Standards, Benchmarks, and Qualitative Indicators to Enhance the Institutions' Activities and Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhair A. Al-Hemyari ◽  
Abdullah M Alsarmi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Student Opinions ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Qualitative Performance ◽  
Do So

The problem of setting standards and benchmarking the quality of educational activities of HEIs in Oman is described. In order to do so, twenty one qualitative performance indicators (activities) were selected, defined, computed and considered as standards for HEIs in Oman. Two surveys were designed to collect the data from private HEIs for the activities/indicators. The methodology, validity of the surveys and data collection was discussed. A sample of 3689 students and 882 academic staff members were chosen from across the country and from all private HEIs and demonstrated the surveys. The internal consistency of the scale and some other measures were examined. The proposed qualitative indicators were computed. The relation between academic staff and student opinions, as well as the tests of the significance between academic staff and students' opinions and the difference of the results in each activity, were also examined. The findings have shown that the proposed indicators have a considerable gain in all statistical measures applied. Conclusions, recommendations and limitations were reported and discussed.

scholarly journals Comparative effectiveness of vitamin-mineral complexes with iron in correcting iron deficiency in women in the outpatient setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (12) ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
A A Svistunov ◽  
M A Osadchuk ◽  
N V Kireeva ◽  
A E Lazareva ◽  
D A Shorina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Comparative Effectiveness ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Preventive Therapy ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Fe Content ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Performance

Aim. To compare the efficacy of prophylactic administration of mineral-vitamin complexes "Feroglobin-B12" and "Complivit iron" with different degrees of Fe valence. Materials and methods. 120 female subjects were examined. To determine the quality of life, the SF-36 questionnaire was used. The presence of anxiety was determined on the Spielberger-Khanin Alarm Scale. 30 women with a deficit of Fe were divided into 2 groups of 15 people each. The first group received "Ferroglobin-B12", the second - "Complivit iron" for a month. Results. In a month after the initiation of preventive therapy in women of the 1 group the content of Fe serum was normalized. In the second group, its concentration approached the control values. The difference in Fe content in the 1 and 2 groups was of a reliable nature. Conclusion. The intake of "Ferroglobin-B12" was not accompanied by side effects, and performance indicators, social activity and mental health reached control values, unlike the group of patients taking Complivit iron.

scholarly journals Designing key performance indicators for higher education programs in engineering and technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (Q3) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Lam Ngoc Quynh Le ◽  
Dung The Vu ◽  
Hien Ngoc Do ◽  
Thoai Tuong Lam ◽  
Trang Thi Thuy Vuu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Engineering And Technology

Higher education plays a crucial role in the economic and social development. In order to fulfill its role, mission, and vision, as well as enhance competitive advantages in the global integration context, universities have to put quality as the top priority. Recently, many universities nationwide have been developing quality assurance system, conducting self assessment, and pursuing accreditation in both program and institutional levels. This process aims at developing suitable action plan for quality improvement based on determined strengths and weaknesses. However, this process requires a huge effort to collect and analyze data. In order to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency, the key performance indicators (KPIs) are proposed to evaluate the quality of higher education programs in many aspects. Those KPIs can be considered as a set of statistical measures of how higher education programs are performing. This paper, therefore, provides some general definitions and proposes some KPIs in order to measure the quality of higher education programs in engineering and technology. However, findings of this study can be used as references for other programs.

Correlates of Local Union Officers' Satisfaction

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian P. Heshizer ◽  
Harry J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
National Union ◽  
Local Union ◽  
Quality Of Worklife ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Theoretical Conceptualization

Three models of satisfaction with the national union were tested by regression analysis on a sample of 139 elected local union officers. The first model ( expectations-performance) hypothesized satisfaction to be a function of expectations of union performance and perceived performance on three dimensions, wages and benefits, quality of worklife, and member-union relations. The second model ( discrepancy) considered satisfaction to be a function of the difference between expectations and performance on these three dimensions. The third model ( instrumentality) hypothesized satisfaction as a function of union beliefs and demographic variables in addition to the expectations and perceived performance measures. The expectations-performance and discrepancy models accounted for less variance in satisfaction than the instrumentality model. Satisfaction with the national union was related to union strength and quality of leadership. These findings indicate that the theoretical conceptualization and correlates of satisfaction with the national union differ from models of satisfaction with the local union.

scholarly journals Development of an integrated computational tool to improve performance of irrigation districts

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 716-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pérez Urrestarazu ◽  
J. A. Rodríguez Díaz ◽  
E. Camacho Poyato ◽  
R. López Luque ◽  
F. M. Borrego Jaraba
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Hydraulic Modeling ◽  
Hydraulic Model ◽  
Irrigation District ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Computer Tool ◽  
Calculation Module ◽  
And Performance

Nowadays irrigation district managers require several tools to assess irrigation networks' performance such as hydraulic models, geographic information systems (GIS) or decision support systems (DSS) which are available but as independent elements. Thus, simplifying the use of these tools by means of applications that integrate all these components would be helpful for irrigation district managers. In this paper, a computer tool combining a GIS, a hydraulic model and performance indicators (PIs) has been developed creating a database to deal with most information required in an irritation district. MapObjects Java Edition was used for the GIS integration and EPANET calculation module for the hydraulic modeling. This tool enables the study of the network performance, taking into account real measures (data from the remote control system) and simulated measures (obtained when running the hydraulic model) which are stored in a database and used to calculate different indicators that can be represented in the GIS. The PIs calculated with this tool give important information regarding the network response to different conditions, malfunction problems and failures in supply. Therefore, this tool is also useful to study the effects of improvements and the quality of service provided to farmers.

scholarly journals The Role of Evaluation in Spending Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Information Base ◽  
The World ◽  
Fiscal Space ◽  
Design Selection ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Abstract The role of spending review is to identify savings options which enable governments either to find fiscal space for priority new spending, or to cut aggregate spending. Following the surge in the use of spending review by governments around the world following the global financial crisis in 2008, many governments are now seeking to institutionalize spending review as a permanent part of the budget preparation process. The effectiveness of spending review is critically dependent upon the quality of its information base – that is the expenditure analysis and performance indicators which can assist in the search for savings options. Evaluation is an essential part of this information base. However, ensuring that the potential of evaluation to inform spending review is realized will require considerable reflection on the design, selection and conduct of evaluations. Résumé:L’objectif des exercices de révision budgétaire est d’identifier des moyens d’économiser afin que les gouvernements puissent trouver une disponibilité fiscale pour de nouvelles dépenses, ou pour couper les dépenses globales. Suite à l’intérêt pour les exercices de révision budgétaire, au niveau mondial, suivant à la crise financière de 2008, de nombreux gouvernements cherchent à institutionnaliser de façon permanente ces exercice dans le processus de préparation des budgets. L’efficacité des révisions budgétaire repose de façon critique sur la qualité de l’information à laquelle elle a accès – c’est-à-dire l’analyse des dépenses et les indicateurs de performance qui peuvent informer sur les sources potentielles d’économie. L’évaluation est une composante importante de cette information. Toutefois, s’assurer que l’évaluation puissent informer les exercices de révision budgétaire implique une réflexion importante sur la façon dont elles sont conçues, orientées et réalisées. 

scholarly journals Effect of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on CPR Quality in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Simulation, Randomised Crossover Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1728
Author(s):  
Simon Rauch ◽  
Michiel Jan van Veelen ◽  
Rosmarie Oberhammer ◽  
Tomas Dal Cappello ◽  
Giulia Roveri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Resuscitation Guidelines ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Cpr Quality ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
And Performance

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is considered an aerosol-generating procedure. Consequently, COVID-19 resuscitation guidelines recommend the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during resuscitation. In this simulation of randomised crossover trials, we investigated the influence of PPE on the quality of chest compressions (CCs). Thirty-four emergency medical service BLS-providers performed two 20 min CPR sequences (five 2 min cycles alternated by 2 min of rest) on manikins, once with and once without PPE, in a randomised order. The PPE was composed of a filtering facepiece 3 FFP3 mask, safety glasses, gloves and a long-sleeved gown. The primary outcome was defined as the difference between compression depth with and without PPE; secondary outcomes were defined as differences in CC rate, release and the number of effective CCs. The participants graded fatigue and performance, while generalised estimating equations (GEE) were used to analyse data. There was no significant difference in CC quality between sequences without and with PPE regarding depth (mean depth 54 ± 5 vs. 54 ± 6 mm respectively), rate (mean rate 119 ± 9 and 118 ± 6 compressions per minute), release (mean release 2 ± 2 vs. 2 ± 2 mm) and the number of effective CCs (43 ± 18 vs. 45 ± 17). The participants appraised higher fatigue when equipped with PPE in comparison to when equipped without PPE (p < 0.001), and lower performance was appraised when equipped with PPE in comparison to when equipped without PPE (p = 0.031). There is no negative effect of wearing PPE on the quality of CCs during CPR in comparison to not wearing PPE.

scholarly journals Development Of Higher Education In Albania

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Sonila Xhafa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
The Political ◽  
Working Population ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
Do So

Albania is looking to take its place within Europe. To do so, the nation needs to develop more skilled and educated working population. Following the political and economic changes of 1991, the system of higher education in Albania has not necessarily been adequately organised or capable of providing a sufficiently high-quality education. This paper will present some information on higher education (including degree and diploma programmes) in Albania during the transition and in the present day, and give attention to the development of higher education in the country and conclude with some suggestions for improving public universities and education infrastructure and increasing the quality of the experience undergone by both students and academic staff.

scholarly journals Standards and Performance Indicators in Higher Education in Romania

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4Bis) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxana SARBU
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Lisbon Strategy ◽  
High Quality ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
The Bologna Process

The issue of quality in higher education has been given attention in the academic and legislative environment starting with the Bologna Process. Up to that moment, everyone considered it their duty as a professor to keep up a certain academic standard, which was in fact synonymous with a high quality of the message sent to the students in a manner assumed to be impeccable. It was normal then, as it is now, to present the latest developments in a given domain at the lecture, what you considered to be the most interesting aspects, and to assess whether you have reached your goal by the audience's reactions. It was normal to openly hold a lecture, to ask and be asked questions. However, society has evolved and certainties are needed nowadays instead of assumptions, as far as quality is concerned. The Bologna process has changed higher education not only in terms of structure, but also in terms of the place that quality assurance holds in the activity of a university. Together with the Bologna Process, the Lisbon Strategy has led to the development and consolidation of universities, with a view to instating a quality culture, to providing confidence in educational services, as well as transparency and a continuous enhancement of quality.

scholarly journals Defining and Diagnosing Performance Standards

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5609-5628
Author(s):  
Maha Jawad Kadam ◽  
Zaman Imad Abd AL Ameer
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Performance

The current research seeks to study and analyze performance indicators and standards and its variables, the research relied on the historical method in studying the previous indicators by returning to the measures related to indicators and performance standards presented by a different group of writers and researchers, performance criteria were analyzed to determine the level and size of the gap between actual performance and planned performance. The study reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which is that the concept of Performance and performance indicators are topics that are characterized by intellectual and cognitive richness. Perhaps the reason for this difference is due to the difference in the fields and areas in which researchers studied the concept and performance indicators. As well as the cognitive, cultural and intellectual differences of researchers in this concept. As for the most important recommendations of the research, it referred to the invitation of organizations to strive hard in determining their own performance indicators. The organization can stand alone from the competing organizations in defining special indicators to measure its performance that will enable it to achieve a competitive advantage.

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