KIRA – Your Assistant for Formal Reviews in Program Development

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KIRA relieves you of the burden of repetitive routine checks by verifying that module descriptions and program documentation comply with formal requirements and are consistent and complete. This ensures that your documents are well-organized and contain fewer errors when they move on to further review by quality assurance.

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KIRA at a Glance

Intended for: Program developers in the academic departments and the offices responsible for preliminary review of documents, such as Quality Assurance, the Legal Office, Capacity Planning, the Master’s Office, the Examination Administration Office, and the Center for Teacher Education

What it helps with: formal review of documents and creation of learning objective matrices

What it does not do: evaluate the contentof degree programs or make decisions about them

What KIRA Can Do

KIRA reviews your documents for:

  • Formal compliance with the requirements of the University of Kassel, the Hessian Higher Education Act (HSchulG), and the Accreditation Council (e.g., credit hours, workload, examination formats, module coordinators).
  • Consistency and coherence within the modules (e.g., consistent learning objectives, workload calculation) and across the entire degree program (e.g., study plan, key competencies).
  • Completeness of all required information in module descriptions (e.g., prerequisites, media formats, assessment methods).

KIRA supports you in:

  • Creating learning objective matrices as templates.
  • Identifying regulatory gaps or contradictions in degree program documentation.
  • Creating documents that comply with regulations.

This saves a lot of time, especially with extensive module handbooks: KIRA takes over the routine manual checks that used to take up entire afternoons.

Sample Questions

“Check this module for formal compliance with the AB Bachelor’s/Master’s guidelines.”
“Are the learning objectives, the workload (30 hours per credit), and the assessment format consistent in this module?”
“Create a learning objectives matrix for my degree program to serve as a template for accreditation.”
“Are there any inconsistencies between the module handbook and the study plan?”
“Are any required details missing from these module descriptions (e.g., prerequisites, types of media)?”

What KIRA Can't Do

KIRA reviews only the formal and structural aspects of your program documentation—but not:

  • The academic quality of a module or degree program.
  • The feasibility of the program (e.g., workload distribution, frequency of exams).
  • The profile or strategic orientation of the degree program.
  • The pedagogical suitability of examination formats or teaching methods.

A module that is formally sound is not necessarily a good module. The evaluation of its content, its further development, and the final decision rest with you, the academic departments, and the relevant committees.

Tips for Use

Tips for Getting the Best Results with KIRA:

  • Upload complete documents (e.g., module handbook, examination regulations, study plan)—this allows KIRA to better verify relationships.
  • Formulate clear questions (e.g., “Check module X for compliance with § Y of the Bachelor’s/Master’s Study Regulations.”).
  • Use KIRA’s recommendations as a basis for discussion —they do not replace a final review by the Quality Assurance Office or the Legal Affairs Office.
  • For complex degree programs: First review individual modules or sub-areas before having the entire handbook analyzed.

Additional Things to Keep in Mind Regarding KIRA

The general terms of use apply. For KIRA, the following also applies:

  • Uploading documents is encouraged! You may upload unpublished drafts (e.g., module handbooks, examination regulations)—KIRA will review them solely for formal compliance and will not permanently store any content.
  • Official information, such as the names of module coordinators, may remain in the documents; however, it is not required for the formal review.
  • Do not include any student data, such as names, grades, or results from course evaluations that can be linked to specific individuals.

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