must accept for its inclusion in the agenda any proposal made by at least 1/3 of the members of the Committee, put in writing and presented in advance of the date of the meeting.

  The President will ensure compliance with the order and regularity of the deliberations and debates in meetings, so he/she will grant and withdraw the floor, will maintain order in the debates and will submit to a vote the issues that must be approved by the Commission. 

   

• VOTING

The agreements of the Commission will be adopted by simple majority. The President shall have a casting vote in the event of an equal number of votes for or against a proposed decision.

Voting will be secrete when requested by any of the members of the Commission.

The commitment of the Faculty of Journalism with the SGIC is specified in various actions:

1. Final Evaluation Report for the Renewal of the Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism | Download
2. Self-assessment report. ACREDITA 2015: Renewal of accreditation| Download
3. Follow-up reports on the development of subjects.

   At the end of each semester, the course coordinators will prepare a report on the development of teaching based on the information provided by students and professors. The degree coordinator and the quality coordinator process the data, propose improvement actions and communicate the most important insights to those affected and to the Faculty Board.

4. Participation of the commission’s president and the quality coordinator in informative sessions and conferences organised by the UCLM and other entities.
5. Information meetings on the process of evaluation and accreditation of degrees. Presentation Acredita Program | Download
6. Annual preparation of the MONITOR monitoring reports and drafting of improvement plans.
   • Follow-up report Bachelor Degree in Journalism 2012 | Download
   • Follow-up report ANECA 2012 | Download
7. Surveys and other information gathering strategies to evaluate teaching developments and activities. Among those carried out so fare are:
   • Survey on the entrance profile for 1^st year students |
   • Teaching evaluation survey for students and course delegates| Download
   • Teaching evaluation survey for professors using Google Docs | Download
   • Satisfaction survey Labour Orientation Days and consultation on interests related to postgraduate studies.
   • Summary of reports of the loan service, teachings and activities, external internships and mobility agreements | Download

ACREDITA Programme

• Framework paper | Download
• Guide for the writing, implementation and evaluation of learning outcomes | Download
• Self-assessment guide | Download
• External evaluation guide | Download