Published 24 March 2010
AUC applies a system of continuous assessment and has an extensive system for internal quality assurance. Based on midterm and final course evaluations, students panels and consultations with AUC faculty, a wealth of data and valuable information is gathered. Additionally, data from external sources, such as the NSE 2010 have been incorporated.
These insights are subsequently implemented in improvement of teaching and learning arrangements.
AUC participated for the second time in the National Student Survey. The AUC response rate of NSE 2011 was 53%.
The areas in which AUC demonstrates excellence (≥ 80% of students score ≥4.0) include:
- Study programme in general
- Academic content and level
- Academic skills
- Atmosphere
- Academic level of the programme
- Development of a critical attitude
- Constructing scientific conclusions
- Communication skills
- Cooperation in teams
- Argumentation and reasoning
- Analytical thinking
- Academic writing
- Academic expertise of teachers
- Cultural context of the city
The quality of the teachers is highly rated: the average course/teacher quality is 4.03 (on a five point scale). 42% of the course/teachers quality was rated ≥ 4.25.
The top 10 teachers for the academic year 2010-11, who all performed above 4.75 are:
Dr. Bart van Heerikhuizen, UvA-FMG Sociological, who was selected as teacher of the year 2010-2011.
Dr Marika Taylor, UvA-FNWI Electrons, Waves & Relativity
Prof. dr. Martien Kapsenberg, UvA-AMC Immunology
Dr. Harry Wels, VU-FALW Qualitative Research Methods
Drs. Belen Arias Garcia, AUC Spanish A2
Dr. Sylvia Mieszkowski, AUC The Cinematic City
Dr. Colleen Doak, VU-FALW Epidemiology
Drs. Catherine van Beuningen, UvA-FGW Dutch
Dr. Marco de Waard, AUC The Modern Urban Novel
Dr. Gemma Blok, UvA-FGW Addiction & the Modern Subject
AUC’s retention rate for the first two cohorts (class 2012 and 2013) is >90%.
The students earned on average 95% of the full credit load (=60 EC). 80% of these students achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher (out of 4) and 45% gained a GPA of 3.
Source: AUC
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