The Role of Students in Program and Course Evaluation

Quality Assurance Unit

faculty of medicine Alexandria University

qaunit@alexmed.edu.eg

 Outline the concepts of :

Quality, Accreditation, Evaluation

Identify the role of student

What is quality?
The delivery of a service/product characterize by certain specifications that would achieve the satisfaction of the user )client (

Why we need quality in education? To ensure the student's right to obtain a good education To ensure the right of society to have graduates that meet his needs and requirements To gain the confidence of local and international community.

Quality in Higher Education

The process of continuous improvement and qualified performance in institutions of higher education to gain the trust of the community in delivering efficient graduates

Input
Students
Staff members Curricula Infrastructure Educational processes

Output

Graduates

Administrative processes

QA Cycle

What is Accreditation?
A certificate from an outside body that will evaluate the institution to see whether it meets the criteria set by that body.

Whose Authority is it?

In Egypt NAQAAE National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of What about the Education QA system in your country? www.naqaae.org In other Countries Governmental/ nongovernment al associations

Accreditation axes

Educational process

Educational institution

Effectiveness of educational process

Students and graduates

Institutional capacity
Strategic planning

Academic standards
Programs / courses. Teaching and learning and supporting facilities Faculty staff members Scientific research and scientific activities

Organizational structure
Leadership and governance Credibility and ethics The administrative organization Financial and material resources

Post Graduate students

Community service and environment affairs

Evaluation
Collection of information about the educational process: Program & Courses Teaching & Learning Examinations Identify Points that need improvement Taking suitable corrective actions

Evaluation Methods
Questionnaires
Direct

Discussion groups
Exams Results

Indirect

Statistical Analysis

Questionnaire

Total
(Including every element within the educational process)

Continuous
(Covering all phases of the educational program)

Confidential & Anonymous

Role of Students in Evaluation

Be active / positive Objective criticism Credibility of evaluation Spending time to give effective evaluation

Quality of education is the responsibility of

ALL
And

YOU
are the most important party

1) QAU Enables the Alexandria Faculty of Medicine (AFM) to achieve its mission. 2) QAU Disseminates a culture of quality assurance to be applied in all areas of performance in faculty. 3) QAU Enables the Faculty to meet the National academic standards of the NAQAAE 4) QAU Strengthens the quality assurance process, and Innovate policies that help the AFM development and qualification for accreditation.

Thank you