What does your work consist of?
As a coordinator, I have an overarching perspective since I work with all the faculty’s programmes. My job is partly to coordinating all written exams in the QPS system, and optimise the processes around this, and partly to provide training and support to the faculty's teachers and administrators. Currently I am focused on the written exams, but further on I will work with all the forms of assessment that QPS covers.
What is your previous work experience?
Before returning here to Lund, I worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, and have previously worked in service in various forms, restaurant and grocery store jobs. At Foreign Affairs I coordinated training programmes for managers and for staff stationed internationally. Having worked at a public authority and with educational issues is useful in my position here at Lund. Acting as a host is one commonality, being in contact with many and the ability to adapt to different needs and situations.
What is your educational background?
I have a Bachelor's degree in psychology with a specialization in neuroscience and with elements of pedagogy, which are both connected to my interest in learning. I also have a previous Bachelor's degree in Human Rights, which is what put me in touch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During my studies, my interest grew in impact evaluation, that is, how do we know that a certain effort actually produces a desired effect? This is part of the purpose of QPS as an educational tool. Not to be disregarded is the informal "education" of simply growing up in a digitised time in history. Our generation is (for better or worse!) trained in digital navigation and interaction with a variety of interfaces.
What is the best thing about QPS?
It is difficult to choose, but the advantages can be summarised in two perspectives:
The student perspective – QPS gives the student a clear overview of their studies and how learning activities relate to the course objectives. This in turn allows the student to see their own progress unfold and to take deeper responsibility for the development of their knowledge and skills. I was a student myself not long ago, and from that perspective I see so many advantages to QPS!
The quality assurance perspective – QPS enables follow-up and analysis of the fulfilment of the course objectives, which helps us ensure that we are measuring what we actually want to measure. It also creates the opportunity for systematic and continual feedback to the student. Being able to see clearly how assessment activities relate to the course objectives is very helpful in quality assurance work.
What are you most looking forward to, working with QPS?
I am excited to be a part of the development going forward, now that QPS is maturing out of its development stage and into a stability phase. The focus so far has naturally been on how we can collect data, whereas now I look forward to continuing working on how the data collection can be used to develop education at the faculty.