Academic Quality Assurance in the Dublin Institute of Technology

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• Academic Quality Assurance in the Dublin
  Institute of Technology
• Dr Tom Duff

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HANDBOOK FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY ENHANCEMENT (June
2005)

• First formalised QA Handbook 1995
• Revision 1997 (amended 2000)
• Handbook focused on individual programme
• New document 2005

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HANDBOOK FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY ENHANCEMENT (June
2005) contd.

• Research on practices in other institutions in
  Ireland and elsewhere
• Building on existing Handbook with some revisions
  and additions

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Changes to previous Handbook

• Includes legislative context
• Accords with EUA principles for QA
• Accords with Bologna process and Berlin Bergin
  Communiqués
• autonomy of institution in relation to QA
• self-evaluation
• consult with, seek feedback from stakeholders
• peer review
• act on findings
• publish findings

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Committee Structure for Quality Enhancement

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HANDBOOK FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY ENHANCEMENT (June
2005)

• The Handbook for Academic Quality Enhancement
  makes provision for the following procedures
• Validation of new full-time or part-time
  programmes
• Validation of new continuing professional
  development modules and programmes
• The examination process including the appointment
  of external examiners
• Annual Monitoring

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HANDBOOK FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY ENHANCEMENT (June
2005) contd.

• Programme Review
• School Review
• Faculty Review
• Quality Assurance in postgraduate research
• Quality Assurance in programme delivery by
  distance learning

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HANDBOOK FOR ACADEMIC QUALITY ENHANCEMENT (June
2005) contd.

• Quality Assurance in programmes not leading to
  DIT awards
• Review of non-academic departments/units
• Partnership with External Organisations
• Institutional Audit
• Student Grievance Procedure

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• Handbook for Academic Quality Enhancement (June
  2004, amended June 2005) is available on the
  Staff Intranet at the following address
• http//intranet.dit.ie/minutes/academic_council/do
  cuments-for-consultation/index.html