Dear Colleagues,

The YSMU Quality Assurance Center has begun the education quality selfassessment process. The first step of this self-assessment is the evaluation of
the quality of educational resources and student support services through the
use of this questionnaire. Please read the questionnaire attentively and
answer accurately.
Indicate your:
department________________________________
location of the department___________________
(building or hospital)

position ________________________________
academic title

__________________________

1. Are you aware of the educational resources your department possesses (i.e.
the number of resources you possess, the opportunities to use them, their
usefulness, and knowledge of how they work)?
yes

no

2. Are the educational resources of your department sufficient for teaching of

your subject?
yes

no

3. If no, which additional resources does your department require?

(mark all applicable options)

literature
practical skills training resources
technical resources for lectures
4. Do you use any educational resources in your teaching
yes

no

5. If yes, please note which resources you use:

(mark all applicable options)

projector
computer
teleconferencing and videoconferencing methods

 educational laboratories
Simulators
audiovisual equipment (TV, video recorder, etc.)
models
prepared tissues and cells for microscope
Banners
other _______________________________________________________________________
6. Are these resources helpful and do you use them when you lecture?
yes

no

7. If no, please indicate which percentage of these is functional

____________________%
8. Are there any of these educational resources which you do not use?
yes

no (if no, refer to question 11)

9. If yes, please list

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
10. Indicate the reason these resources are not used during lectures
(mark all applicable options)

you have not been taught how to use the resource and lack opportunities to
use it
it is not effective for lecturing
you do not have enough time to use the resource during your classes
students are not interested in the resource
the resource is being used for another purposes (scientific, economic,
personal, other)
11. Is your subject sufficiently represented in the YSMU library (i.e. there are
enough textbooks in the collection)?
yes

no

12. In your department, are the students provided all of the necessary
literature?

 yes

no

13. How often you use the YSMU online resources?

never
rarely, only when I need to publish an article
often, I closely follow the works, which are published, in my field
14. Do your students use online resources when they study your subject?
yes

no

15. Do you know and understand the:

YSMU strategic plan
YSMU policy for planning educational resources
procedures for the acquisition of educational resources
16. Which of the following areas do you wish to improve?
library
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
online resources
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
advisory function of student support services
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
advisory function of student career center
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________