Academic Development & Quality Assurance Center cen_develop@mutha.edu.jo:email Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre
The Academic Development & Quality Assurance Center The Academic Development and Quality Assurance Center was established in 2001 under the name of Performance Development Centre for Academic Staff. In 2012 The Academic Development Centre and Quality Office were integrated under the name of The Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre. Instructions specific to the centre were issued as well as the endorsement of the organizational structure.
Organizational Structure for Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre University President Centre Board Supreme Quality Assurance Committee Assistant Director Vice President for International Affairs and Quality Affairs Director of Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre Chief of Staff Administrative Administrative Supplies Officer Quality Assurance offices in colleges Implement ation and Followup Division Agricultural Science Nursing Electronic Education Division Engineering Medicine Pharmacy Evaluatio n and Studies Division Shariah Graduate Students Law Training Division Business Sports Quality Assuranc e Division Education Arts Social Sciences
Responsibilities of Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre Corroborating that the university is committed to the standards of quality Assurance. Holding training workshops for faculty members. Providing Quality Committees in university with quality Assurance standards. Preparing university reports of SelfEvaluation. Researching SelfEvaluation Study reports provided by the departments. Preparing and developing educational schemes and materials. Developing faculty members research skills and teaching Assessing the performance of academic staff.. Communicating with external agencies related to quality affairs. Collaborating with local / regional agencies and institutions related to quality affairs.
Board of Academic and Development Quality Assurance Centre University President / Head Four of academic staff / Members Director of Quality Assurance Centre / Member Director of Computer Centre / Member Vice Presidents / Members Board Responsibilities Discussing and endorsing centre work plan. Planning budget for the execution of centre work plan. Reviewing and discussing recommendations offered to the centre. Reviewing centre recruitment and commissioning needs of academic staff, researchers and technicians. Proving research programmes, studies, workshops, seminars, conferences, courses and activities related to pursuing the goals of the centre. Reviewing issues provided by the director of the centre.
University Quality Assurance Committee Vice President for Quality Assurance and International Affairs Head One or two academic staff members of the centre / Member Director of Development and Quality Assurance / Member Colleges Quality Assurance Committees / Members Committee Responsibilities Reviewing recommendations provided by Quality Assurance Division and corresponding them to the director. Pursuiting that colleges and administrative units are committed to the implementation of quality Assurance standards. Preparing assessment and quality Assurance reports for colleges and administrative units in the university.
Colleges Quality Assurance Committees college dean or a representative / Head Heads of academic departments in college / Members college quality Assurance coordinator / Member Committee Responsibilities Supervising preparation of quality Assurance reports provided by academic departments. Corresponding with Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre in case of the need to hold workshops or get instructions related to quality Assurance. Preparing strategies specific to a college when required and submitting them to Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre.
Quality Assurance Division Quality Academic Accreditation Colleges level University level Setting up new programmes Special Accreditation General Accreditation Establishing quality offices in colleges Supervising activities of quality offices Strategic planning for quality on colleges level Dissemination of quality of culture Preparing manuals Workshops Strategic planning on university level Preparing new programmes setup applications Increasing capacities Monitoring the accreditation of current programmes Accrediting new programmers Monitoring general accreditation
Achievements of Quality Assurance Division Completion of special academic accreditation files for all available programmes in the university.
Achievements of Quality Assurance Division Completion of guidebook of manuals and documents necessary for quality Assurance standards in the university.......... :
Completion of the Manual of Strategic Planning in universities Mutah University Academic Development and Quality Assurance Centre Hand Book of Strategic Planning in Universities 2015
Participating in the completion of strategic plan of Mutah University in accordance to quality Assurance standards issued by Higher Education Accreditation Commission. Mutah University Strategic Plan (2015 2020) Procedural Plan Strategic Plan
Work in progress to prepare Manual of Teaching Competency Results.
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Preparing for submitting Mutah University files to QS Stars. Working on improving the ranking of the university in the Web Matrix rating.
Training Division Holding regular training sessions for academic staff Training university employees on computer skills as well as holding test of MUCDL University methods of teaching Evaluation strategies Administration of lectures The ethics of the teaching profession Quality standards Preparing scientific research projects
Evaluation and Studies Division Carrying out studies Carrying out evaluation studies and questionnaires about various programmes and activities at the university from the standpoint of service recipients and related parties. Monitoring University Competency Exams providing university with feedback on the results in addition to providing recommendati ons to improve the results. Evaluating the performance of the academmic staff Evaluating the performance of academic staff by students via online questionnaire to enable students to express their impressions about their lecturers. The results are statistically analyzed and observed for each academic staff member and a copy of the results is submitted to the dean and the member, the college, and the university president.
Evaluation and Studies Division Evaluating the academic programmes. Developing Model of Quality Assurance according HEAC quality standards. University needs for to academic staff (20132018). The degree of implementing quality standards in university education according to the academic staff, administrative employees and students.
Electronic Education Division Holding training sessions related to electronic education. Participating in a project that aims at teaching the university general requirements electronically.
Followup and Implementation Division Reviewing and implementing centre instructions and official letters and monitoring that administrative units and academic departments are bound to them. Archiving documents related to quality Assurance standards.