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A Landmark Initiative of Higher Education Commission (HEC) for Quality Assurance in Teaching and Research at Higher Degree Level. Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC). Rawalpindi. Naheed Zia Khan. Director QEC. Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU). QEC at FJWU: Part I.
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A Landmark Initiative of Higher Education Commission (HEC) for Quality Assurance in Teaching and Research at Higher Degree Level Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) Rawalpindi Naheed Zia Khan Director QEC Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU)
QEC at FJWU: Part I Progress Report
QEC at FJWU: Vision A curriculum attracting highly competitive women applicants who will successively increase size of the annual cohorts of female graduates equipped with professional and social skills, empowering them to live up to the challenges of a Brave New World and contribute to national development along with their male counterparts, within a harmonious equation promising progressive social transformation
QEC at FJWU: Assessment Report Schedule for Upcoming Assessment Report (Focus:all courses offered in each Department during Fall 2007) Handing over proforma copies to Department teams Deadline for Department teams to submit duly filled proformasto the QEC Data analysis Compilation of final report January 15-31, 2008 By February 15, 2008 By end December2007 By January 15, 2008
QEC at FJWU: Immediate Targets QA training workshop for FJWU faculty before close ofthe year Webpage to be made accessible online before close of the month
QEC at FJWU: Part II Model Department Assessment Report
QEC at FJWU: Model Department Department of Environmental Sciences (DES)
DES at FJWU: Vision Highly enthused women scientists, well versed with advance environmental technologies and ready to tread the road to the national and global job markets for utilizing and furthering their innate and acquired capabilities to help contribute to the global and national sustainable development
DES at FJWU: Objectives 1.To enable students internalize the knowledge of echo systems and atmosphere of the planet 2. To assist students develop capabilities to apply formal learning in real life situation 3.To sensitize students regarding local environmental problems, with a backdrop of threat to the home planet by continued depletion of ozone layer and greenhouse effect 4. To enthuse students help advance green technologies and green movements 5. To equip students with the ability to advise on the implicit and explicit costs of environmental technology transfer 6. To help students become independent and motivated researchers aiming at innovations and inventions to help contribute to the technological capability of Pakistan 7. To help students become citizens of the planet by lobbying for environmental protocols and the deliberations made by successive Earth Summits 8.To help students promote responsible national and planetary citizenship by widely sharing their expertise on international political economy of environment and international and national environmental laws 9. To help students become successful Ambassadors of local and globalenvironment with polished and refined communication, presentation and social skills 10.To enable students secure a decent living with the help of a higher degree having sufficient intrinsic worth to live up to the challenges of national and global job markets in the 21st century which may rightly be called the age of cut throat competition
DES at FJWU: Labs High Technology Spectroscopy Microbiology & Biotechnology Environmental Mycology & Eco-toxicology Plant Taxonomy Applied Chemistry Alternate Energy GIS & SRS
DES at FJWU: Western University Linkages University of Youngstown State U.S.A. University of York Canada University of Reading U.K.
DES at FJWU: Workshops and Seminars Indicators for Sustainable Ecosystems (2005) Environmental concerns & Management Strategies (2003) LEAD Pakistan HEC WEHAB & MDGs(2006) Environment and Gender (2005) Ministry of Environment
Teachers’ Evaluation by Students: Taught Course Average(Proforma-10)
Students’ Teachers’ Evaluation: Overall Average (Proforma-10)