Chair of Education Management and Planning

The vision of the Chair is to pursue the establishment of a competitive education system in line with the national and international standards to implement academic programs of the professions of “Management” and “Education Assessment” emphasizing the role of higher education in the process of globalization and procedure of amendments in the RA education system, as well as considering the market liberalization, diversity in education and competitive environment.

Programs implemented by the Chair

MANAGEMENT /041301.00.7/

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION /041301.17.7/

MA Profession of “Management” (henceforth “Management Program”) (specialization: “Public Administration”) reflects the provisions of the 7 ^th level descriptors of the RA QNF. The goal of the program is to shape students' professional knowledge, skills and competences in the fields of Management and Public Administration. The academic program emphasizes the formation of professional knowledge and the development of professional and transferable skills which include the perception of values and professional ethics in the process of strategic and managerial decision making at the institutional, local, national and global levels, strategic thinking and management, operational management, human resource and finance management, stakeholder engagement and management, conflict management. The “Management” program combines theoretical and practical components in order to ensure the graduates’ preparedness to implement activities in the fields of profession and specialization. All the courses of the program include a practical component which enables students to apply theory in various real-life, profession-oriented situations. Research internship and internship modules provide opportunities which bring students closer to real situations to apply their knowledge and develop their abilities and skills.

Education Sciences /011101.00.7/

EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND TESTING /01110103.7/

“Education Assessment and Testing” /011102.03.7/ Master's Degree Program is the only program in Armenia that will be implemented for 1.5 years within the scope of 90 ECTS Credits. “Education Assessment and Testing” /011102.03.7/ program is designed for MA students who want to obtain profound knowledge and proficiency in particular disciplines such as Education Assessment, Education Measurement, Test Design, Education Policy Development and Analysis, and other related disciplines. This academic program will be implemented by BSU Chairs, Assessment Testing Center, as well as by other target employers. The advantages of MA program in “Education Assessment and Testing” /011102.03.7/ are training professionals with specialized knowledge, abilities and skills of test development, who, apart from properly developing and applying the tests, will be able to analyze test results, another advantage is training such specialists who are able to assess knowledge applying a variety of assessment tools and mechanisms, specialists that are capable of doing qualitative and quantitative analyzes.

Chair Mission:

Contribute to the development of human resources in the field of education management by training management specialists, education managers and education assessment specialists, emphasizing its role in the reform processes of the RA education system,
Contribute to the reform and development processes at BSU by creating internationally competitive and dynamically developing academic programs and providing appropriate educational services,
Contribute to the reform and development processes of the RA education system, development of higher education policy, quality assurance, creation of strategic and human resource management disciplines,
Develop cooperation with appropriate chairs and bodies, as well as evolve networking of cooperation in the sphere of higher education.

Academic and Scientific-Research Activities

Carry out academic and scientific-research activities promoting the preparation of human resources in the fields of public administration, education management and evaluation, as well as development of human potential formaion and accessibility of scientific products,
Participate in the process of development of BSU academic programs, standards, scope of sphere qualifications, as well as curriculum development,
Develop the outcomes of academic programs, curriculum, as well as curriculum subjects/courses concerning their sphere and profession,
Carry out the training of management specialists, education specialists, education assessment specialists, as well as training of wider range specialists by developing modernized content and professional training,
Provide professional conclusions, consultations, as well as opinions on dissertations, teaching-methodological manuals, monographs, articles and other scientific-methodological works,
Organize leanrer’s professional education process and professional internships,
Ensure continuous professional development and training of the scientific and academic staff of the Chair,
Contribute to the process of amendments and development of BSU, development of higher professional education policy, quality assurance, creation of strategic and human resource management disciplines,
Assist to the process of amendments and developments of the RA education system,
To organize scientific-research activities of PhD and postgraduate students of the Chair, engaging high-achieving students and graduates in the Chair activities,
Implement projects in the scope of BSU international cooperation,
Create educational and methodological literature, prepare collections, monographs, methodological manuals, textbooks, guides as well as other professional literature for publication,
Participate in the professional orientation activities of the University,
Ensure feedback with graduates and employers,
Carry out the application of the quality assurance mechanisms related to internal activities of the Chair, contribute to the quality assurance policy of professional education, as well as assist the development, integration and continuous improvement of interrelated procedures and structures.

Lecturers:

Arpat Sanjan Avanesyan - Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor
Aida Onik Topuzyan - Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor
Samvel Harutyun Hovhannisyan – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor
Karine Vilik Harutyunyan - Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor
Larisa Ruben Harutyunyan - Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor
Norayr Samvel Babasyan - Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor
Arkadi Robert Papoyan - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor
Alexandr Robert Avetisyan – Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor
Samvel Boris Karabekyan – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
Armen Revik Yezekyan - Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor
Juliana Gagik Melkumyan – Candidate of Social Sciences, Associate Professor
Ani Hrachya Shahinyan – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, lecturer
Sergey Gabriel Avetisyan – Candidate of Economic Science, lecturer
Olya Mikael Azatyan - lecturer
Ani Suren Hovsepyan - lecturer
Ani Aghavni Vardanyan - lecturer
Frida Hmayak Hakobyan - lecturer
Nune Kamo Davtyan - lecturer
Ani Gagik Mazmanyan – lecturer