Enhancing higher education through quality assurance - A case study of the University of Mauritius
Purpose – Developed countries have established elaborate quality assurance systems and increasingly developing countries like Mauritius is adopting such procedures for assuring the quality of its higher education. Globalization, diversity of educational programmes, and the powerful role of higher ed...
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my.uum.repo.24932012-02-27T09:10:09Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/2493/ Enhancing higher education through quality assurance - A case study of the University of Mauritius Kassean, Hemant LB2300 Higher Education Purpose – Developed countries have established elaborate quality assurance systems and increasingly developing countries like Mauritius is adopting such procedures for assuring the quality of its higher education. Globalization, diversity of educational programmes, and the powerful role of higher education in economic development are major drivers for quality and accountability in higher education. Design/methodology/approach – A list of criteria was drawn for the quality audit for each faculty in terms of mission, aims and objectives, and department in terms of background/history, range of provision, staff profile, student profile, programme design/review, programme level: Full-Time or Part-Time, student assessment, student progression and grievance procedure. Findings – Implementation and evaluation through students’ feedback questionnaires online were very low. Some students were benefiting from the ‘students work experience placement’ (SWEP) in reconciling their classroom experience to the world of work. Employers evaluation of UoM graduates, strategic plan, external evaluation, service to the community through collaborative projects and leadership issues are discussed. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia Mohd Sani, Mohd Azizuddin Ismail, Siti Zubaidah 2010 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/2493/1/Hemant_Kassean_-_Enhancing_Higher_Education.pdf Kassean, Hemant (2010) Enhancing higher education through quality assurance - A case study of the University of Mauritius. In: Third International Conference on International Studies (ICIS 2010), 1-2 December 2010, Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. http://icis.uum.edu.my/ |
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Purpose – Developed countries have established elaborate quality assurance systems and increasingly developing countries like Mauritius is adopting such procedures for assuring the quality of its higher education. Globalization, diversity of educational programmes, and the powerful role of higher education in economic development are major drivers for quality and accountability in higher education. Design/methodology/approach – A list of criteria was drawn for the quality audit for each faculty in terms of mission, aims and objectives, and department in terms of background/history, range of provision, staff profile, student profile, programme design/review, programme level: Full-Time or Part-Time, student assessment, student progression and grievance procedure. Findings – Implementation and evaluation through students’ feedback questionnaires online were very low. Some students were benefiting from the ‘students work experience placement’ (SWEP) in reconciling their classroom experience to the world of work. Employers evaluation of UoM graduates, strategic plan, external evaluation, service to the community through collaborative projects and leadership issues are discussed. |
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