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Appendix A

ASSESSMENT PLANNING (IQA SYSTEM)

Name of University/Address


Faculty/School
Management Representative/Designation


Email Telephone Fax
Assessor(s):


Date
Criteria Score

1. Policy


2. Monitoring


3. Period Review of the Core Activities


4. Quality Assurance of the Student Assessment


5. Quality Assurance of Staff


6. Quality Assurance of Facilities


7. Quality Assurance of Student Support/Advice


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Criteria Score

8. Self-assessment


9. Internal Audit


10a. Information Systems


10b. Public Information


11. Quality Handbook


Overall Verdict




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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
1. Policy 1.1 The institution
has a clear policy
on IQA












1. Policy 1.2 There is a
clear formal
strategy on IQA














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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
1. Policy 1.3 The role of all
stakeholders is
clearly described













2. Monitoring 2.1 Student
evaluation















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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
2. Monitoring 2.2 Student
progress system













2. Monitoring 2.3 Structural
feedback from the
labour market
(employers)














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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
2. Monitoring 2.4 Structural
feedback from the
alumni













3. Periodic
Review of
the Core
Activities
3.1 Periodic
review of
teaching/learning














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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
3. Periodic
Review of
the Core
Activities
3.2 Periodic
review of research













3. Periodic
Review of
the Core
Activities
3.3 Periodic
review of the
contribution to
society and the
community













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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
4. Quality
Assurance of
the Student
Assessment
4.1 Criteria for
assessments














4. Quality
Assurance of
the Student
Assessment
4.2 Assessment
procedures















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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
4. Quality
Assurance of
the Student
Assessment
4.3 Regulations to
assure the quality
of assessment












4. Quality
Assurance of
the Student
Assessment
4.4 Appeals
procedures
















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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
5. Quality
Assurance of
Staff
5.1 Staff
appointment
procedures













5. Quality
Assurance of
Staff
5.2 Staff appraisal
system















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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
5. Quality
Assurance of
Staff
5.3 Staff
development
activities













6. Quality
Assurance of
Facilities

6.1 Checking of
computer facilities















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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
6. Quality
Assurance of
Facilities

6.2 Checking of
libraries















6. Quality
Assurance of
Facilities

6.3 Checking of
laboratories














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Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
7. Quality
Assurance of
Student
Support/
Advice
7.1 Information for
students














7. Quality
Assurance of
Student
Support/
Advice
7.2 Student
advice/support















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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
7. Quality
Assurance of
Student
Support/
Advice
7.3 Student
welfare














7. Quality
Assurance of
Student
Support/
Advice
7.4 Student
housing















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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
7. Quality
Assurance of
Student
Support/
Advice
7.5 Sports
facilities















8. Self-
assessment

8.1 Self-
assessment of the
IQA system













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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
8. Self-
assessment

8.2 Self-
assessment of
teaching/learning














8. Self-
assessment

8.3 Self-
assessment of
research













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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
8. Self-
assessment

8.4 Self-
assessment of the
contribution to
society and the
community











8. Self-
assessment

8.5 Self-
assessment of the
university














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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
9. Internal
Audit
9.1 Internal audit
of
teaching/learning













9. Internal
Audit
9.2 Internal audit
of research















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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
9. Internal
Audit
9.3 Internal audit
of the contribution
to society and the
community












10a
Information
Systems
10a.1 Information
management
system in general














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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
10a
Information
Systems
10a.2 Information
management
system for
teaching/learning












10a
Information
Systems
10a.3 Information
management
system for
research













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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
10b Public
Information
10b.1 Public
information on the
university













10b Public
Information
10b.2 Public
information on the
educational
programmes and
awards/degrees
offered











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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
10b Public
Information
10b.3 Public
information on
research activities












11. Quality
Handbook
11.1 Presence of
a QA Handbook
















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Appendix A
Criteria Observations
(Desktop
Assessment)
Interview Questions
(Clarification/Verification)
Supporting
Evidences
Audited
Findings
(Strengths and
Areas for
Improvement)
Score
(1 7)
Overall
Score
11. Quality
Handbook
11.2 Handbook is
known to staff and
students














Overall Verdict