European Journal of Scientific Research (ISSN: 1450 ... - EuroJournals

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© European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol 7, No 5, 2005
TQM always says that "We'll need to talk to each other more and control one another
less."
V. QUALITY ASSURANCE
The subject review method
It is concerned with the student learning experience and student achievement; both the
experience and the achievement should demonstrate that the aims and objectives set by
the subject provider are achieved. For quality higher education, world class quality is the
goal; this is quite a challenge for higher education institutions. Confidence in the
achievement of the goal comes from the well-defined aims and objectives and the
standards used. The aims express the subject providers broad educational purposes in
providing the programs of study in the particular subject. The objectives set out the
learning outcomes and experiences that demonstrate successful completion of program
study.
Main features of the subject review method are :
Self-Assessment
Peer-Review and The Review Visit.
Graded profile
The Overall Summative Judgement
The Subject Review Method
Monitoring and Evaluation
Self-Assessment, is an evaluation by the subject provider. Clearly, the quality of the
student learning experience and student achievement is measured against the aims and
objectives that e subject provider set for the education of his/her students in that subject.
The self-assessment is supported by the evidence and discusses both strengths and
weaknesses in the provision. Consequently, the subject provider is expected to discuss
further the steps taken to improve the quality in the weaknesses acknowledged.
Peer Review, is carried out by a team of registered subject specialist reviewers. The team
gathers evidence and makes judgements on the quality of education provided. To aid in
the work of the subject provider and the Peer Review team, the institutions may nominate
institutional facilitators.
The Review Visit, is aimed at gathering and testing sufficient evidence on the provision in
a subject so as to form a collective judgement on the quality of education and student
achievement (measured against the subject providers aims and objectives). The visit is
conducted in a spirit of dialogue and communication between the institution, the subject
staff and the review team. It can be helpful if the institutional facilitator informs
reviewers, upon their arrival to the institute, of any matters, from the institutional
perspective, which may be, very important to their understanding of the subject reviewed.
The visit establishes a graded profile giving an overall judgement on the quality of the
provision. The overall summative judgement is derived from the profile. Each aspect has
equal weight and positive result is reported as ‘quality approved’.