Tue, 11 September 2012
MUSCAT -- The Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA) has published the Quality Audit Report of International College of Engineering and Management (ICEM) on the OAAA website (www.oaaa.gov.om). This is the 27th Quality Audit Report to be published.
Quality Audit is the first stage in Oman's cyclical two-stage process for institutional accreditation. The purpose of Quality Audit is to provide both assurance to the public and constructive feedback to the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for the purpose of ongoing improvement.
The process began with ICEM undertaking a self-study covering nine key areas of their activities, including areas such as Governance and Management; Student Learning by Coursework Programs; Academic Support Services and Student Support Services. This self-study resulted in the production of a Portfolio which was submitted to the OAAA on October 17, 2011.
To conduct the audit a review panel of eminent experts was convened, selected from the OAAA's register of approved local and international external reviewers. The Panel was chaired by Prof Brian Swanick, formerly from De Monfort University, UK and included Dr Wafa al Mansoori from The Quality Assurance Authority, Bahrain; Peter Cheung from The Federation for Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions, Hong Kong; Dr Rahma al Mahrooqi from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman and Dr Bader Abuid from the Ministry of Manpower, Oman. The Executive Officer for the audit was Tess Goodliffe.
The Audit Report contains a summary of the Panel's findings, together with formal Commendations where good practices have been confirmed, Affirmations where ICEM's ongoing quality improvement efforts merit support, and Recommendations where there are significant opportunities for improvement not yet being adequately addressed by the College.
© Oman Daily Observer 2012
