effectiveness of the university core activities of learning, teaching, research, community engagement, and administrative and management work. The policy addresses all areas of University activity taking cognizance of their contribution to, and alignment with, the University's Vision, Mission, Strategic Goals and Initiatives. It specifies the University approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement as well as its principles, features, structures and standards. The University’s quality assurance and enhancement systems and procedures are guided by the conviction that high academic standards are best promoted and achieved by a positive, and supportive environment in which all members of the university accept ownership of those standards and in which responsibility for the assurance of quality is devolved to and exercised by those individuals and bodies best placed to affect them. Implementation Guiding Principles In implementing the quality assurance and quality enhancement policy, the University will endeavor to ensure that the quality assurance policies and procedures adhere to the following principles: Academic standards and the quality of the education provision are the responsibility of the entire University community; Systems and procedures should be fit for purpose, transparent, efficient, reliable and responsive to changing contexts; Educational provision and supporting systems and procedures should be subject to monitoring and evaluation in a commitment to continuous improvement; Whenever appropriate and practicable, procedures and educational provision should be informed by the views of its students and other stakeholders and by independent peer review; Learning and teaching activities and the commitment to quality assurance and enhancement should be supported by relevant and comprehensive provision for educational and staff development; The commitment to high quality provision and standards of service will be supported by transparent and accessible procedures for academic appeals and complaints and their resolution; Full recognizance is taken of external quality reference points, such as the National Authority for Qualifications & Quality Assurance of Education and Training and, as appropriate, standards required by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies; such as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, (ABET), the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), The Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), and the American Bar Association (ABA).
effectiveness of the university core activities of learning, teaching, research, community engagement, and administrative and management work. The policy addresses all areas of University activity taking cognizance of their contribution to, and alignment with, the University's Vision, Mission, Strategic Goals and Initiatives. It specifies the University approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement as well as its principles, features, structures and standards. The University’s quality assurance and enhancement systems and procedures are guided by the conviction that high academic standards are best promoted and achieved by a positive, and supportive environment in which all members of the university accept ownership of those standards and in which responsibility for the assurance of quality is devolved to and exercised by those individuals and bodies best placed to affect them. Implementation Guiding Principles In implementing the quality assurance and quality enhancement policy, the University will endeavor to ensure that the quality assurance policies and procedures adhere to the following principles: Academic standards and the quality of the education provision are the responsibility of the entire University community; Systems and procedures should be fit for purpose, transparent, efficient, reliable and responsive to changing contexts; Educational provision and supporting systems and procedures should be subject to monitoring and evaluation in a commitment to continuous improvement; Whenever appropriate and practicable, procedures and educational provision should be informed by the views of its students and other stakeholders and by independent peer review; Learning and teaching activities and the commitment to quality assurance and enhancement should be supported by relevant and comprehensive provision for educational and staff development; The commitment to high quality provision and standards of service will be supported by transparent and accessible procedures for academic appeals and complaints and their resolution; Full recognizance is taken of external quality reference points, such as the National Authority for Qualifications & Quality Assurance of Education and Training and, as appropriate, standards required by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies; such as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, (ABET), the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), The Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), and the American Bar Association (ABA).
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