section six: quality assurance (postgraduate)
- policy on, and strategy and procedures for, quality assurance
- how does the university know that the program is meetings its aims, goals and intended learning outcomes to the highest possible standards?
- quality assurance:
- responsibilities for qa on the program, and who is responsible for what
- involvement of students in quality assurance
- stakeholder involvement in quality assurance
- external review of the program, and its outcomes
- quality assurance mechanisms, processes, timeliness, frequency, contents, standards, outcomes and impact with respect to monitoring, developing and improving (i.e. how does the university inform itself about, and guarantee, the quality here)
- how and where are quality and its enhancement discussed and continuously ensured in the program?
- information systems and indicator systems
- admissions
- faculty
- equity principles
- staff professional development
- administration
- stakeholder input
- leadership and management
- programs and courses
- curriculum content, structure, sequence and progression
- suitability and efficacy of aims, purposes and intended learning outcomes
- learning
- teaching
- research training
- supervision training
- learning resources
- student support
- monitoring student progress
- assessment and examining of students
- standards of achievement and attainment
- student success rates
- how much ‘value added’ the faculty provides, and how this is measured
- student outcomes and careers
- public information
- external examiners and accreditation agencies
- value for money
- program evaluation
- program developments
- program review, monitoring and changes
- use of data and information in development planning
- periodic review of programs
- performance review
- how policy is implemented, monitored and revised
- involvement of students in quality assurance
- external review and quality assurance
- benchmarking
- strategies for improving quality assurance, and the impact of these
- strategies for staff development to improve quality assurance, and the impact of these
- current strengths and weaknesses
- future directions
- key challenges and prospects
- key opportunities
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