Quality Standards 5.1 Curriculum Design and Development
Quality Standards 5.1 Curriculum Design and Development
Quality Standards Type Input
Quality Standards Description:
Although all curricular programs that are offered by educational institutions must be approved by the Office of the Higher Education Commission, and updated every 5 years, administrators must take responsibility for seeing that course contents are up-to-date and keep pace with constantly changing technology. The courses offered – both required and elective – should be managed in a learner-centered manner in order to satisfy student and labor market needs. For graduate programs, the emphasis should be in developing student research skill and self-directed learning
When reporting operations for this indicator, describe processes or show operational results covering at least the following issues:
5.1.1 Curriculum Design and Development in accordance with Context, Innovation and Changing Technology
5.1.2 Stakeholders Participation
5.1.3 Data Utilization from Assessing the Success according to the objectives of the Curriculum to Develop the Curriculum
In evaluating a suitable scoring level, consider the big picture and overall operational results that enable a program to keep up-to-date, and aligned with labor market and national demands.
| 0 |
– No system – No mechanism – No concept of overseeing, tracking, and improving – No information or evidence |
| 1 | – A system and mechanisms are in place – System and mechanisms are not put into practice, implemented |
| 2 | – A system and mechanisms are in place – The system and mechanisms are put into practice, implemented – The process is assessed – There are no improvement/developments integrated into the process |
| 3 | – A system and mechanisms are in place – The system and mechanisms are put into practice, implemented – The process is assessed – There are improvement/ developments integrated into the process from assessment results |
| 4 | – A system and mechanisms are in place – The system and mechanisms are put into practice, implemented – The process is assessed – There are improvement/developments integrated into the process from assessment results – There are concrete results from the improvements that can be clearly seen |
| 5 | – A system and mechanisms are in place – The system and mechanisms are put into practice, implemented – The process is assessed – There are improvement/developments integrated into the process from assessment results – There are concrete results from the improvements that can be clearly seen – There are good practice with support evidence, assessment committee can clearly explain why these are good practice |
Operational Result
5.1.1 Curriculum Design and Development in accordance with Context, Innovation and Changing Technology
System and mechanism of Curriculum design and curriculum improvement
1. The curriculum or program designates plan for the new curriculum or program
development or revision current curriculum.
2. The curriculum or program organizes assessments of achievement based on the objectives
of the current curriculum.
3. The curriculum or program takes the results of the achievement assessment based on the
objectives of the current curriculum and information survey from those involved with the
program or stakeholders such as entrepreneurs, graduates, professional organizations,
graduate users, etc. and global and economic trends in society including opportunities and
threats into the considerations of .new curriculum or program development or revision
current curriculum.
4. The curriculum or program approve and appoint the committee those who come either
from inside or outside the college to develop, design / update the curriculum according to
the criteria of the College,.
5. The appointed committee develop or improve curriculum according to the philosophy,
objectives, structure and course content of the curriculum and curriculum standards criteria
and manage to be curriculum document.
6. The appointed committee develop or improve curriculum according to curriculum
standards criteria.
7. The committee conducts the public hearing meeting to review the draft revised/improved
curriculum prior to submit to the faculty for approval.
8. The committee proposes the draft revised / developed curriculum to the faculty for
approval.
- The faculty submits and presents the draft revised / developed curriculum to the College
Academic Council for approval.
10. The College Academic Council submits and presents the draft revised / developed
curriculum to the College Council for approval.
11. The curriculum can be implemented after the College Council approval.
12. The College submits to the Office of Higher Education Commission for acknowledgment
of the curriculum
Improvements
There was an internal monitoring and evaluation through reviewing the curriculum by the program administrators. They convened in a meeting and came with an evaluation tool to carefully determine the need to develop the curriculum. Comments and suggestions from 2020 Academic year IQA assessors, the results from TQF 5 and students curriculum assessment were brought to improve the subjects in the curriculum.
Results
There were improvements in every subjects through TQF3 and 4.
5.1.2 Stakeholders Participation
Process
-Meeting and Conference with School Directors, Principals and Department Heads
-Coordinating with them during the quality assurance audit and accreditation endeavors.
Process Assessment
Based from the results of the employer’s survey, the external stakeholders suggested that there should be a meeting/conference/orientation prior to the practicum supervision as part of the students’ internship requirements.
-Pre and post-conference with internship supervisors on administrative performance was conducted.
-Involvement of the external stakeholders in organizing community projects with the Master Degree students was also done.
Process Improvement and Results
-There was an enhanced engagement among education service area directors, school directors, principals, and department heads with regard to the practicum of M.Ed. candidates.
–Benchmarking with partner-international universities
-The communication and linkages with external stakeholders were strengthened. The program administrators coordinated with practicum supervisors in the respective schools and government office sites of the M.Ed. candidates.
-The external stakeholders have high satisfaction ratings in the implementation of the programs and projects.
5.1.3 Data Utilization from Assessing the Success according to the objectives of the Curriculum to Develop the Curriculum
System and Mechanism
- The curriculum or program will plan for a meeting and discuss the significance of data in measuring success in relation to the attainment of the objectives of the curriculum.
- A survey questionnaire will be carried out stakeholders particularly the students, the lecturers, the employers, the parents and others at the end of the academic year to assess the curriculum.
- The curriculum or program will determine the findings of the survey, conclude and come up with recommendation(s) thus integrate in the development of the new curriculum. The curriculum or program will write a draft of the new curriculum and present it college council for approval.
- The curriculum or program will submit a final copy to the college to get final approval from the Ministry of Higher education, Science, Research and Innovation.
- The curriculum or program will be used by the instructors in every semester and recommend their ideas in TQF5 to improve the course plan and assessment plan.
Assessment of the process
The system of assessing the curriculum was modified and developed due to lack of proper assessment criteria in the past. A proposal was given from the committee to update the assessment criteria and its implementation after revising the curriculum.
In addition, the program utilizes the survey and comments from the newly graduates to assess the curriculum’s efficiency, matching with the objectives and skills required of the industry.
Improvement
The assessment criteria were designed by the program committee to assess the success of the objective of revised curriculum.
The data from the newly graduates are incorporated in the TQF 3.
Result The assessment criteria were found satisfactory.
Evidence
| Self-Assessment | Score |
| 5.1 | 4 |