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Accreditation Manual for Program Owner

AREA 4: ACADEMIC STAFF

4.1 Recruitment and Management

4.1.1 The department must have a clearly defined plan for its academic manpower needs that is consistent with
institutional policies and programme requirements.

4.1.2 The department must have a clear and documented academic staff recruitment policy where the criteria for
selection are based primarily on academic merit and/or relevant experience.

4.1.3 The staff–student ratio for the programme must be appropriate to the learning-teaching methods and comply
with the programme standards for the discipline. (This standard must be read together with Guidelines:
Academic Staff Workload.)

4.1.4 The department must have adequate and qualified academic staff responsible for implementing the
programme. The expected ratio of full-time and part-time academic staff is 60:40.
4.1.5 The policy of the department must reflect an equitable distribution of responsibilities among the academic
staff.

4.1.6 The recruitment policy for a particular programme must seek diversity among the academic staff in terms of
experience, approaches and backgrounds.

4.1.7 Policies and procedures for recognition through promotion, salary increment or other remuneration must be
clear, transparent and based on merit.

4.1.8 The department must have national and international linkages to provide for the involvement of experienced
academics, professionals and practitioners in order to enhance learning and teaching in the programme.

To write Evidence/Appendix P F R
4.1.1 Must have clearly Table showing the Matrix of manpower 1) Minutes of meeting on academic man √ √ √
defined plan for plan power planning
academic manpower
needs.
4.1.2 Must have clear Flowchart of the recruitment process 2) Recruitment policy (Can refer UM- √ √ √
and documented Table showing the percentage of PT03-PK02 Urusan Pengambilan dan
recruitment policy. Penempatan Staf)
a. which country PhD is obtained.
4.1.6 Must seek diversity 3) Minutes of meeting of recruitment √ √ √
among the academic b. Gender committee
staff. c. Age group 4) Sample of a recruitment process of a √ √
new academic staff
4.1.3 Must maintain Table D1 on staff : student ratio
appropriate staff–
student ratio.
4.1.4 Must have adequate Table D2 on the summary information 5) Provide CV (hyperlink) for all √ √ √
and qualified academic on academic staff (Refer Table 5 in the academic staff teaching this
staff. COPPA). Add in extra column on body programme according to the COPPA
of knowledge format
4.1.5 Must have policy Table showing the full workload of each 6) Policy on equitable workload √ √ √
reflecting equitable academic staff to see if they follow the distribution of responsibilities
distribution of equitable workload policy. Add in their
responsibilities. work load where they service the other 7) Minutes of meeting to discuss √ √
department. workload distribution (if applicable)

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