scholarly journals The effectiveness of the Blackboard Elements During Corona Pandemic in Light of the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Standards from the Viewpoint of Faculty Members: A Case Study of the Mathematics Department at Umm Al-Qura University

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (49) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Yahya Mizher Al Zahrani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Cloud Storage ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Mathematics Department

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the Blackboard elements during Coronavirus pandemic in light of the quality assurance and accreditation standards from the viewpoint of faculty members at the Mathematics Department, Umm Al-Qura University. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive analytical method was used. The study sample consisted of (45) members of the teaching staff in the mathematics departments of Umm Al-Qura University, who taught mathematics courses during Coronavirus pandemic.  The questionnaire, which consisted of (33) items, was used to collect relevant data. The results of the study indicated that the effectiveness of the four components of the Blackboard that were studied during the Corona pandemic in light of the standards of quality assurance and accreditation was at a medium degree of (3.32), while the effectiveness component of cloud storage on the Blackboard got the highest score (3.68). The effectiveness component of the digital library on the Blackboard got the lowest score among the four elements (3.11). These results suggested the need to increase attention to the requirements of achieving quality assurance and work to raise them in higher education institutions for interactive mathematics courses, as the lack of interest in them may have affected the results and outcomes of mathematics students. The study concluded with a number of recommendations, including supporting the elements of the Blackboard and using them in the educational process, developing and evaluating them in the light of quality standards; conducting further studies on the use of the Blackboard; providing all facilities for the success of the educational process; and seeking to achieve quality and accreditation requirements whenever possible.

scholarly journals The system of professional development and assessment of the competencies of university teaching staff to ensure quality education in the interests of sustainable development of society: a case study of Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 08011
Author(s):  
Elena Razinkina ◽  
Olga Kalinina ◽  
Elena Zima
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Peter The Great

This article substantiates the need to form a comprehensive system of professional development and assessment of teachers’ competencies in order to ensure quality education in the interests of sustainable development of society. The main goals and objectives are formulated and the methodological tools developed by the authors for the formation of this system are described. The features of the implementation of the system in the practice of conducting the educational process at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (St. Petersburg, Russia) are revealed. The risks are identified and recommendations for their minimization are given for other educational organizations of higher education that implement a comprehensive system of professional development and assessment of the competencies of teachers using digital services.

scholarly journals Language and Quality Assurance: A Case Study Highlighting the Effects of Power, Resistance, and Countertactics in Academic Program Reviews

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-193
Author(s):  
Lynne Bowker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Quality Assurance Process ◽  
Assurance Process ◽  
Program Reviews

Quality assurance has been recognized as being important in higher education; however, there are numerous reports that it is challenging to engage faculty members in quality assurance processes in a meaningful way. A frequently cited reason for faculty members’ resistance is that they find the process to be authoritarian and non-collegial. This paper presents a case study which shows that changing the tone of the language used to communicate with academics about the institutional quality assurance process—from a bureaucratic and authoritative tone to a more collegial one—can serve as a countertactic to help mitigate the resistance of faculty members to this process. Using corpus-based techniques, we investigate the language used in documents to communicate with faculty members about quality assurance. We then demonstrate that, following a linguistic revision to introduce a more collegial tone to these communications, faculty members appear to be more willing to engage in the quality assurance process in a meaningful way.

scholarly journals The awareness of faculty members at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University of the use of the e-learning platform in light of the outbreak of the COVID 19 virus and their attitudes towards inquiry-based learning: وعي أعضاء هيئة التدريس في جامعة الأمير سطام بن عبد العزيز باستخدام منصة التعلم الإلكتروني في ظل تفشي فيروس COVID 19 واتجاهاتهم نحو التعلم بالاستقصاء

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hala Khairy Abdel-Ghany El-Gohary
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
E Learning

This study aimed to measure the awareness of faculty members at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University of the use of the e-learning platform in light of the outbreak of the COVID 19 virus and their attitudes towards inquiry-based learning. The researcher used the descriptive approach, semi-experimental, and statistical demographic variables to suit her for the purposes of the study. The study sample consisted of (100) members of the teaching staff of Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, who were chosen in a stratified random manner. The researcher calculated the stability coefficient of the internal consistency of the questionnaire with its four dimensions and calculated the coefficient of internal consistency of the other questionnaire in its three dimensions. The researcher also used the statistical demographic variables prepared by the Deanship of Information Technology at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University during the period of suspension of the study. The most important results of the study were as follows: The degree of awareness of faculty members at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University on the e-learning platform "BlackBoard" on the overall questionnaire was high, with an average score of (3,41) and the attitudes of the faculty members at Prince Sattam University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia towards inquiry-based learning environment were high, with a mean (3.65), because the survey strategy is an educational process that allows students to use survey skills and support self-learning skills that are To satisfy curiosity, organize knowledge and generate ideas. Recommendations: Searching for obstacles and setting appropriate solutions for them to achieve goals and quality in the educational process via the Internet (Blackboard(, and Developing the skills of faculty members and students alike via the Internet (Blackboard). &Emphasizing the professional development of a faculty member via the Internet (BlackBoard). Finally Encouraging online inquiry-based learning environment (Blackboard).

scholarly journals Student motivation, intercultural competence and transnational higher education: Uzbekistan, a case study

2014 ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
EngKee Sia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Transnational Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
International Branch Campus

This paper investigates some of the cross-cultural challenges faced by faculty members teaching transnational higher education in a foreign country. It employs the intercultural competence process model and attempts to provide some best practices that are already implemented in an international branch campus (IBC) in Uzbekistan. Hopefully, this sharing of practices will develop intercultural competence and better prepare transnational faculty members to be more efficient and effective in motivating students in transnational education programmes. Furthermore, apart from increased motivation for students, this important professional development initiative for faculty teaching staff may lead to improvement in learning outcomes over time.

scholarly journals Barriers to Interdisciplinary Studies in the Social Sciences: A Field Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Mohammed Sayid Bayoumy
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
The Social ◽  
Methodological Procedures

Based on the importance of the interdisciplinary studies and their methods in the social sciences, the current research is concerned with the diagnosis and description of the barriers to interdisciplinary studies in the social sciences with the aim of finding out the obstructions associated with the structure of the academic context and the characteristics of researchers that prevent or hinder the application of interdisciplinary studies. The study used a set of methodological procedures which were the analytical descriptive approach, the case study method, and the non-random sampling method for a group of faculty members at the College of Arts and Social Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University and the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University. Thirty-two cases were studied; 16 cases from each faculty. The study found that the size of hindrances related to academic context were found to be 60% higher in the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University compared to the College of Arts and Social Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University. The study concludes that interdisciplinary studies in the social sciences are still at the stage of identification and conceptualization in the research community. Moreover, teaching staff are keen to remain within the boundaries of their specializations. 

scholarly journals The role of a garantor in the quality assurence processes at the stage of educational program formation

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Andrii Butenko ◽  
Olena Yeremenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
National Agency ◽  
Process Formation

The article explores specific aspects of involving the guarantor of the educational program in its formation. The urgency is due to intensive changes in the quality assurance system of higher education, which require performing related new functions by research and teaching staff. That is why the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education has proposed a separate functional – the guarantor of the educational program – who coordinates the design, updating and implementation of the educational program. Correct involvement of the guarantor at the stage of the educational program formation will help to avoid the shortcomings caused by violation of logic and the formal attitude to the maintenance of educational programs. A survey of educational program guarantors was developed and conducted, thanks to which it was established that the vast majority of them were deliberately involved at all major stages of the educational program formation. It is rather positive that even at the stage of initiation, which is primarily the preference of collective and / or administrative bodies of higher education institutions, guarantors are informed about the possibility of opening an educational program. Guarantors are actively involved in studying the experience of foreign and Ukrainian educational programs, primarily determining which of them deserve attention. However, it should be emphasized that both in the development of best practices and in the development of the curriculum as part of the educational program guarantors recognize the most important parameter of educational components that is logical, because it is based on the educational process implementation. It can be stated that the lack of sufficient practical experience, the process of accumulation and analysis of pros and cons in the educational process formation, which is still ongoing, currently do not allow to draw an unambiguous conclusion about the conclusive creation and certainty of the guarantor’s functionality. Therefore, it is important, on the one hand, to conduct further research and outreach on the guarantor’s functionality and participation in the educational program formation, and on the other – to promote the development and improvement of the local regulatory framework of higher education institutions on this issue.

scholarly journals Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Russian Universities: A Case of Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubov V. Zavarykina
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Moscow School ◽  
Faculty Teachers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Russian Universities

The paper discusses the impact of English for Specific Academic Purposes teaching methodology on developing in-house materials for the course of English for Social Sciences taught at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. The paper gives examples of the materials and provides results of their evaluation. The case study demonstrates efficiency of the approach to in-house materials development based on collaboration with faculty, teachers of English for Specific Academic Purposes in other disciplines, and students. The approach involves analysis of the materials designed at different stages of the educational process. Research results are assessed through the survey conducted among the students and interviews conducted with faculty members and teachers of English for Specific Academic Purposes. The efficiency of the employed approach makes it possible to use it as a model for developing in-house materials in similar academic contexts in non-linguistic universities.

Ties to the outside: An exploration of faculty interactions with external organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karley A Riffe
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Work ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Faculty Interactions ◽  
Embedded Case Study

Faculty work now includes market-like behaviors that create research, teaching, and service opportunities. This study employs an embedded case study design to evaluate the extent to which faculty members interact with external organizations to mitigate financial constraints and how those relationships vary by academic discipline. The findings show a similar number of ties among faculty members in high- and low-resource disciplines, reciprocity between faculty members and external organizations, and an expanded conceptualization of faculty work.

APPLICATION OF THE CASE STUDI METHOD IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF PREPARING THE PROVISOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Nikiforova E.B. ◽  
Davitavyan N.A. ◽  
Shevchenko A.I.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Competency Based

The development of the pharmaceutical industry is one of the priority tasks of our state, aimed at providing the population of the Russian Federation with modern safe and effective medicines. The solution to this problem is impossible without the formation of a highly qualified personnel potential that meets the demand and expectations of the pharmaceutical market and society as a whole. In this regard, in the system of training of pharmacists in recent years, quite dynamic and flexible transformations have been taking place, dictated by the urgent needs of domestic health care. It should be noted that in the process of implementing this educational standard, the competency-based approach to organizing the process of training modern pharmacists comes to the fore. One of the effective tools for the formation of professional competencies in various educational fields is the case study method. Case study is a training method based on the analysis of real situations from various areas of professional activity and contributing to the development of specialist competency. The competency-based orientation of the case study method is in line with modern ideas about the organization of the educational process for the training of pharmacists. The case study method is actively used in the process of teaching disciplines of the curriculum of the Federal State Budget Educational Establishment of Higher Education KubGMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia, specialty 33.05.01 Pharmacy. Examples of case study tasks as educational technology are presented in the work programs of the curriculum disciplines of the specialty 33.05.01 Pharmacy developed at the Department of Pharmacy. Depending on the content of the taught discipline, these tasks simulate a particular situation from the professional activities of pharmacists, offered to students for a comprehensive analysis and evaluation. The use of this educational technology contributes to the integration of knowledge, skills acquired in the learning process and their competency-based profiling in accordance with the current level of development of domestic health care.

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