Evaluation of the Swiss Virtual Campus - Schweizerische ...

SVC Final Evaluation. Background Report Lepori and Probst
Table of contents
Résumé................................................................................................................................................3
Zusammenfassung..............................................................................................................................5
Executive summary.............................................................................................................................7
Table of contents.................................................................................................................................9
List of tables ..................................................................................................................................10
List of figures.................................................................................................................................10
List of abbreviations......................................................................................................................12
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................13
1.1 Framework of the evaluation..............................................................................................13
1.2 Scope and main issues of the evaluation..........................................................................13
1.3 Redaction and data sources ..............................................................................................14
2 The SVC programme: general outline.......................................................................................16
2.1 History and background......................................................................................................16
2.2 The Consolidation Programme: mission and outline........................................................17
2.3 Organisational structures ...................................................................................................18
2.4 Funding................................................................................................................................18
2.5 Conclusion of the programme............................................................................................19
3 Institutional strategies and their implementation ......................................................................20
3.1 Strategies and commitment of Higher Education Institutions..........................................20
3.2 CCSP: an overview of the current situation ......................................................................21
3.3 Strategic and organisational issues...................................................................................23
3.4 Resources and SVC funding..............................................................................................25
3.5 Services offered ..................................................................................................................27
3.6 A final appreciation .............................................................................................................27
4 The SVC projects........................................................................................................................29
4.1 Number and status of projects ...........................................................................................29
4.1.1 SVC projects funding....................................................................................................30
4.2 The status of projects at the end of 2007..........................................................................33
4.2.1 Concluded projects .......................................................................................................33
4.2.2 Projects in the maintenance phase .............................................................................33
4.2.3 Projects in the production phase .................................................................................34
4.3 Leading house and participation to the projects – project organization..........................34
4.3.1 Leading house...............................................................................................................35
4.3.2 Partner institutions ........................................................................................................35
4.3.3 Project organisation......................................................................................................36
4.4 Involvement of CCSP .........................................................................................................39
4.4.1 Concluded projects .......................................................................................................40
4.4.2 Ongoing projects...........................................................................................................40
4.4.3 Used Learning Management Systems (LMS).............................................................41
4.5 Future perspectives ............................................................................................................42
4.5.1 Strategies ......................................................................................................................43
4.5.2 Financial sustainability .................................................................................................43
4.5.3 Future curricular integration of courses.......................................................................44
4.5.4 Risk for close-down of the projects .............................................................................44
4.6 Final appreciation................................................................................................................45
5 Coordination, support services and mandates .........................................................................47
5.1 Coordination and organisation of the programme ............................................................47
5.1.1 Organisation and activities of the Steering Committee SVC-SC...............................47
5.1.2 Coordination unit...........................................................................................................47
5.1.3 Monitoring and financial reporting ...............................................................................48
5.1.4 SVC days and workshops ............................................................................................48
5.1.5 The opinion of the projects...........................................................................................48
5.2 Mandates and support services .........................................................................................49
5.2.1 Technical support and services ...................................................................................50
5.2.2 Project and CCSP support...........................................................................................51
5.2.3 elearning strategy and SVC development ..................................................................51
5.2.4 The feedback of projects on the mandates.................................................................52
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