Educational Evaluation and Management of Change

2024/2025

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The aim of this course is to support the participants in acquiring knowledge about evaluation of educational practice and theories of change management in higher education.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • Explain qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches to educational evaluation
  • Describe quality assurance systems, relevant within the own educational institution
  • Compare change management models

Skills

  • Analyse and discuss factors influencing the need for change in educational organisations
  • Discuss the role of faculty development in implementation of institutional change
  • Reflect on and discuss the consequences of change for the main stakeholders in the change process

Type of instruction

The course discusses change processes in higher education institutions. Included are roles of different stakeholders, quality assurance aspects and methods for evaluation of educational change processes.

  • Evaluation Methods
  • Quality Assurance through Evaluation
  • Faculty development and PBL implementation at system level
  • Change models and change management theories
  • Educational change and the role of university stakeholders.

The teaching format is blended learning based on self-study of both written material and video clips, discussion in study groups and online seminars.

Exam

Exams

Name of examEducational Evaluation and Management of Change
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
ECTS5
AssessmentPassed/Not Passed
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleUddannelsesevaluering og forandringsledelse
Module codeTBIPBLM19302
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Education ownerMaster of Problem Based Learning in Engineering and Science
Study BoardStudy Board of Techno-Anthropology and Sustainable Design
DepartmentDepartment of Sustainability and Planning
FacultyThe Technical Faculty of IT and Design