Description
Based on the “Quality Criteria for Assessments and Examinations at the University of Basel”, participants become familiar with the standards for professional assessment practice that underpin university-wide quality assurance in this area. Through exchange with one another, they engage with these criteria and with the corresponding questionnaires for evaluating common examination and assessment formats in their faculties. They then apply the relevant questionnaires to one of their own examinations or other forms of assessment in order to gather feedback from students.
For further information on course content, please contact: Dr Alessandro Dall’Acqua, +41 (0)61 207 61 83, alessandro.dallacqua@unibas.ch
Schedule:
20 August 2026: Access to the ADAM course environment
27 August 2026: Submission of the preparatory assignment (0.5h)
03 September 2026 (09:15–12:00 am): 1st in-person session on site
17 September 2026: Submission of course-related assessment, Part 1 (1h)
24 September 2026 (09:15-12:00): 2nd in-person session on site
08 October 2026: Submission of course-related assessment, Part 2 (1h)
Implementation of the evaluation questionnaire in EvaSys by Educational Development Team; distribution of the evaluation link to students by the teaching staff; preparation of the results by Educational Development Team
28 January 2027 (09:15-12:00 am): 3rd in-person session on site
04 February 2027: Submission of course-related assessment, Part 3 (1h)
For teaching staff who wish to evaluate examinations or other forms of assessment that take place after the 3rd in-person session on 28 January 2027: An alternative date for the 3rd in-person session and an extended deadline for submitting the course-related assessment will be agreed with the course instructor during the 1st session.
Requirements for receiving a certificate of attendance:
- Attendance at all in-person sessions
- Conducting the evaluation of an examination or assessment
- Completion of the preparatory assignment and the course-related assessment
Preparatory assignment and course-related assessment (approx. 3.5 hours):
Participants document in writing their engagement with the course content and with impulses from the discussions during the course. A template provided by the Educational Development Team will be made available for this purpose.
The course-related assessment is graded on a “pass/fail” basis. Course-related assessments graded as “fail” may be revised once.
For any questions please contact: Vera Roth, 061 207 08 97 / vera.roth@unibas.ch