IMST Operational plan

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Operational Plan 2012-2016

 

The plan is generally correlated with the mission of higher education in Romania and especially with the mission of the Department of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems - IMST, University of Craiova.

 

1.Educational strategy: achieving of a high level of academic education integrated in the higher education system at national, European and global level

             1.1 Academic offer

- Expanding and adapting the educational offer to meet the society challenges;

- Develop and increase the share of Master and Doctoral education.

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

            1.2. Recruitment of new students

-It is necessary to correlate the number of students with the social demand and the possibilities of the department, without compromising the quality of education;

-Improving the admission process for the purposes of retaining the most capable young people;

- It will enhance the process of attracting the best students in the area and across the country through better advertising the opportunities and the achievements of the department.

            Responsible: Assoc. Prof. Mihai Demian, PhD

            1.3 The educational process

- Completing the transition to the new form of organization of higher education;

- Improvement and continuous correlation of curricula, introduction of new courses, reviewing the goals, objectives, existing courses, introduction of optional courses;

- Emphasizing the research side through the provision in the curriculum of research activities for students;

- Improving teaching methods and evaluation using ICT;

- Stimulating the individual study of the students;

- The introduction of continuous assessment where possible;

- Support the organization of student professional competitions growing concerns for achieving good results;

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD and Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD

 

2. Research strategy: conducting a high level scientific research work integrated the exchange of values at national, European and global level

             2.1 Enhancing the role of scientific research

- Moving the center of gravity of academic staff activities from teaching to scientific research;

- Creating centers of competence in research nationally and internationally recognized;

- Orientation to a greater extent of master and doctoral studies towards research activity;

- Use to a larger extent of the doctoral and master students’ potential in carrying out the research work;

            Responsible: Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD and Assoc. Prof Danut Savu, PhD

            2.2 Supporting research activity

-Supporting research teams in terms of facilities, academic and research staff, PhD, MA students;

- Identification and popularization of research funding resources;

- Supporting participation in national and international competitions for grants;

- Supporting cooperation with similar departments from abroad;

- Establish strategic partnerships with companies interested in cooperation with the department in research work;

            Responsible: Assoc. Prof Danut Savu, PhD

 

3. Financial strategy: attracting financial resources and their judicious utilization

            3.1 Attracting financial resources:

-Distribution of university income according to the contribution to their formation;

- Attracting additional resources through teaching activity;

- Attracting other financial resources

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD and Assoc. Prof Danut Savu, PhD

            3.2 Application of the principle of funding per student

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga and Assoc. Prof Danut Savu, PhD

            3.3 Estimated annual revenues and realistic planning activities at department level

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

            3.4 The strict observance of the use of allocated funds

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

 

4. Human Resources Management Strategy: the importance of the human factor in achieving the goals of IMST Department

            4.1 Employment, Promotion

- Recruitment of highly qualified staff;

- Sustainable and responsible promotion strategy

            Responsible: Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD and Assoc. Prof Danut Savu, PhD

            4.2 Evaluation

- Establish clear responsibilities for the department staff and continuous monitoring of them;

- Periodic evaluation of teaching, research, administrative and department representation activities;

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD and Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD

            4.3 Ensuring appropriate and differentiated wage levels, closer to the labor market:

- By claiming and partial use of department revenue to increase the wages;

- Supporting additional academic activities better remunerated such as international research grants;

- Differentiated remuneration system based on performance and degree of staff involvement in administrative work

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD and Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD

            4.4 Supporting the increase of professional level

- Participation in internships abroad;

- International cooperation with similar foreign departments;

- Cooperation with leading companies at both international and national level;

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

 

5. Material resources management strategy: effective management of material resources to support education and research activities and the creation of adequate working conditions

           5.1 Extension and arrangement of teaching classes, research spaces, offices, provision of equipment, software and facilities for research:

- Obtaining new premises for teaching and research through investment or acquisition from university funds;

-Renovation and improving of existing teaching and research premises;

-Further stimulate the establishment of strategic relationships with companies at national and international level interested in equipping laboratories in the department;

-Designing and materialization of infrastructure for master's and doctoral education;

-Providing adequate premises for academic and research staff;

- Ensuring work rooms equipped with computers with permanent access for students.

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

 

6. Image, communication and cooperation department strategy: improving the image of the department nationally and internationally

          6.1 The image of the department

- Promoting with more insistence of visual identity card of the department;

- Permanent update of department webpage;

- Developing brochures and flyers of the department in Romanian and English

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD and Assoc. Prof. Mihai Demian, PhD

          6.2 Active participation in national and international scientific associations in the field

            Responsible: Assoc. Prof. Mihai Demian, PhD

            6.3 Establish cooperative relationships with departments, universities and companies working in the field

            Responsible: Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD and Assoc. Prof. Mihai Demian, PhD

            6.4 Liaison with the local community

- Involvement of the department in local community programs;

- Institutionalization of the links with socio-economic environment for the identification of requirements and expectations of the labor market

            Responsible: Assoc. Prof. Mihai Demian, PhD

 

7. Managerial strategy

            7.1 Improving the administrative structure

- Analysis and redistribution of academic and administrative tasks. Moving administrative tasks especially in power of TESA personnel;

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

            7.2 Improving the institutional framework

- Reassessment and rebuilding the institutional framework of the department in correlation with the restoration of the university institutional framework;

- The extension of the department IT system to cope with the teaching and research activities;

            Responsible: Prof. Ion Ciupitu, PhD

            7.3. Promoting university strategic management at all levels

- Planning and decision making by the members of the Department Council in a transparent way involving active participation of academic and administrative staff;

- Exercising control at all levels concerning achievement of the objectives;

- Decentralization of management;

- Stimulating initiative and personal responsibility

            Responsible: Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD

            7.4 Evaluation and Quality Assurance

- Improved methods of assessing teaching, research and university management;

- Improving and expanding the criteria and the assessment strategies for quality assurance process of education.

            Responsible: Assoc. Prof Danut Savu, PhD

 

Head of the IMST Department

Prof. Gabriel Benga, PhD