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This article explores where the responsibility for quality assurance lies in academic institutions, focusing on accrediting bodies, colleges, and academic departments. It delves into the roles of faculty, departments, and universities in ensuring educational quality.
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1. Where Does Responsibility for Quality Assurance Lie?
Steve Sorg
The University of Central Florida
2. 2 Who is Interested in Quality?
Accrediting bodies
Colleges and universities
Academic departments
Faculty
3. 3 Accrediting Bodies Institutional accreditation
Degree program focus
Need for program
Program planning description
Faculty
Library resources
Physical facilities and infrastructure
Financial resources
Evaluation and Assessment
Specific course quality is not an issue
4. 4 Colleges and Universities Courses as part of programs
Curriculum approval process
Begins with faculty, departments, colleges, university
Much like the accrediting body process
New courses
Course revisions
Syllabusdoes this address course quality?
Student evaluation of instruction
Institutional standards for online courses
5. 5 Academic Departments Curriculum committee (faculty) Department chairleadership and evaluation Program facultygroup planning and delivery Operating as a programnot disparate courses