European / International Joint Ph.D. in
Social Representation and Communication

Quality Control and Monitoring System

The “Quality control of European/International Joint Ph.D. training system“ was created to monitor work on and completion of stated objectives. This organization is linked to the internal structure of the European/International Joint Ph.D. and is composed of the European/International Joint Ph.D. Scientific Board and the Core Executive Committee and meets at various intervals during the year.

General monitoring of the organisation and training of the European/International Joint Ph.D. is carried out by the full European/International Joint Ph.D. Scientific Board at international yearly meetings, by the Core Executive Committee at quarterly meetings and at an at least bi-monthly meetings of the Honorary Programme Director and the Programme Director. The quality of the scientific programme is monitored by the Honorary Programme Director in co-operation with the Programme Director and the Core Executive Committee. The quality of training and working conditions is guaranteed by the European Scientific Board and the Core Executive Committee (see above).

After selection, the national and two foreign tutors are responsible for the supervision of each Ph.D. research trainee in all aspects of his/her training.

Once a candidate has been accepted, each successive year he/she must write an increasingly extensive report about the status of his/her research for approval by the national supervisor and the two foreign co-tutors. This report must be presented during the International Summer Schools and/or multi-point video-conferences in a public event that includes a forum discussion with the foreign supervisors and other international experts.

To provide necessary feedback, research trainees complete evaluation sheets for scientific events such as the intensive training “stages” held during the International Summer Schools.

 

Frontal Monitoring System

After selection, the national and two foreign tutors are responsible for the supervision of each Ph.D. student in all aspects of his/her training.

Once the candidate has been accepted, each year, he/she must write a more extended report about the status of the research programme for approval by the national supervisor and to be presented in a public event open to a forum discussion with the foreign supervisors and other international experts during the International Summer Schools and/or multi-point video-conferences.

To provide necessary feedback, students complete evaluation sheets for scientific events such as the intensive training “stages” held during the International Summer Schools.

 

On-Line Monitoring System

Assessment tools used in the open distance learning system are of fundamental assistance in continuously monitoring the quality of training.

The Honorary Programme Director, in co-operation with the Programme Director and the tutors, evaluates the quality of the scientific and didactic content. This is accomplished using evaluative tools and co-tutoring, including distance co-tutoring that continuously monitors the research trainees’ training via the European Doctorate’s dedicated website.

After monitoring the work of previous years, the Core Executive Committee decided to impose a more structured “time constraint” on the development of research trainees’ programmes as another quality control procedure. This offers tutors on-line evaluation tools for various versions of the research trainees’ projects:

  • Initial short version
  • Intermediate extended version
  • Final full report and short version

These tools have been installed on the web site for every registered participant in the programme. They are considered confidential and are accessible for consultation only by those who have a password: the 3 tutors (1 national + 2 foreign), the Programme Director, the Honrary Programme Director and the research trainee him or herself.