Accreditation Team for the Auditing Visit at University of Latvia BA / MA Computer Science Tuesday, 27 March, 2012 Auditors Prof. Dr. Manfred Nagl RWTH Aachen University Mr. Hans A. Frederik, MSc ALEXIS bv Prof. Fabrizio Baiardi Università di Pisa Ms. Asnate Kazoka, BSc (student) Riga Technical University For the EQANIE Head Office: Janna Weßels, MSc

Tuesday, March 27 – Auditing Visit

08:30-09:15 Meeting with Program Coordinators and Representatives of the Rectorate of the University

Issues: Further development of the university; position of the programs in the context of the university; profile of the programmes and perspectives of further development as viewed by the rectorate

Studies and teaching at the participating institutions; staff (currently and planned development); cooperations; perspectives of further development; equipment; communication and coordination; organization of studies and management of teaching; quality assurance

09:15-09:30 Break, internal discussion of the audit team

09:30-11:00 Meeting with Programme Coordinators

Issues: Programme educational objectives; curriculum; course of studies; contents and methods of teaching; counseling and support for students; organization of exams; study results; relevance for the labour market

11:00-11:15 Break, internal discussion

11:15-12:15 Meeting with Students

Issues: Educational goals and study program; contents of study; organization of study; exams; counseling and support for students; conditions of study; study abroad

12:15-13:00 Lunch, internal discussions

13.00-13.45 Inspection of module- and final exams

13:45-14:45 Meeting with Teaching Staff

Issues: Curriculum; course of studies; contents and methods of teaching; counseling and support for students; further qualification of professors and other teaching staff

14.45-15.45 Visitation of Participating Institutes and Laboratories / Further Discussion

Issues: Inspection of laboratories, technical equipment, study-related facilities (e.g. library, rooms for teaching and study), projects.

15:45-16:30 Final internal consultations of the audit team

16:30-17:00 Closing Meeting with Programme Coordinators and Representatives of the Rectorate

Issues: Summary of the impressions gained during the day by the audit team; opportunity for the programme coordinators to provide additional explanations or clarify points that remain unclear.

17:00 Conclusion of audit, Departure of the audit team