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Enhancing Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Challenges, Strengths, and Next Steps at De La Salle University - Manil

Explore the Quality Assurance System at De La Salle University, focusing on strengths, challenges, and next steps. Learn about framework, enablers, and areas for improvement, including faculty, curriculum, and student assessment.

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Enhancing Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Challenges, Strengths, and Next Steps at De La Salle University - Manil

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  1. Quality Assurance Workshop ACUCA Management Conference 27 October2007

  2. Quality Assurance System of De La Salle University - Manila • Framework • Focus areas: • Enablers • Quality Improvement Cycle

  3. Quality Assurance System of De La Salle University - Manila • Strengths • Policy • Periodic review of core activities • Student Assessment • Facilities and Infrastructure • Student Support • Self Assessment • Internal Audit • Public Information • Teaching and support staff • Quality of students • Curriculum design

  4. Quality Assurance System of De La Salle University - Manila • Challenges • QA of staff – interpretation of provisions of Faculty Manual • Curriculum design – link to desired characteristics of graduates • Student assessment – lack of self and peer assessment

  5. Strengths • HEIs with QA Systems • Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan • Government initiative • Most other HEIs have QA practices or components of the system • Tradition or culture of quality • Particular areas: faculty, curriculum, student activities • Centers for QA • Accreditation and monitoring activities by various agencies

  6. Challenges • Setting up formal structures and systems • Strengthening young QA Centers/Offices • Developing a more cohesive and comprehensive QA System • Moving toward outcomes-based QA System • Defining and assessing outcomes in the context of the HEI’s vision-mission • Ownership of stakeholders (not burden but intrinsic to education) • “We have to do it or others will”

  7. Next Steps • Acquisition of competencies • Exposure of stakeholders to the modern concept of QA • Development of a framework for each institution

  8. How the ACUCA network can help • Identify experts: speakers, “auditors” • Build local competency • Mock audit: the experience of QA • Forums and workshops • Bring concept of QA to faculty and students • Discuss roles of stakeholders in the process • Discuss aspects of QA • Mobilize faculty

  9. How the ACUCA network can help • Collect links and resources for eventual sharing with members • Set-up e-group for QA persons of each institutions; links with certain websites

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