The Institutional Assessment Sector (Seai) is responsible for promoting the procedures that support the institutional assessment process.
Seai's mission is: "To promote and conduct periodic evaluations of the activities developed at the University, providing a proactive diagnosis and sharing the results to support planning and decision-making for the improvement of institutional quality."
The integration between the CPA and Seai occurs through various activities, as both bodies share certain converging responsibilities.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of Seai include:
- Submitting PPCs and reports, as well as managing the process of creating, recognizing, and renewing recognition of undergraduate courses and new qualifications through e-MEC, in accordance with federal legislation;
- Registering and monitoring information related to the Higher Education Census;
- Liaison between the MEC and the IES regarding undergraduate courses;
- Continuously monitoring the registration of Higher Education undergraduate and Lato Sensu graduate courses (e-MEC Registration);
- Monitoring the registration of technical courses in Sistec;
- Promoting evaluation processes:
- Internal (evaluation of the institution's activities and actions, evaluation of undergraduate and graduate courses (lato and stricto sensu), evaluation of teaching support infrastructure, among others, according to the calendar agreed with the CPA);
- External (Enade, Accreditation and Reaccreditation of UNESC, and Authorization, Recognition, and Renewal of recognition of undergraduate and higher technology courses);
- Collecting data to generate, as much as possible, performance averages;
- Preparing tabulation and analysis of data, issuing specific reports;
- Participating in committees and working groups determined by the Rectory and Pro-Rectories;
- Issuing opinions on matters within its competence when requested by the institution's sectors;
- Monitoring and guiding courses regarding Enade;
- Collaborating with the CPA on addenda for PPCs due to the pandemic situation;
- Adapting internal evaluation instruments to monitor new indicators developed due to the pandemic period.
- Participating in defining procedures for monitoring students in irregular situations in Enade;
- Participating in meetings: Managers' Meeting; CPA; On-site visits, Seai Study Group, Cebas, New Courses Commission, Voluntary Course Closure Commission, among others;
- Developing a sampling plan for institutional evaluations;
- Analyzing the reliability of questionnaires.
Other Activities
Ongoing study of statistics related to quality indicators in Higher Education (Enade, CPC, and IGC);
Ongoing study of Inep Microdata related to Enade;
Statistical support in discussing research conducted by the sector, such as organizational climate surveys and statistics used for faculty evaluation (such as the proposed use of trimmed mean);
Presenting and discussing higher education indicators with faculty at institutional events.
Team
Thiago Henrique Almino Francisco (Coordinator)
Andrigo Rodrigues
Anne Marie Scoss
Caroline da Graça Jacques Paulino
Júlia dos Santos Gonçalves
Lívia Rodrigues Domingos
Contact
Institutional Assessment Sector (SEAI)
Location: Rectory Building, 2nd Floor.
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM and from 1 PM to 5 PM.
Contact: (48) 3431.2720 / 3431.2716
Coordination: (48) 3431.2721
Email: seai@unesc.net / reccursos@unesc.net
