Academic Quality Management as a Means for Improving Institutional Productivity: Strategic Factors in Teacher Training in Lampung, Indonesia

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 375-390
Author(s):  
Rahman, Bujang ◽  
Fanany, Rebecca
2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Chong

Purpose – Quality assurance and management is vital for the continuous improvement of the content, delivery and development of teacher education programmes. This paper seeks to explore theoretical issues and ideas in assessing the quality preparation of teachers in the Singapore context. Design/methodology/approach – An academic quality framework provides an architectural approach to optimizing quality processes, transitioning from a disjointed set of quality processes to an integrated workflow based upon established best practices. Findings – The architectural framework provided a systematic focus to develop and sustain the academic quality of the teacher development programmes. Quality change and developments occur through collaboration and learning. The emphasis is on quality management as a process-oriented strategy. Originality/value – There is a shift in paradigm from traditional models of programme evaluation to a systems approach that incorporate multi-dimensional models to impact administration, teaching and research in a teacher education institution. Thus Singapore's teacher education quality management should be considered beyond a set of measurement tools towards a systematic, scheduled and focused examination as a whole, as a process-oriented strategy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 459-464
Author(s):  
Mihail Aurel Ţîţu ◽  
Daniela Maria Flucsă

AbstractIn the context of competition in higher education environment the university type of public institution ensures high quality, accessible, challenging university and research programs, expertise services based on a strong motivation, commitment and professional attitude from the teaching body and students. National documents promoted by ARACIS show that “The internal dimension of academic quality is built based on the legislation in force and according to the specific of each university, its tradition and cultural heritage. It is fully under the responsibility of each university. In this approach, quality assurance becomes a process adapted to the existing institutional specific and it is instituted as a mechanism through which academic results or performances are constantly improved”. Communication quality management is integrant part of the institutional quality management system and to this extent the formulation of general criteria, quality indicators and standards is considered so that emphasis is placed not only on the organization’s conformation to a set of predefined or predetermined quantitative and qualitative conditions but also on the deliberate, voluntary and proactive commitment of the institution for accomplishing certain performances that can be proved by effective results. Within the presented paper, in considering the importance of communication for all process participants, we have identified and defined a series of qualitative indicators which, through content and structure, hold a certain weight in communication quality management implementation in the organization. In formulating the communication strategies, in designing the informational system of a public institution in general and of the university type of public institution these groups and subgroups of indicators, which represent the quintessence of the apprehensions, believes related to sending the information formulated by the stakeholders and actors of the communicational field from all structures of an academic institution, are suggested.


MANAZHIM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-181
Author(s):  
M. Nashiiruddin Addaa’i ◽  
Akhtim Wahyuni

The success of extracurricular activities depends on quality or quality management or management processes. Therefore, this study aims to describe the application of quality management for extracurricular activities of teenage scientific papers including planning, implementation and evaluation activities in order to get customer satisfaction, be able to optimize aspects of everyone, carry out fact-based management and make continuous improvements. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research through observation, interviews and documentation. This research was conducted at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Taman, which one of the visions is excellent academic quality. The application of extracurricular quality management of youth science consists of planning activities including customer involvement in the selection of supervisors to planning work programs that can be carried out and always carrying out joint evaluations, implementing activities including the involvement of each student in scientific competitions at regional, national and international levels, as well as evaluation activities. through discussion and project improvement and more intensive coaching. The application is adjusted to the quality management principle of Edward Sallis known as total quality management, namely customer satisfaction, aspects of everyone, management based on facts and continuous improvement which results in increased extracurricular achievements of scientific work in scientific competitions that are followed. The conclusion of this study is the application of extracurricular quality management of youth science consisting of planning, implementation and evaluation activities on the basis of quality management in the form of customer satisfaction, aspects of everyone, fact-based management and continuous improvement.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delvi Susanti S ◽  
Rusdinal ◽  
Hade Afriansyah

Abstract: Implementation of the Total Quality Management in the Learning Quality Management System in Educational Institutions. This study aimed to analyse the implementation of the Total Quality Management (TQM) in the learning quality management system in educational institutions. This study used a descriptive design. The population consisted of people in the organizational structure of the quality management system and the sample was pusposively selected. The data were collected through interviews and documents and were analysed using the descriptive technique. The findings show that: (1) the TQM has been implemented but it still needs optimizing, (2) it needs support from the heads of relevant units, (3) there are constraints because of work teams that are not optimal and limited time and funds, (4) the strategies to deal with the constraints depend on the condition and situation, and (5) the implementation of the TQM refers to an evaluation and monitoring study and the draft of academic quality assurance documents.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delvi Susanti S ◽  
Rusdinal ◽  
Hade Afriansyah

Abstract: Implementation of the Total Quality Management in the Learning Quality Management System in Educational Institutions. This study aimed to analyse the implementation of the Total Quality Management (TQM) in the learning quality management system in educational institutions. This study used a descriptive design. The population consisted of people in the organizational structure of the quality management system and the sample was pusposively selected. The data were collected through interviews and documents and were analysed using the descriptive technique. The findings show that: (1) the TQM has been implemented but it still needs optimizing, (2) it needs support from the heads of relevant units, (3) there are constraints because of work teams that are not optimal and limited time and funds, (4) the strategies to deal with the constraints depend on the condition and situation, and (5) the implementation of the TQM refers to an evaluation and monitoring study and the draft of academic quality assurance documents.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadilla Windryani ◽  
Rusdinal ◽  
Hade Afriansyah

Implementation of the Total Quality Management in the Learning Quality Management System in Educational Institutions. This study aimed to analyse the implementation of the Total Quality Management (TQM) in the learning quality management system in educational institutions. This study used a descriptive design. The population consisted of people in the organizational structure of the quality management system and the sample was pusposively selected. The data were collected through interviews and documents and were analysed using the descriptive technique. The findings show that: (1) the TQM has been implemented but it still needs optimizing, (2) it needs support from the heads of relevant units, (3) there are constraints because of work teams that are not optimal and limited time and funds, (4) the strategies to deal with the constraints depend on the condition and situation, and (5) the implementation of the TQM refers to an evaluation and monitoring study and the draft of academic quality assurance documents.


2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-184
Author(s):  
Jorge E. Acuña-Acuña

La necesidad manifiesta de formar estudiantes que tengan un alto nivel de desempeño en su vida profesional es un compromiso ineludible de las universidades. Para ello, se debe mejorar continuamente en todos los niveles del proceso educativo, poniendo especial atención a todos los esfuerzos de calidad de sus programas y no solamente fijando un horizonte de acreditación de algunas carreras. Para ello, se requiere de un modelo que no solo se enfoque en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje,  sino que además sea capaz de asegurar la calidad de todos los elementos coadyuvantes que tiene la universidad que tiene la universidad para este fin, sobre la base de un mejoramiento continuo,  y no únicamente dirigidos hacia la acreditación.  Por esto, constantemente se debe auditar el desarrollo y cumplimiento de actividades en todas las etapas del proceso educativo: desde el diseño curricular de las carreras, el desempeño de los procesos de soporte y hasta el desempeño del profesional de los graduados en el mercado laboral. En algunas universidades costarricenses existe una iniciativa latente y manifiesta desde hace varios años por autoevaluar continuamente programas académicos de tal forma que éstos sean exitosos a los ojos de empleadores y estudiantes. En algunas de ellas, los recursos económicos se invierten en aquellas áreas prioritarias detectadas por procesos de autoevaluación.Los esfuerzos de mejoramiento realizados en Costa Rica se han dado en el marco de la autoevaluación de carreras; no obstante, estos esfuerzos no han estado enmarcados dentro de un modelo que visualice e integre todas las actividades de mejoramiento y que se caractericen por un concepto de medición permanente que permita identificar a tiempo todos aquellos incumplimientos o acciones que atenten contra el desarrollo efectivo de una carrera.  Por otro lado, es el deseo que todos los esfuerzos de mejora no solo sean direccionados hacia carreras acreditadas sino que también se realice con todas ellas, en especial, aquellas que requieren de una mejora radical en la mayor parte de las actividades que conforman el propio quehacer universitario.Este artículo presenta un modelo de gestión de calidad académica cuyo principal objetivo es integrar todos los esfuerzos que actualmente realizan las universidades dentro de un esquema cuya finalidad es el mejoramiento continuo de todos los programas que se ofrecen. Esto incluye el análisis y evaluación detallada de los elementos esenciales del quehacer educativo, a saber: estudiantes y graduados, recursos materiales y de infraestructura, curriculum, personal académico, administración, investigación educativa y proyección universitaria.  El modelo realiza una calificación cuantitativa de las actividades actuales sobre las que se pueden planificar acciones de mejora usando hojas de cálculo y a través de un perfil de calidad asociado al resultado de la evaluación se establecen las áreas de oportunidad que se serán objeto de las acciones correctivas y preventivas de mejora.Palabras clave: acciones correctivas, acciones de mejora, acciones preventivas, acreditación, auditoria, autoevaluación, ciclo Deming, clientes externos, clientes internos, EFQM, estándares, excelencia, gestión de calidad académica, indicadores, mejora continua, modelo de calidad, normas, perfil de calidad, políticas, seis sigma, SINAES.AbstractThe clear need to prepare professionals who will have a high level of performance in their professional life is an unavoidable commitment of every university. To do this, it is imperative to  continuously improve at all levels of the educational process, paying particular attention to all the efforts of a program quality and not just setting a horizon for accreditation of some careers. To do this, we need a model that not only focus on teaching and learning processes but also be able of ensuring the quality of all university support processes on the basis of continuous improvement and not just thinking about accreditation. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly look at audits and compliance activities in all stages of education from the curriculum design towards the professional performance of graduates in the field.In Costa Rica, for some universities, there is a latent and manifest initiative for several years to continually self-assess their academic programs so that they are successful at the eyes of employers and students. For some of them, all economic resources are invested in priority areas identified by self-evaluation processes.The improvement efforts, made in Costa Rica, includes self-assessment exercises in some cases; however, efforts have not been framed within a model to visualize and integrate all improvement activities and which must be characterized by a concept of measurement continuous-time in order  to identify all those weaknesses that threaten the effective development of the career. On the other hand, it is the desire that all improvement efforts are directed not only to accredited programs but also to all careers, especially those requiring a radical improvement in most of the activities which are part of the university work.This paper deals with a model of academic quality management whose main objective is to integrate all the current efforts of universities in a scheme aimed at continuous improvement of all programs offered. This includes detailed analysis and evaluation of the essential elements of educational work, namely students and graduates, material resources and infrastructure, curriculum, faculty, administration, research and social responsibility. The model makes quantitative rating of current activities on which improvement actions can be planned using spreadsheets and through a quality profile associated with the result of the evaluation setting out areas of opportunity that will be subject to improvement and preventive actions.Keywords: accreditation, audits, corrective actions, Deming cycle, EFQM, excellence, external clients, improvement, improvement actions, internal clients, norms, policies, preventive actions, academic quality management, quality metrics, quality model, quality profile, self-assessment, SINAES, six sigma, standards.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essaid Bouktache ◽  
Chandra Sekhar ◽  
Jai Agrawal ◽  
Omer Farook

2000 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 393 A-393 A
Author(s):  
Veronika Meyer

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