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Accreditation Manual for Program Owner

AREA 7: PROGRAMME MONITORING, REVIEW AND CONTINUAL QUALITY

IMPROVEMENT

7.1 Mechanisms for Programme Monitoring, Review and Continual Quality
Improvement

7.1.1 The department must have clear policies and appropriate mechanisms for regular programme monitoring
and review.

7.1.2 The department must have a Quality Assurance (QA) unit for internal quality assurance of the department to
work hand-in-hand with the QA unit of the HEP.
7.1.3 The department must have an internal programme monitoring and review committee with a designated head
responsible for continual review of the programme to ensure its currency and relevancy.

7.1.4 The departmental review system must constructively engage stakeholders, including the alumni and
employers as well as external experts whose views are taken into consideration. (This standard must be
read together with Standard 1.2.3 in Area 1).

7.1.5 The department must make the programme review report accessible to stakeholders.

7.1.6 Various aspects of student performance, progression, attrition, graduation and employment must be analysed
for the purpose of continual quality improvement.

7.1.7 In collaborative arrangements, the partners involved must share the responsibilities of programme monitoring
and review. (This standard must be read together with Standard 6.1.4 in Area 6)
7.1.8 The findings of a programme review must be presented to the HEP for its attention and further action.

7.1.9 There must be an integral link between the departmental quality assurance processes and the achievement
of the institutional purpose.

To write Evidence/Appendix P F R
7.1.1 Must have clear Flowchart for programme 1) Policies and mechanisms for regular √ √ √
policies and appropriate monitoring monitoring and review of the
mechanisms. programme. (E.g. Procedures from ASP
on CR, Work order from QMEC)
7.1.2 Must have a Quality The organization chart of the 2) Letter of appointment of members of √ √
Assurance unit. faculty quality assurance unit with the faculty quality assurance unit [E.g.
their functions Quality manager, document controller,
Table showing the meeting by the risk officer, Proqae, AQA exec)
quality assurance unit 3) Minutes of meeting of the Quality
assurance unit concerning academic
matters (If available)

7.1.3 Must have an internal Organization chart of the 4) Letter of appointment for the √ √
monitoring and review Curriculum Committee Curriculum Committee (Department
committee. (Department and/or faculty level) and/or faculty level)
Table on the meetings conducted 5) Minutes of the Curriculum Committee
by the curriculum committee (Department and/or Faculty).
with the following columns Date/
purpose/List of findings/ actions
taken to address findings).

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