Evaluation and Quality Assurance
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Please note the services offered by our Medical Didactics department, which is designed to support teachers and those interested in teaching with subject- and format-specific features in the teaching of the model degree programme in Human Medicine (e.g. special teaching and examination formats, teaching in everyday clinical practice) through training and counselling services. Further information and the current programme can be found at
Evaluation and Quality Assurance
Evaluation and quality assurance
Evaluations are a central instrument of quality management in the Human Medicine model degree programme. They are used to systematically record the quality of teaching, studies and the curriculum and to derive measures for further development.
To this end, we regularly survey students, graduates and, if necessary, teaching staff and supervisors. The surveys are usually conducted digitally using questionnaires with quantitative items and free-text questions (mixed-method questionnaires). The aim is to identify strengths, weaknesses and potential for improvement in teaching and learning. The analysed results are incorporated into discussions with those responsible for teaching and the Dean of Studies.
Regular evaluations are carried out in the degree programme with regard to
- Teaching formats (format evaluations)
- Curriculum, management of studies and subject teaching (semester evaluations) and
- Individual teaching by lecturers (didactic evaluations).
In addition, Medicine also takes part in university-wide surveys along the course of the degree programme.
In accordance with Section 41 (2) No. 4 ÄApprO 2002 and Section 4 of the study regulations, the model degree programme in Human Medicine is obliged to carry out a systematic evaluation. The evaluations have been continuously carried out and further developed since 2012.
Further information on the evaluations in the model degree programme can be found in the evaluation concept.
Reform for the winter semester 2025/26
In the winter semester 2025/26, the evaluations in the model degree programme will be changed and adapted to the curriculum:
- Individual courses will no longer be evaluated as standard in future because their number is very high and the response rates were therefore low.
- Instead, overarching semester evaluations will be carried out instead. In this way, curricular and subject-specific aspects can be considered more comprehensively.
- The Didactic evaluations enable lecturers to receive individual and cross-course feedback on their teaching.
- If required, lecturers can continue to provide course-specific feedback (e.g. for new formats) independently using the Stud.IP questionnaire tool tool.
Format evaluations
The following formats are regularly evaluated using specific questionnaires:
- Problem-orientated learning (POL)
- Longitudinal Research Curriculum (LFC)
- Professional development (PE)
- Block internships
- Simulation person programme: Subject-specific consultation
- Practical year (per tertial)
Semester evaluations
At the end of each semester, students are asked about the following aspects of the previous semester:
- Coherence of the curriculum / harmonisation of content
- Management of studies
- Teaching in the subjects
The questionnaire is divided into a general section and five subject-specific blocks. The ten largest subjects are evaluated in detail every two years. For the other subjects, there is the option of re-registering students in the free text field.
Didactic evaluation
The didactic evaluations are intended to give teachers feedback on their individual teaching. The evaluation is carried out across all courses for an entire semester (e.g. teaching of teacher X in winter semester 25/26).
Participation is voluntary and is recommended from a teaching performance of 14 teaching units per semester, especially for people in qualification procedures. If you are interested, please write to: so that the evaluation can be set up for you.
The questionnaire covers didactics, instruction in practical events and the use of materials and digital tools: Sample questionnaire
Participation in the survey takes place via Stud.IP. A pseudo course ("Lehrperson X, WiSe 25/26") is created in Stud.IP for all lecturers who take part in the survey and this is registered for the course evaluation. The implementation is the same as in the previously used course evaluation. You can create QR codes and integrate them into your presentations so that students can evaluate courses on site. This is recommended to ensure participation in the survey. You can find instructions for this on the following homepage: https: //uol.de/lve
Individual & course-related feedback: Stud.IP questionnaire
Teachers can use the questionnaire tool in Stud.IP to obtain feedback on specific courses - especially new and innovative formats. This tool enables them to create their own individual questionnaires and present them to the students in the course. The results can also be used to apply for the Teaching Prize.
In the instructions you will find a sample questionnaire that you can copy and adapt to your course if necessary.
Important: You can receive feedback on your own teaching in the questionnaire. The evaluation of other teachers requires their express consent. If you intend to do this, please contact the evaluation officer.
Participation in university-wide surveys throughout the course of study
Students of human medicine also take part in the following university-wide surveys:
- Incoming student survey (biennial)
- Student surveys (biennial)
- De-registration survey (after ex-matriculation / graduation)
- Graduate surveys (biennial, 1-2 years after graduation)
These surveys are conducted by the Internal Evaluation team in the Department for Study Affairs. A separate questionnaire is used in the graduate survey for Medicine. The other questionnaires contain individual specific questions (blocks) for Medicine.
Further surveys on request
As a teacher or student, you can address specific survey requests to the evaluation officer . I will be happy to check the feasibility and advise you personally.