Sample Approaches

Quality programme framework
Direct quality
programme activities
Quality programme
support
Values and
incentives
Curriculum design Programme mission statements

Course goal statements

Curriculum review committees

Departmental reviews

External examiners

Visiting scholars, consultants Intrinsic values based on the academic discipline

Accreditation by professional bodies

Pedagogical design Departmental workshops on teaching method innovation
(e.g., using information technology)
Teaching improvement units workshops and consultation Views about how to achieve educational quality

Desires to save time or money

Implementation quality Written statements on teaching quality & the balance of teaching and research

Policies regarding student feedback on teaching quality

Policies regarding use of teaching improvement units

Student evaluation questionnaires

Student-staff consultative committees

Peer review of teaching

Workshops on improving one's teaching

Teaching improvement units

Assistance on the design and processing of teaching evaluation questionnaires

Caring about students

Professional pride

Teaching awards

Inclusion of teaching evaluation in staff reviews and promotion committees

Outcomes assessment Tracer studies of graduates

Discussions with employers

Research projects dealing with student outcomes
Resource provision Planning processes associated with resource allocation One-line budgeting based on student numbers (ìmarket forcesî) Special funds for teaching improvement projects Desires to maintain or enhance staff size

Teaching evaluation at the time of appointment