Decision-Making Support Systems in Quality Management of Higher Education Institutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Mora ◽  
Fen Wang ◽  
Jorge Marx Gómez ◽  
Mahesh S. Rainsinghani ◽  
Valentyna Savkova Taras Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
New Process ◽  
Decision Making Support

The provision of high-quality educational services is a mandatory objective for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) nowadays. Consequently, HEIs implement Quality Management System (QMS) process frameworks. A core managerial activity conducted in these QMS is decision making, which impacts the overall quality of the provided HEI's educational services. This managerial context found in HEIs demands an adequate and reliable managerial decision-making support. In this article, we elaborate a new Process-Task-Decision scheme for HEIs based on a relevant international QMS process framework (ISO 9001 IWA 2:2007), and we survey selectively DMSS and HEI literature in the 1996-2016 period. We found that DMSS have been used in a variety of Process-Task-Decision situations in HEIs from early periods to the present, but their utilization is still scarce and partially deployed. Thus, open opportunities to apply them in HEIs and relevant knowledge gaps still exist to be further researched.

Decision-Making Support Systems in Quality Management of Higher Education Institutions

2018 ◽  
pp. 1988-2012
Author(s):  
Manuel Mora ◽  
Fen Wang ◽  
Jorge Marx Gómez ◽  
Mahesh S. Rainsinghani ◽  
Valentyna Savkova Taras Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
New Process ◽  
Decision Making Support

The provision of high-quality educational services is a mandatory objective for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) nowadays. Consequently, HEIs implement Quality Management System (QMS) process frameworks. A core managerial activity conducted in these QMS is decision making, which impacts the overall quality of the provided HEI's educational services. This managerial context found in HEIs demands an adequate and reliable managerial decision-making support. In this article, we elaborate a new Process-Task-Decision scheme for HEIs based on a relevant international QMS process framework (ISO 9001 IWA 2:2007), and we survey selectively DMSS and HEI literature in the 1996-2016 period. We found that DMSS have been used in a variety of Process-Task-Decision situations in HEIs from early periods to the present, but their utilization is still scarce and partially deployed. Thus, open opportunities to apply them in HEIs and relevant knowledge gaps still exist to be further researched.

scholarly journals A Study of Quality Assessment in Higher Education within the Context of Sustainable Development: A Case Study from Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4769 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Vykydal ◽  
Martin Folta ◽  
Jaroslav Nenadál
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Success Factor

Quality has become an increasingly important and critical success factor at higher education institutions, particularly universities. Numerous discussions have been held about education quality in the context of sustainable development. However, the quality of that education strongly depends on the overall quality of the management system which operates at schools. The principal aim of this article is to present the approaches to the quality management systems’ development and their assessment at universities, and share some lessons learned from this area of research. Some possibilities of the ISO 9001 standard’s implementation, as well as the application of excellence models as a response to community demands, will be discussed, especially in the context of the recently-introduced Act No. 111/1998 Coll on Higher Education Institutions, which requires quality assurance and quality evaluation. A case study from The VSB-Technical University of Ostrava shows approaches, results and effects of the quality management system implementation.

The quality of higher education through the eyes of the consumers of educational services

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Николай Дмитриев ◽  
Nikolay Dmitriev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Russian Higher Education

The article analyses the incentives of the Russian higher education institutions to provide quality education which develop as a result of the competition and signals from labor market. The mechanism of a quality assurance of training of specialists in higher education institution is the quality management system. The experience of formation of a quality management system is presented. The structure and interrelation of components of quality of education is considered. Criteria and indicators of quality of educational process, which can be applied in estimation of quality in the educational organization, are offered. Besides, backbone components of quality — satisfaction of consumers with educational services are considered.

Application of the "Consumer risks" method in the quality management system of the university

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
O.N. Fedonin ◽  
◽  
A.Z. Simkin ◽  
T.P. Mozhaeva ◽  
A.S. Proskurin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
University Management ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
The University ◽  
Consumer Voice

The article discusses the approach to ensuring the satisfaction of consumers of educational services in the quality management system (QMS) of the university in the context of a risk-based approach. The problems connected with identification and resolution of personal risks of the parties interested in educational services are investigated. The analysis of tools for identifying personal risks of consumers and their transformation into the characteristics of educational services is carried out. The expediency of using the proposed «Consumer risks» method, which is a modification of the «Consumer Voice» method known in quality management and allows extrapolating the personal risks of interested parties into the requirements and then into the characteristics of educational services expressed in professional terminology that is understandable for implementation by the university management, is argued. The procedure of statistical substantiation of managerial decision-making on the priority of choosing the implementation of the characteristics of educational services extrapolated from the personal risks of consumers is proposed. The considered approach allows not only to ensure the satisfaction of consumers of educational services, but also to anticipate their expectations.

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN PERGURUAN TINGGI KEAGAMAAN ISLAM NEGERI BERBASIS SNI ISO 9001:2008

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-92
Author(s):  
Subardi Subardi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Management System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
Iso 9001

This paper attempts to address the problem of how to manage the State Islamic Religious College (PTKIN) based on ISO 9001: 2008. Problems become important because in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, quality human resources (HR) cannot be bargained again. The only way to improve the quality of human resources is through education, especially higher education institutions, including the State Islamic Religious College (PTKIN). So that the quality of PTKIN is not less competitive with other universities in Indonesia, the management of PTKIN must be based on ISO 9001: 2008 as one of the principled quality management of TQM in detailed and systematic application. The ISO 9001: 2008 system is a means or tool of PTKIN to achieve the expected quality objectives and is able to answer the challenges of the current Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. In addition, there is a periodic internal quality audit requirement. At present ISO 9001: 2008 is the main choice for higher education institutions, PTKIN to implement a quality management system consistently and systematically to achieve effectiveness and efficiency. The application of ISO 9001: 2008 at PTKIN is very important as a step to realize and provide good governance, achieve excellent education practices, improve customer satisfaction and provide a better response to industry needs. PTKIN's main motive for implementing ISO 9001: 2008 is as a promotional step to provide an overview that PTKIN has high quality, high visibility and credibility, response to external factors and to develop an overall quality management system, so as to provide services and output the best that can guarantee the satisfaction of all customers and stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Effect of Perceived Factors of Decision Support Systems on Actual Usage: Behavioral Intention of Using Decision Support Systems as a Mediating Variable: “An Empirical Study of Jordanian Higher Education Institutions”

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Bilal Mohammed Salem Al-Momani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Information

Decision support systems (DSS) are interactive computer-based systems that provide information, modeling, and manipulation of data. DSS are clearly knowledge-based information systems to capture, Processing and analysis of information affecting or aims to influence the decision making process, performed by people in scope professional job appointed by a user. Hence, this study describes briefly the key concepts of decision support systems such as perceived factors with a focus on quality  of information systems and quality of information variables, behavioral intention of using DSS, and actual DSS use by adopting and extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) of Davis (1989); and Davis, Bagozzi and Warshaw (1989).There are two main goals, which stimulate the study. The first goal is to combine Perceived DSS factors and behavioral intention to use DSS from both the social perspective and a technology perspective with regard to actual DSS usage, and an experimental test of relations provide strategic locations to organizations and providing indicators that should help them manage their DSS effectiveness. Managers face the dilemma in choosing and focusing on most important factors which contributing to the positive behavioral intention of use DSS by the decision makers, which, in turn, could contribute positively in the actual DSS usage by them and other users to effectively solve organizational problems. Hence, this study presents a model which should provide the useful tool for top management in the higher education institutions- in particular-to understand the factors that determine using behaviors for designing proactive interventions and to motivate the acceptance of TAM in order to use the DSS in a way that contributes to the higher education decision-making plan and IT policy.To accomplish or attain the above mentioned objectives, the researcher developed a research instrument (questionnaire) and distributed it amongst the higher education institutions in Jordan to collect data in order to empirically study hypothesis testing (related to the objectives of study). 341 questionnaires were returned from the study respondents. Data were analyzed by utilizing both SPSS (conducted descriptive analysis) and AMOS (conducting structural equation modelling).Findings of the study indicate that some hypotheses were supported while the others were not. Contributions of the study were presented. In addition, the researcher presented some recommendations. Finally, this study has identified opportunities for further study which has progressed greatly advanced understanding constantly of DSS usage, that can help formulate powerful strategies Involving differentiation between DSS perceived factors.

scholarly journals Current state of educational services provision to future masters of educational institution management

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2 (131)) ◽  
pp. 179-187
Author(s):  
Olha Yeromenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Flexible System

The article raises the topical issue of training competitive professionals capable of working under modern market conditions. The transition to market relations changes the education policy and the system of educational services provision. The professional destiny of a future manager and the success rate of an educational institution depend on the quality of providing educational services to graduate students specialised in educational institution management. The purpose of the article is to analyse the results of a survey of graduate students aimed at determining the status of educational services given within the specialty 073 "Management" (specialization "Educational Institution Management") in various higher education institutions of Ukraine. Monitoring the state of the educational services provided to graduate students majoring in educational institution management has been carried out on the basis of general scientific and empirical cognition methods: comprehensive study of quality training of master-course students, observation, survey in the form of questionnaires, analysis of graduate students’ responses, analogy. The criteria enabling graduate students to assess the quality of educational services provided by higher education institutions have been defined: the fundamental nature of training; level of knowledge and experience of teaching staff; organization of the educational process; culture and communication level of teachers; reaction of teachers and administration of higher education institution to further demands of graduate students, etc. On the basis of the analysis and generalisation of the processed material, the basic demands of master-course students majoring in educational institution management for increase in the level of educational services have been defined: decrease in theorising of educational material; practice orientation; increase in the use of interactive teaching methods by teachers; expansion of the list of optional courses; increase in opportunities for individual counselling at a convenient time; involvement of leading specialists, experts, experienced educational institution managers in teaching; improvement of facilities and resources of an institution; increase in the level of additional educational services provision in higher education institutions. According to the results of the study, it has been concluded that it is necessary to establish a flexible system of training master-course students majoring in educational institution management.

Quality management system in higher education institutions and its impact on students' employability with the mediating effect of industry–academia collaboration

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jawad Abbas ◽  
Kalpina Kumari ◽  
Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Content Type

PurposeBased on the principles of the human capital theory, this study investigates the role of the quality management system (QMS) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing successful employability attributes among graduates. Considering industry as a prominent stakeholder in academia, the authors took industry–academia collaboration as the mediating variable.Design/methodology/approachUsing the European Foundation for Quality Management model, the author analyzed how QMS in public HEIs located in London, the United Kingdom (UK), impacts business management, computer science and engineering students' employability. Following the nonprobability convenience sampling technique, this study included data from 324 local and international students.FindingsThe structural analysis identified QMS as a significant factor in enhancing students' employability, and industry–academia collaboration is found to act as a partial mediator in this relationship.Originality/valueThe management of HEIs in developing countries can take valuable guidelines from this study and integrate QMS in their institutions in developing their students' employability, as it is being done by HEIs in the UK.

A Quality Assurance System in a Pervasive Computing Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Amitava Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Product Service

As the competition for products and services continues to grow, with customer satisfaction playing an integral part in this process, organizations are faced with the task of ensuring quality in all of their activities. Since many organizations do not necessarily produce the entire product or deliver the service by themselves, they are dependent on other vital sources, for example, suppliers, that impact quality of the finished product/service. This necessitates development and implementation of a quality management system which can integrate information from the various entities to facilitate decision making in a timely manner. Additionally, it is desirable for such a quality management system to be responsive to the existing quality environment at the various sources that contribute to the manufacture of the product or delivery of the service. This chapter provides a foundation for accomplishing such quality management objectives.

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