Degree in Nursing
The Title has the necessary coordination structures at its different levels to ensure that it is organized and developed appropriately.
- Degree Coordinator (Vice Dean of the Degree)
- Course Coordinator (Vice Dean of the Degree, in all courses)
- Subject Coordinator (a professor who teaches the subject)
- Internship Coordinator
- Final Degree Project Coordinator
The aforementioned structures are integrated into the corresponding committees of the Center/Section/Degree, which establish the operating mechanisms through periodic meetings to analyze the development of the Degree at its different levels (Degree, course and subject).
Through horizontal and vertical coordination, among other things, the following are guaranteed: the proper sequencing and scheduling of subjects, their content, and assessment system; gaps, duplications, and mismatches are avoided; and the student workload is adequately distributed to facilitate the acquisition of learning outcomes.
DEGREE COORDINATOR
This coordination is carried out by the corresponding Vice Dean, whose functions are:
- Develop a proposal for theory, seminar, practical, and tutorial groups of a uniform size.
Assign students to different theory, seminar, practical, and tutorial groups in coordination with the Subject Coordinators and Course Coordinators. - Prepare the proposed schedules for the different teaching activities (theory classes, seminars, practical sessions and tutorials, and exam schedule) per week.
- Conduct a continuous review of the teaching-learning process to update and improve the degree's training program.
- Conduct an in-depth analysis of any overlaps or shortcomings detected in the different subject programs that may be related to each other, in order to correct these situations so that the Curriculum forms a compact and homogeneous whole.
- Monitor the correspondence between the different subjects and the competencies of the degree.
- Submit suggestions according to the "Management of Deviations, Incidents, Complaints and Suggestions" procedure.
COURSE COORDINATOR
It is the reference for all subject coordinators of the same course and its main objective is to coordinate the teaching planning of the course.
Its functions include:
- Convene and moderate meetings with subject coordinators, centralizing their contributions.
- Analyze, together with the subject coordinators, the horizontal and vertical content of the subjects, detecting duplications and paying special attention to the sequentiality of said content.
- Harmonize the distribution of the course workload: theory, problems, laboratories, seminars, fieldwork, visits, personal work, etc.
- To know and disseminate among the subject coordinators the planning of all assessment tests (controls, partial and final) proposing modifications, if necessary, for proper distribution.
Study the course schedules to ensure they are as consistent as possible and, if necessary, correct any malfunctions that may be detected. - Collaborate with the Degree Coordinator in developing schedules, distributing activities, and forming groups by activity.
- Ensure that the assignment of students to different groups for seminars, practical sessions, tutorials, etc., makes it possible for students in that course to attend the various activities in the different subjects.
- Submit suggestions according to procedure PR-15 "Management of Deviations, Incidents, Complaints and Suggestions.
SUBJECT COORDINATOR
He or she is responsible for the organizational aspects of the course's theoretical and practical groups. He or she is the point of contact for managing any disruptions that may arise throughout the course, reporting them to the Department Director and/or the Vice Dean of the Degree. He or she is also responsible for communicating any organizational issues to the Course Coordinator: schedule changes, exam dates, etc.
The appointment of these Coordinators is the responsibility of the Director of the Department and must be previously approved by the Councils of the Departments involved in the subject.
The coordinator may delegate part of his/her task to other professors of the subject (for example, if the Department deems it appropriate, it may create the position of a practice coordinator), but he/she will be responsible for the subject in front of the Course Coordinator and the Faculty Board.
Its functions are:
- Convene and moderate meetings with the subject's teaching team, centralizing their contributions.
- Establish the work procedure to be followed: distribution of tasks and operating mode.
- Agree with the rest of the teaching team on the content, preparation and/or review of teaching materials, tests to be administered, subject assessment criteria, and the organization of practice groups, if applicable.
- Ensure that the program taught is common to all theory groups.
- Coordinate theory, seminars, and internships (if there is no internship coordinator), adapting the content and timing of the different activities to the theory.
- Ensure that the content, tools used, level of rigor, and grading criteria for the practices are common across all practice groups.
- Prepare the Teaching Guide for the subject.
- Assign students to different practice groups.
- Track the publication of grades and the signing of minutes.
- Call the rest of the subject's teaching team to a meeting to review the academic year.
- Attend meetings convened by the module, course or degree coordinator.
EXTERNAL INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR
Responsible for all management related to the processing of agreements, presentation of offers from companies/institutions/organizations, assignment of students to the corresponding entities, and evaluation of this subject.
FINAL DEGREE PROJECT COORDINATOR
Responsible for all management related to the TFG offer, student assignments, the formation of the evaluation panels, and the TFG submission schedule.
ASSOCIATED SCHOOL MONITORING COMMITTEE