IACQA'2013 will hold two workshops
First workshop:
- Address: Preparing a self-evaluation document for academic programs
- Hours: 10:00 - 01:00, on Thursday 04/04/2013
- Lecturer : Prof. Emad Abuelrub and Dr. Ali Yaghi
The mechanism for obtaining a certificate of quality and accreditation for any academic program, by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the Association of Arab Universities, includes two basic steps: The first is for the university or college to submit a self-evaluation report for the program according to the ten criteria and axes contained in the “Guide to Quality Assurance of Academic Programs in Colleges of Arab Universities.” - 2011”, and the second is the external review of the program by peer reviewers specialized in the field of the academic program.
The Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council are working to launch a series of workshops that include training representatives of member Arab universities from various faculties and disciplines on the stages and procedures for obtaining quality and accreditation certificates. These workshops also aim to introduce the procedures and activities necessary to ensure the quality of academic programs in general in terms of writing program specifications, the outcome-based approach for designing university programs, and how to prepare self-evaluation documents for the programs. These workshops also include training representatives of quality bodies and representatives of member universities on the work of external evaluation of university programs, field visit activities, peer review, and writing evaluation and final review reports.
Workshop objectives: This workshop comes as the first episode of a series of workshops launched by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the Association of Arab Universities, as it aims to:
-Introducing participants to the procedures for obtaining a quality certificate and accreditation for the academic program by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the Association of Arab Universities
-Introducing participants to the standards of quality assurance and accreditation in the Association of Arab Universities, as well as the quantitative and qualitative measures and indicators for these standards
-Training participants to develop and prepare self-evaluation documents for academic programs in light of quality standards and in light of quantitative and qualitative standards and indicators contained in the guide. This also includes writing an academic program specification document.
Second workshop
-Address: Using Baldrige Scoring System for Internal Quality Assurance
-Hours: 02:00 - 05:00, on Thursday 04/04/2013
-Lecturer : Dr. Muhammad Abdul Wahid Usmani and Prof. Mahmoud Hussain Alwadi
Quality Assurance and/or accreditation agencies develop criteria and standards for the institutes and programs with the purpose of assure the provision of quality education. Universities and their programs prepare reports based on the requirements of the accreditation agency and submit the same for review to the accreditation body. One of the major requirements of accreditation agencies is the establishment of an Internal Quality Assurance System.
Quality Assurance professionals involved at the institutional level often face difficulty in evaluating the internal quality assurance mechanism due to the lack of a structured system of evaluation. Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence is a renowned system that provides an opportunity to educational institutions to meet their criteria for winning Quality Award. Baldrige has got a very structured system of scoring the performance of institutes based on their criteria. When the institutions submit a report based on their Education Criteria, the report is scored on Baldrige Scoring System.
This workshop would introduce Baldrige Scoring System for a general understanding and would involve participants in reviewing evaluation reports using this Scoring System. It will also highlight how this scoring system may be used in reviewing and producing tangible results in any given context. Since Baldrige Scoring System is very comprehensive and requires extensive practice, the workshop would equip them with the basic understanding and application at their own institutions.
