Academic mic Quality Management ent at Global College M College M ge Malta ge Malta www.gcmalta.com www.gcmalta.com
GCM Licensed by NC NCFHE • Run our own accredited cours ourses • Foundation Course – Managem gement with English • BA • MBA MBA • MSc Cloud Technology with Bus Business Management • Run partner university courses rses (recognised) • Robert Gordon University • MSc Oil and Gas Engineering • MSc Drilling and Well Engineerin ering • MSc Production Engineering www.gcmalta.com
Hence GCM has two qua o quality management systems ms to adhere to:- • Malta, NCFHE • Scotland, SQAA AA www.gcmalta.com
QAA in Scotland – the the SQAA The Quality Assurance Agency In Scotland The quality assurance systems in higher education ation in Scotland (and the QAA's role in them) are somewhat different to the rest of the UK. Wit With the support of the Scottish Funding Council assurance is based on enhancement led in led institutional review, rather than institutional audit, with institutions demonstrating to the QAA QAA (Scotland) how the enhancement of learning and teaching is being taken forward. learning and teaching is being taken forward. Since 2009 courts (governing bodies) of Scottish H ish HEIs have been required by the SFC to approve formally institutional learning and teachi aching strategies as part of an explicit link between quality and enhancement Source : http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Scotland www.gcmalta.com
Quality Management ent Process Underpinned by the UK Qua Quality Code for Education • Quality = student experience ence • The University is required by d by the Scottish Funding • Council to demonstrate com Council to demonstrate com commitment to the commitment to the management and continuous ous enhancement of quality from within www.gcmalta.com
Quality Management ent Process • Quality is ultimately the respo sponsibility of the University Court, but with periodic “revie reviews” by SQAA panel Enhancement Led Institutiona tional Review (ELIR) • University submits a self- -evaluation - “Reflective • Analysis” - to the SQAA SQAA panel conducts revie review and reports • Not and audit! • www.gcmalta.com
Quality Management ent Process The ELIR team uses the Reflective An e Analysis and initial meetings with staff and students to develop themes mes for exploration during the review visits. These themes concern ern the institution's approach to managing: • strategic quality enhancement • strategic quality enhancement ent activity ent activity • the student learning experienc ience • the monitoring and review of q of quality and academic standards At the end of the review, the ELIR tea R team produces a full report and a summary report of its findings. Source : http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Instit nstitutionReports/types-of- review/Pages/professional-programm ammes.aspx www.gcmalta.com
Quality Management ent Actions required regarding R g RGU Degrees Import and Implement S nt SQAA • Content supplied by R by RGU • Lectures and much of Lectures and much of h of support supplied by h of support supplied by • • RGU Exams set, administer istered and marked by RGU • GCM responsible for l for logistics, infrastructure • including library, men mentoring and care www.gcmalta.com
Quality Management ent at GCM Course/Programme Validation – a proc process whereby all new • courses/programmes are subject to fo o formal consideration and approval as per GCM standards, NCFHE QA guidelines and QA procedu cedures of partner institutions ( wherever • applicable) prior to implementation; applicable) prior to implementation; • Annual Appraisal – a process whereby t eby the delivery of all courses/programmes and output stand tandards achieved are monitored on annual basis under the overall supervis ervision of a GCM Quality Management Committee. • Institution-Led Subject Review – a proc process conducted on a yearly basis which consists of two major elements i.e. the the critical review of the subject and its development, and the formal re-appro proval of the associated course portfolio. • Continuous enhancement of Quality an ty and Student Experience www.gcmalta.com
Conclusions GCM looks forward to d to operating (a) • transparent and intern ternationally recognised academic quality man academic quality man management system(s) management system(s) It is in all our interests ests that Maltese • institutions do so (par (particularly for our students) www.gcmalta.com
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