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Quality Assurance at Clarke International University

Monitor

Support

Advise

Adhere to the standards

QA MANDATES

Monitor
Support
Advise and
Adhere to the standards

FUNCTIONS OF QA

Quality Assurance Unit (QAU) functions as the Vice Chancellor's secretariat on quality assurance issues. The pivotal role of this organ is to determine quality standards set internally for measuring performance in all core operational areas of the University to ensure that they are met, updated and that they measure up to the national, regional and international benchmarks.

Specific functions of the QAU are as follows among others :

Advise units on setting and improvement of performance standards that are appropriate and relevant to the CIU;

Coordinate internal and external evaluation of CIU and its programmes

Link with external actors, in particular with professional and regulatory bodies, employers, students, community and alumni to raise the profile of the University.

Ensure existence and implementation of an acceptable and robust system of examinations.

Carry out quality assurance audits and advise CIU Deans appropriately.

Ongoing Quality
assurance activities

Auditing examination past papers to assess the examination papers for critical thinking constructs

Checking for duplication and plagiarism in student research papers and advising accordingly.

Monitoring of teaching and learning and examination processes at CIU

Coordinating the evaluation process of courses and staff by students at the end of every semeste

Conducting QA update workshops/sessions for staff and students to sensitize the CIU community on Quality issues

Preparing CIU for external evaluations in response to National council for higher education requirements