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The Internal Quality Assurance System for the Degree (SAIC) (previously the Internal Quality Assurance System -SGIC-) constitutes the university's commitment to the establishment and deployment of a culture of quality in training programs, continuous improvement and accountability.
It includes procedures designed based on the criteria and guidelines for quality assurance established in the EHEA (ESG, 2015), in national regulations and developed in the evaluation programs of quality agencies. They are focused on activities related to the management, analysis, review and improvement of the titles, teaching-learning focused on the student body, the teaching activity of the faculty, the satisfaction and opinion of interest groups, the insertion labor of the graduates and the information public, among others.
Through the mechanisms and procedures established in the SAIC, the collection and continuous analysis of information and results relevant to the effective management of the title is guaranteed, as well as the participation of the interest groups.
Information on each of the SAIC procedures can be found in the following sections.
The bodies responsible for SAIC are committed to guaranteeing the quality of the degrees taught at the university and its centres and ensuring the continuous improvement of their results. They are structured into two levels:
Direct and promote the implementation and development of the SAIC, as they reinforce the quality assurance and continuous improvement of the centres and qualifications, facilitating the monitoring, accreditation and certification processes. It is also responsible for providing the appropriate institutional support for the development of the evaluation and quality programmes, guaranteeing their sustainability over time.
The Quality Assessment and Improvement Unit (UEMC) and its Technical Quality Unit (UTC) are responsible for managing and planning the SAIC design, implementation, and evaluation processes required to ensure continuous improvement at the center and its programs, as well as achieving established objectives, responding to the needs and expectations of stakeholders.
The UTC is also responsible for preparing and providing the framework documentation related to the evaluation and quality programmes, and for providing technical advice and training to the agents involved. It promotes the development of the processes through appropriate coordination with academic and quality managers, committees, self-assessment working groups, quality agencies and other bodies/entities involved.
This body, and in particular its Dean or Director, is responsible for directing and promoting the evaluation and quality programmes at the centre. Its team includes a Centre Quality Manager, who will be in charge of coordinating and developing the management of the processes related to the implementation and evaluation of the SAIC and the evaluation of qualifications.
The quality managers of the centre/degree, who will be integrated as members of the Quality Commission, will perform general coordination functions, including:
Regarding the Degree Quality Assurance System (SAIC)
Regarding qualifications
It is a body that intervenes in the planning and monitoring tasks of the SAIC, and acts as one of the mechanisms for effective participation of the interest groups through which the quality and continuous improvement of the center and its qualifications are guaranteed. It is made up of the management team, the person responsible for quality and representatives of the different interest groups of the center (PDI, students-graduates, PAS, employers, etc.). Among the functions it performs, the following stand out:
The procedures established in the SAIC of the title, linked to different aspects of the management, evaluation and improvement of the training programs, are detailed below: