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Quality Assurance and Institutional Effectiveness

Quality Assurance and Institutional Effectiveness

QA&IE Mission

Ensure inclusive and sustainable quality and effectiveness in procedures, teaching, learning, and supporting services.

 QA&IE Functions and Objectives

The Objectives of the Dept. of QA&IE at UD are:

  1. Compliance & Accreditation
    1. To assure that the academic and administrative processes and procedures at UD are  complying with its policies, the CAA, and international standards.
    2. To manage and prepare the requirements of national and international accreditation and licensure, in cooperation with the academic and administrative units.
    3. To manage and regularly update all institutional documents.
  1. Continuous Quality Enhancement
    1. To assure continuous quality enhancement by regular monitoring, reviewing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of the academic programs, the supporting services, and the academic and administrative units.
    2. To develop methods and procedures for the assessment of learning outcomes, the measurement of program effectiveness, and the enhancement of teaching and learning.
  1. Effectiveness & Efficiency
    1. To assess the achievement of the strategic goals of UD, the academic and administrative departments.
    2. To provide training to faculty and staff to enhance the academic and administrative efficiency and effectiveness.
    3. To conduct internal audit.
  1. Institutional Research
    1. To conduct Institutional Research (benchmarking, annual report, cohort analysis, achievement of learning outcomes, etc.) to assist the decision making and assure the achievement of the University strategic goals.

Function

Processes

Tools/Platforms

Institutional Research

Data Collection

CAMS, Taskstream, Digital Measures, Blue, Bluepulse

Analysis

Excel, SPSS

Recommendations

Internal Procedures

Compliance & Accreditation

Preparation of SSR

CAMS, Taskstream, Digital Measures, Blue, Bluepulse

Monitoring of Compliance

Internal Procedures 

Document Control

Smartcatalog

Course File Audit

Internal Procedures

Program Assessment

Data Collection

CAMS, Taskstream, Blue, Bluepulse

Analysis

Excel, SPSS

Recommendations for Improvement

Internal Procedures

Institutional Effectiveness

Data Collection

CAMS, Taskstream, Digital Measures, Blue, Bluepulse

Assessment & Audit

Internal Procedures

Recommendations for Improvement

Internal Procedures

Platforms

Purpose

Blue

Survey Design and Analysis

Bluepulse

Online Formative Assessment

Taskstream

Assessment of Strategic Goals & Programs

Digital Measures

Management of Faculty Teaching & Research Activities

Smart Catalog

Management of Curriculum