Logical Framework Matrix
Logical Framework Matrix
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Wider Objective: What is the overall broader objective, to which the project will contribute? to strengthen international orientation of HE in Serbia, increase employability and students' and teachers' mobility |
Indicators of progress:What are the key indicators related to the wider objective? a richer offer (in terms of interdisciplinary programmes of study taught in English and in Serbian) at all three levels of study (BSc, MSc, and PhD) and in three modes of study (face-to-face mode, distance learning, and blended mode) at the partner universities by 2014 increased students' mobility increased internationalization of the partner universities |
How indicators will be measured:What are the sources of information on these indicators? the 6 accredited interdisciplinary study programmes in computing taught in English and in Serbian at the partner country universities with aprox. 225 new enrolled students the number of students attracted to interdisciplinary degree programmes at Serbian universities the number of teachers exchanges and other evidence of educational collaboration with EU universities universities databases and registers |
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Specific Project Objective/s: What are the specific objectives, which the project shall achieve? • to initiate capacity building for interdisciplinary studies in computing offered both in English and in Serbian, at all three levels of study (BSc, MSc, PhD) and in at least one of the following three modes of study: face-to-face mode, distance learning, and blended mode. • to develop, accredit, implement and evaluate the following interdisciplinary study programmes related to computing to be taught in English and in Serbian: 1. Management and Computing (BSc) 2. Intelligent Systems (PhD) 3. Social Sciences and Computing (MSc) 4. Information technology for E-Business (MSc) 5. ICT for Governance and Administration (MSc) 6. Computer Games (MSc). • to increase employability by targeting Serbian labor market needs in interdisciplinary computing field |
Indicators of progress:What are the quantitative and qualitative indicators showing whether and to what extent the project’s specific objectives are achieved? Capacity of equipment purchased Number of Centers for interdisciplinary studies established/improved at each university Number of teachers and staff trained Number of guidelines and teachning materials on supporting interdisciplinary studies the status of development (percentage of completion) of interdisciplinary study programmes listed in Specific Project Objectives the number of interdisciplinary study programmes listed in Specific Project Objectives accredited and offered at the universities Number of new students enrolled Number of agreements with labor partners for enhancing employment opportunities |
How indicators will be measured: What are the sources of information that exist and can be collected? What are the methods required to get this information? Universities databases and registers on equipment purschased and staff trained Existance of regulatory documents for Centers for interdisciplinary studies Insight in the number of new published textbooks and developed e-learning courses at each university concerned a clear implementation schedule (development, accreditation, and offer) for each study programme to be developed milestones for each study programme to be developed: draft curriculum, detailed curriculum, list of teaching staff, programme submitted for accreditation, programme accredited, programme offered, students' applications received, programme running tracking the implementation schedule by checking the milestones and due dates publishing the progress of each programme implementation on the project Website and receiving feedback insight in the official university archive to access the number of agreements with labor market partners |
Assumptions & risks: What are the factors and conditions not under the direct control of the project, which are necessary to achieve these objectives? What risks have to be considered? High demand for interdisciplinary professionals in computing by labor market in Serbia Good coordination and high commitment of the project partners political and economic stability in the region low reaction by the addressed target group slow reaction by managing offices at university financial support from the Ministries of Education of the partner countries concerned to carry out such study programmes substantial resources and effort needed to promote the new study programmes
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Outputs (tangible) and Outcomes (intangible): Please provide the list of concrete DELIVERABLES - outputs/outcomes (grouped in Workpackages), leading to the specific objective/s.: DEV1 Interdisciplinary study programmes - State of the Art DEV 1.1 Report on related policies and practices at EU universities DEV 1.2 Report on related policies & practices in Serbia DEV 1.3 Guidelines for improvement national and university regulations in Serbia DEV 1.4 Matrix on competences from labor market survey DEV2 Development of interdisciplinary study programmes DEV 2.1 New programmes at the UB DEV 2.2 New programme at the UNIKG DEV 2.3 New programme at the UNS DEV 2.4 New programme at the BMU DEV 2.5 Set of accreditation documents DEV3 Capacity building DEV 3.1 Equipment purchased and installed DEV 3.2 Teaching materials developed and published DEV 3.3 Trained partner staff for new study programmes DEV4 Piloting of interdisciplinary study programmes DEV 4.1 New study programmes launched and offered at UB DEV 4.2 New study programmes launched and offered at UNIKG DEV 4.3 New study programme launched and offered at UNS DEV 4.4 New study programme launched and offered at BMU DEV 4.5 Evaluation report on new implemented programmes QPLN 5 Quality control and monitoring QPLN 5.1 Internal quality assurance reports QPLN 5.2 External quality assurance reports QPLN 5.3 Inter-Tempus coaching DISS 6 Dissemination and sustainability DISS 6.1 Established and maintained interactive website DISS 6.2 Dissemination events with stakeholders EXP 7 Sustainability EXP 7.1 Sustainable strategy at university management level EXP 7.2 Sustainable cooperation with labor market partners MNGT 8 Project management MNGT 8.1 Overall project management and administration MNGT 8.2 Project coordination meetings |
Indicators of progress: What are the indicators to measure whether and to what extent the project achieves the envisaged results and effects? asserted percentage of completion of each output/outcome published on the project Website all deliverables and other relevant documents published on the project Website timeline-based and Gantt-based versioning of all deliverables and other relevant documents, published on the project Website delivered reports 1.1-1.3 at month 5 Matrix on competences published at month 6 Centers for interdisciplinary studies established at 4 PC universities defined aim, learning objectives, curriculum, and assessment methods for each new programme at PC university at month 14 peer review per each study program done by EU partners by month 17 submitted accreditation documents for each study programme to the Serbian Commission for accreditation by month 17 six study programmes officially approved at month 22 joint tendering procedure initiated at month 8 new equipment installed at month 15 at each university number of new published textbooks (min. 4 textbooks x 6 programmes) and e-courses (min. 6 e-courses x 6 programmes) at month 17 number of teaching staff retrained (min. 8 teaching staff x 6 study programmes) by month 22 call for enrolment launched at each university new enrolled students at 6 study programmes by month 24 student feedback evaluation for each of 6 new programmes by month 33 monitoring reports on internal and external quality assessments published at website independent external expert report by month 24 Inter-Tempus event delivered Number of workshops (min. 3), conferences, open days (min. 6), stakeholder meetings, career days held Number of media publicity events Number of advertising brochures Min. 2 yearly meetings with university bodies at each university the Statute of Centres on interdisciplinary studies established number of official agreement sign with labor market partners (min. 5 agreements x 6 study programmes) |
How indicators will be measured: What are the sources of information on these indicators? quantitative analyses of the degree of completeness of each deliverable/activity timelines and Gantt charts reflecting the project tracking internal and external quality assessment comparison of relevant documents describing the process of development, implementation and accreditation of interdisciplinary study programmes, and similar documents from EU partners (the universities from EU participating to the project) relevant quality assurance documents from EU partner universities project website (download section) internal documents in universities registers: accessible on request student offices database at each university human resources registers at the university (participation in training of teacher staff) financial tracking at the universities’ financial offices (tendering documents, invoices, etc.) HE administrative offices registers for agreements and contracts: accessible on request
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Assumptions & risks: What external factors and conditions must be realised to obtain the expected outcomes and results on schedule? unpredictable administrative delays must be anticipated early in the project changes of personnel of relevant government bodies and agencies to approve the new programmes of study must be taken into account each university from the partner countries concerned must allocate sufficient human resources for development and implementation of the new programmes of study good coordination and high commitment in the project consortium |
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Activities: What are the key activities to be carried out (grouped in Workpackages) and in what sequence in order to produce the expected results? DEV 1.1 Related policies and practices at EU universities DEV 1.2 Related policies and practices at Serbian universities DEV 1.3 Current legal regulations at Serbian universities DEV 1.4 Analysis of Labor market needs for Interdisciplinary computing skills and competences DEV 2.1 New programmes curricula design at UB DEV 2.2 New programmes curricula design at the UNIKG DEV 2.3 New programme curricula design at the UNS DEV 2.4 New programmes curricula design at the BMU DEV 2.5 Preparation of accreditation set documents and accreditation DEV3.1 Purchasing necessary literature and equipment DEV3.2 Preparation of teaching methodologies and teaching materials DEV3.3 Academic staff retraining DEV 4.1 New study programmes launched and offered at UB DEV 4.2 New study programmes launched and offered at UNIKG DEV 4.3 New study programme launched and offered at UNS DEV 4.4 New study programmes launched and offered at BMU QPLN 5.1 Internal quality assurance QPLN 5.2 External quality assurance QPLN 5.3 Inter-Tempus coaching DISS 6.1 Establish and maintain interactive website DISS 6.2 Dissemination events with stakeholders EXP 7.1 Financial and institutional sustainability EXP 7.2 Sustainable cooperation with labor market MNGT 8.1 Project activities and financing MNGT 8.2 Project coordination meetings
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Inputs:What inputs are required to implement these activities, e.g. staff time, equipment, mobilities, publications etc.? Staff time:
Mobility
Equipment
Printing and publishing - reports 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 (4 x 6 progr. x 10 copies = 240 copies ) - Set of accreditation documents (6 programmes x 5 copies = 30 copies) - textbooks (min. 4 textbooks x 6 programmes = 24 textbooks), - e-courses publishing (min. 6 e-courses x 6 programmes = 36 e-courses), - student feedback evaluation (6 programmes evaluations) - internal monitoring report (3 years x 2 reports = 6 reports), - external monitoring report (3 reports), - 1 report from independent external expert, materials for Inter-Tempus coaching - materials for workshops (min. 3 workshops), open days (min. 6 open days), materials for stakeholder meetings, - advertising brochures (6 programmes x 200) - project promotional material - materials for coordination meetings
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Assumptions, risks and pre-conditions: What pre-conditions are required before the project starts? What conditions outside the project’s direct control have to be present for the implementation of the planned activities? creation of "welcoming atmosphere" at the partner universities from the partner countries concerned for development of interdisciplinary study programmes to be taught both in English and in Serbian; the process of creating such an atmosphere must be started as early as possible, even prior to the official start of the project support from the Ministries of Education all consortium members from EU and Serbia devoted to achieve project objectives self-financing of some activities
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