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Course Council Coordinator

Duties and functions:  

  • performs all duties assigned by the University Statute and the University Teaching Regulations;  
  • coordinates the committees and those responsible for the activities of the CdS;
  • convenes the CCS and submits the SUA-CdS, the SMA, the RRCs for approval;
  • communicates to the CCS the results of all activities carried out by the committees and the various activity managers; 

Contact

Course of Study QA Committee

The degree programme (CdS) has a Quality Assurance (QA) system in place to monitor its management processes.

It is responsible for:

  • compiling and updating the Single Annual Report (SUA-CdS)
  • analysing and compiling the Annual Monitoring Report (SMA)
  • draft the Cyclical Review Report (RCR) and monitor the progress of the proposed improvement activities
  • analyse teaching evaluation questionnaires, Almalaurea questionnaires and other sources of information (e.g. questionnaires from host organisations or companies)
  • analyse the report of the Joint School Committee
  • monitor students’ career paths
  • analyse reports and requests from students, lecturers, and technical and administrative staff in accordance with the procedures established by the University
  • promote a culture of educational quality and self-assessment within the degree programme
  • in collaboration with the Committee responsible for work placements and career guidance, organise the collection of questionnaires and feedback from the organisations where work placements have taken place 

Committee members

Teaching Commission

Responsibilities include:

  • assessing the adequacy of teaching facilities and student services
  • verify that the number of credits is proportionate to the teaching workload and that progression through the semesters is appropriate
  • periodically review entry requirements and the arrangements for mid-term and final assessments
  • check that the information in the course descriptions is complete
  • periodically review the training programme on the basis of data and guidance derived from monitoring activities and organise its delivery, whilst also taking into account the requirements of facilities and services
  • harmonise the programmes for training activities

Committee members

Steering Committee (Advisory Council)

Its remit is:

  • to identify training needs arising from society, the world of work and the cultural sector
  • providing advice on ensuring that study programmes and specific training activities are consistent with training demand
  • to provide recommendations on improving and enhancing training activities.
  • propose thematic seminars covering both technical topics and intellectual property management, or relating to legislation/regulations and financial issues that influence the technical activities covered in the degree programme
  • organise visits to facilities, companies or laboratories
  • suggest joint activities to promote the degree programme.

Committee members

And representatives from the following companies:

  • SCI – Liguria Section (Italian Chemical Society – Liguria Section)
  • Chemists’ Professional Association
  • ILVA
  • FACI SpA
  • Iplom
  • Infineum
  • Bioindustria L.I.M.
  • Spiga Nord SpA
  • PPG Italia Business Support Srl
  • SACMI Imola S.C.
  • Italian Association for Science and Technology of Macromolecules
  • ARPAL, Ligurian Regional Agency for Environmental Protection
  • Versalis
  • Henkel
  • Verallia
  • PlasticsEurope-Italia
  • Omya International AG (CH)
  • International Technical Corporate Consultancy (MNE)
  • CENIMAT|i3N & CEMOP/UNINOVA (P)
  • Borealis Group (A)
  • PROMETHEUS Systems (I)

Responsible for internships/placements and career guidance (Responsible at department and MSc level)

The Head of Work Placements and Career Guidance

(Head at Department and Degree Programme level)

 

Responsibilities include:

  • promoting, collecting and managing proposals for work placement activities
  • organising activities to promote career guidance (meetings with companies, etc.)
  • in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Committee, organise the collection of questionnaires and feedback from the organisations where work placements and internships have taken place
  • organise seminars featuring industry experts (in addition to those organised by individual lecturers)  

 

N.B No specific curricular work placements or non-curricular work placements (or internships) leading to the award of ECTS credits are provided for Master’s thesis work carried out at companies and institutions, whether domestic or abroad.

Managers

Program Requirements Assessment Committee

Responsibilities include:

  • establishing and updating admission requirements and the procedures for assessing academic qualifications and individual preparedness
  • to review applications for admission to the Master’s degree programme to verify that the curricular requirements and individual preparation criteria are met
  • advise students on how to meet the admission requirements
  • conducts interviews with prospective students
  • checks that the student has obtained the minimum number of CFU credits required to begin their thesis
  • assists the student in proposing a co-supervisor of their choice and appoints the co-supervisor
  • sets the start date for the dissertation

Committee members

Website manager

Responsibilities include:

  • ensuring that transparency requirements are met
  • updating and verifying the information on the degree programme’s web pages on the DCCI website and facilitating migration to the University’s federated site
  • updates, as far as possible, and verifies the information on the degree programme’s web pages on the University’s federated website (https://corsi.unige.it/corsi/11767/)
  • update and verify the information on the degree programme’s web pages on the DCCI website until it is decommissioned.

Managers

Responsible for coordinating class schedule and exams

Responsibilities include:

  • managing timetables to avoid clashes as far as possible
  • optimise the scheduling of exam dates
  • organise degree ceremonies

Managers

Silvia Vicini

The Head is assisted by the Academic Manager (Grazia Maria Esposito)

Committee for the Assessment of Curriculum Requirements, Study Programmes and Tutoring

Responsibilities include:

  • coordinating induction and academic tutoring activities
  • organise activities to assess students’ prior knowledge
  • organise induction activities for international students

Managers

Marina Alloisio – (representative responsible for appointing main and co-supervisors)

Maila Castellano

Antonio Comite

Dario Cavallo

Orietta Monticelli

Marco Vocciante

 

International Relation Committee

Responsibilities include:

  • promoting and coordinating students on the Erasmus+ programme or other international programmes
  • to promote the internationalisation of the degree programme by encouraging the mobility of outgoing and incoming students and staff through specific international programmes organised by DCCI staff

Contact person

Graduation Commission

Responsibilities and duties:

       - Assesses students during the degree examination session
       - Assesses students in the pre-degree seminar
       - Assesses students at the end of the focus groups

Integrating Components

Responsible for Departmental Quality Assurance (RAQ)

Prof. Massimo Ottonelli – Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry

Counseling Service

The committee:

  • helps students resolve issues that are not strictly academic or technical but which may nevertheless affect their academic performance;
  • acts as an intermediary between students and the psychological support services provided by the University
  • is made up of lecturers and administrative staff with whom students can build a relationship based on mutual esteem, respect and trust, and sufficient sensitivity to allow them to confide in them about personal situations that could jeopardise their academic progress
     

 

Committee members