Furthermore, the College will:

• Maintain standards by ensuring external scrutiny of its courses by an external verifier and consideration of their reports.
• Publish and regularly review procedures governing the conduct of assessments.
• Ensure that the criteria for the assessment of qualifications are kept under revision.
• Have in place procedures for the consideration of special assessment arrangements for reasons of disability or other special need.
• Have a proper mechanism for the resolution of complaints and appeals of an academic nature.
• Establish regulations and procedures for dealing with academic misconduct.
• Encourage students to participate in the improvement of teaching and assessment practices by giving student feedback.

1. Assessment Process

Designated assessors set assessments and designated internal verifiers scrutinize and approve them in accordance with assessment criteria. In setting assessments assessors will ensure that the assessments will assess the specified learning outcomes of the module as set out in the module specifications and how the opportunities for cheating may be limited.

There are three main forms of assessment carried out at the College. They are: controlled assessments, assignments and supervised projects.

• Controlled Assessments

Controlled assessments will contribute the other 50% of the assessments in each module. These will take the form of traditional written tests, quizzes, written and oral examinations and supervised projects.

1. Written tests, quizzes and examinations

The following regulations will be followed in conducting the controlled assessments.

• Validity of assessments

The assessment papers will be reviewed by a member of the faculty and necessary changes made to ensure validity before being administered.

• Assessment officer and invigilators

A suitable member of the staff will be appointed as assessment officer. He is responsible for ensuring the proper conduct of the assessment. Invigilators will be appointed to invigilate during the assessments.

• Venue and time

Controlled assessments are conducted at a time specified by the College. Students will be notified of the venue and time in advance.

• Security of the assessments and question papers

Question papers are prepared by persons designated by the College. The papers are stored electronically on its serves. Only authorized persons have access to them. The papers are printed or made available online to students at the time and venue specified above. Students will not have access to them prior to the assessments.

• Storage of answer scripts

Answer scripts will be scanned and stored on our servers of which a backup is taken daily. Evaluated answer scripts will be scanned and returned to students accounts on the student portal.

• Assessment room

The assessment room will be a well-lit, ventilated room with clock and suitable furniture for students and invigilators. Students will be notified of proper conduct in the assessment room and consequences of misconduct.

• Assuring identity of candidates

All students will be required to bring his/her national ID card to verify his/her identity.

• Conduct of the assessments

Students sitting for examinations are required to observe the Administrative Order on the Conduct of Examinations read by an invigilator to the students before supervised assessments or examinations.

• Examination Offences

It is an offence to introduce into, or use in the examination room, unauthorized materials or aids, pass any information between one another, collude with another, copy from another student, or engage in any similar activity.

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s thought or words as the student’s own

• After the assessment

The answer scripts will be packed and labeled.

An invigilator will bring the answer scripts and question papers to the office and hand them over to the assessment officer who will assign them for evaluation.

2. Oral presentation
3. Oral presentations will be assessed directly by a faculty during presentation.
4. They must be submitted through the student portal within the due date. Any student who does not turn up for the presentation on the specified date and time would be marked as absent and further extensions to present may be denied.
5. The student uses the prepared presentation file and presents a focused discussion on a selected topic.
6. During the presentation, the assessor will probe the student to assess the student’s understanding and depth of knowledge.
7. Oral examination (viva voce)

This may be a structured or unstructured (traditional) oral examination. It will be conducted by a member of the faculty (in a structured oral) or a team (e.g. unstructured oral for a research project) on one student at a time. The questions will be prepared in advance. The student will be assessed during the examination and a final evaluation will be made at the end.

4. Supervised research project/project

The assessment will follow the process described below:

1. The assessor will hold preliminary discussions with individual students to clarify the research scope, research aim(s), research objectives and the research question.
2. Students will, under continuous supervision, prepare, present and submit for approval:

1. a literature review of all relevant academic literature associated with the topic of their research
2. a research methodology and research instrument
   1. Collect data and revert back to the supervisor for approval of collected data
   2. Analyse the data (qualitative and quantitative), discuss the evidence and draw inferences
   3. Submit the research work for final assessment and evaluation

• Examination Regulations for Face-to-Face Examinations

1. Examination Regulations

The following regulations will be followed in conducting face-to-face examinations.

1. Assessment officer, supervisors and invigilators

A suitable member of the staff will be appointed ass assessment officer. They are responsible for ensuring the proper conduct of the assessment. Supervisors and invigilators will also be appointed to supervise and invigilate during the assessments.

1. Venue and time

The supervised assessments are conducted at a time specified by the Maldives Business College. Students will be notified of the venue and time in advance.

1. Security of the assessments and question papers

Question papers are prepared by persons designated by the Maldives Business College. The papers are prepared inside the College premises and stored electronically on its serves. Only authorized persons have access to them. The papers are printed or made available online to students at the time and venue specified above. Students will not have access to them prior to the assessments. Printed question papers are stored in safe lockers at Maldives Business College. Only designated persons will have access to them. Past question papers may be made available to students for practice.

Sealed packets of question papers will be opened in the presence of students and/or the questions made available on the web portal at the time of the assessments.

1. Storage of answer scripts

Answer scripts will be stored in safe lockers at Maldives Business College. Only designated persons will have access to them.

1. Assessment room

The assessment room will be a well-lit, ventilated room with clock, desks and chairs for students and invigilators. There will be a distance of at least two feet between adjacent students.

1. Assuring identity of candidates

All students will be required to bring his/her national ID card to verify his/her identity.

1. After the assessment

1. The answer scripts will be packed and labeled.
2. A supervisor/invigilator will bring the answer scripts and question papers to the office and hand them over to the assessment officer.

2. Examination Offences

It is an examination offence to introduce into, or use in the examination room, unauthorized materials or aids. Any such materials or aids in possession of a student on entry to the examination room must be deposited immediately with the Invigilator before the examinations starts. Any unauthorized materials and aids brought into the examination room and not deposited with the Invigilator must be surrendered to the Invigilator on request. Any materials or aids so surrendered may be handed over by the Invigilator to the College which may make copies of them. The original materials or aids (together with all copies) may be retained by the College at its absolute discretion.

Students must not pass any information from one to another during an examination of a written paper. A student may not act in collusion with another student or any other person, nor copy from another student, nor engage in any similar activity. Any of these activities constitutes an examination offence.

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s thought or words as if they were the student’s own. Plagiarism is an examination offence. All work submitted as part of the requirements for any examination must therefore be expressed in the student’s own words and incorporate his/her own ideas and judgments. Direct quotations from the published or unpublished work of another must always be clearly identified as such and a full reference to the source must be provided in the proper.

3. Examination Rules

All students sitting for examinations are required to comply with these rules. If you violate any of these rules, you will be disqualified.

1. Do not talk, communicate to, borrow anything from or lend to any other students and do not engage in any activity deemed by the invigilator to be disruptive or unauthorized.
2. Have your smart phones, smart watches or other electronic devices TURNED OFF. You must not turn them on in the examination hall.
3. Do not bring any blank paper, notebooks, notes, textbooks or reference books, water or drink bottles, drinks or food of any sort, writing on your body, or any materials deemed unauthorized by the invigilator. You are allowed to bring a non-programmable calculator if the invigilator deems it to be required.
   • Examination Regulations for Live-Proctored Online Examinations

Our live-proctored online examinations are conducted in an environment that ensures high standards by (1) verifying test taker identity, (2) invigilating, (3) prohibiting unauthorized material during examinations, (4) prohibiting unauthorized behavior during examinations, (4) recording each examination session for later viewing by the college and MQA, and (5) auditing it and flagging violation so the college can take appropriate action.

1. Examination Regulations

The following regulations will be followed in conducting online-examinations.

1. Assessment officer, supervisors and invigilators

A suitable member of the staff will be appointed ass assessment officer. They are responsible for ensuring the proper conduct of the assessment. Supervisors and invigilators will also be appointed to supervise and invigilate during the assessments.

1. Time

The supervised assessments are conducted at a time specified by the Maldives Business College. Students will be notified of time in advance.

1. Security of the assessments and question papers

Question papers are prepared by persons designated by the Maldives Business College. The papers are prepared inside the College premises and stored electronically on its serves. Only authorized persons have access to them.

The papers are typed on the student portal one week prior to the date of the examination by persons authorized to do so. The papers are made available to the students at the time of the examination using the functions available on the student portal.

1. Storage of answer scripts

Answer scripts are stored safely on the student portal and teachers will be able to mark them on screen. Where there are choice questions, the papers are marked by the system on the student portal itself.

1. Assuring identity of candidates

All students are required to login using their personal login credentials to the student portal and their webcam feed is assessed to ensure the identity of the test taker.

2. Examination Offences

It is an examination offence to introduce into, or use in the examination, unauthorized materials or aids.

A student may not act in collusion with another student or any other person, nor copy from another student, nor engage in any similar activity. Any of these activities constitutes an examination offence.

Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s thought or words as if they were the student’s own. Plagiarism is an examination offence. All work submitted as part of the requirements for any examination must therefore be expressed in the student’s own words and incorporate his/her own ideas and judgments. Direct quotations from the published or unpublished work of another must always be clearly identified as such and a full reference to the source must be provided in the proper.

3. Examination Rules

All students sitting for examinations are required to comply with these rules. If you violate any of these rules, you will be disqualified.

1. Do not engage in any activity which may be deemed to be cheating.
2. Do not communicate with any other student or any other person during the examination.
3. Do not engage in any activity deemed by the invigilator to be disruptive or unauthorized.
4. Do not use any electronic device including other computers, laptops and phones other than the computer on which you are doing the examination.
5. You must not read any textbooks, articles, websites or any material which may aid in your examination.
6. You are allowed to bring a non-programmable calculator if the invigilator deems it to be required.

4. Monitoring During the Examination

During examination, each student will be monitored live through the use of a webcam and microphone and ensure that students don’t cheat. Proctors are appointed by the College and they will report any malpractice or suspicion of malpractice to the concerned authority.

5. Auditing

The College has auditors who audit the conduct of each examination. These auditors are experienced examination officers and act as a second layer of quality assurance.  All exams are audited. This ensures a high level of accuracy, compliance and accountability.

Auditors review the video recording of each examination and compare notes with the proctor. Once the auditor is satisfied that everything has been noted and flagged appropriately, the marking process starts.

6. Flagging

Proctors flag inappropriate and suspicious behavior by writing down the time of the behavior and the concerned student and report it to the auditors.

• Assignments

Assignments are a major part of our assessments in each module. Once a student has completed an assignment, he/she should attach a statement of authenticity to it and submit it to the College. Students should complete all the assignments for each module and pass them all to graduate. Each assignment will be marked by a suitable faculty member and given a grade at pass, merit or distinction.

1. Assignment submission

Assignments will assess the achievement of the learning objectives in a module. Once a student has completed an assignment he/she should attach a statement of authenticity to it and submit it from the student’s account on the student portal. Students should complete all the assignments for each module and pass them all to graduate. Each assignment will be marked by a suitable faculty member and given a grade at pass, merit or distinction.

The following are the guidelines regarding submission of assignments:

1. Assignment briefs will be given out to students within the first week of the start of each module in each semester. The brief would contain assignment criteria and required evidences.
2. Every assignment has a due date and students are expected to submit their assignment within the due date. All assignments must be submitted through the student portal and no assignment will be accepted in hand. In the event a student fails to submit his/her assignment within the due date, it would be considered as a non-submission.
3. Assignment submission extension may be granted to the individual student based on valid reasons and provided that the student has submitted the assignment extension form. Valid reasons include medical leave and personal emergencies.
4. An assignment may be submitted late. Each late submission will incur additional fees of MVR 250.
5. All assignments must be submitted with the relevant cover page after being duly filled out by the students. Assignments without the appropriate cover page will be rejected and must be resubmitted with the additional fee of MVR 100 after attaching relevant cover page.
6. All assignments must be properly referenced and must have sources acknowledged through the Harvard referencing system.
7. All assignments would be issued with a content limit. Students are expected to adhere to the content limit and prepare their assignment within the limit. Assignments that exceed the content limit may be rejected.

1. Prevention of plagiarism in assignments

Maldives Business College is strictly against plagiarism of any kind. The following procedures will be adhered to in order to ensure that plagiarism is kept under control.

1. Clear expectations: Parts of the assignment briefs will be clearly marked as:

1. Individual: where no collaboration is allowed
2. Collaboration: where collaboration with another student in the course is allowed or mandated.
   1. Clearly specified components of the assignment:
3. Expected sources: expected sources for the assignment are clearly stated (e.g. 2 books, 2 journals, personal interview, personally conducted survey)
4. Statement of authenticity: Students will be required to sign a statement of authenticity for their assignments.
   1. Penalty: Any assignment which is found to be the product of plagiarism will get disqualified.
5. Detection of plagiarism
   1. Checking of student assignments against writing sample: In suspicious cases student assignments will be checked against the writing in the supervised assessments for
6. Similarity in style of writing
7. Similarity of grammatical errors
8. Range of vocabulary
   1. Detecting using search engines: Assignments suspected of plagiarism will be checked via exact phrase searches in Google or other meta-search engines using phrases that appear to be unique to a particular assignment.
   2. Detecting using Plagiarism detecting applications: Assignments submitted for the evaluation are detected through the dedicated Plagiarism detecting application integrated with the submission links on the student portal through which students also can generate plagiarism report and can amend the assignment before final submission.

• Results

Grades earned for each individual module will be notified to the students within 20 working days from the date of final assessment/examination.

• Re-scrutiny

Students may apply to recheck their results. Under the recheck, the college will recheck the totaling mistake if any in the assessment. Re-evaluation of the assessment/examination will not be considered under re-scrutiny.

• Enquiries upon results

Results will be released to the students or to those who have the written permission of the students.

• Repeat attempts

A student may retake an assessment at most three times in order to obtain a pass or higher grade.

1. Academic misconduct

Academic misconduct is conduct that undermines the academic integrity of the awards made by the College and includes plagiarism, collusion and falsification.

1. Informing students to avoid academic misconduct: All students will be informed of what constitutes academic misconduct and the penalties for them in the Student Handbook which is published on the student portal.
2. Forms of academic misconduct
3. Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the attempt to fulfill an academic requirement by using the ideas, words or work of another person and representing them as one’s own. Academic conventions dictate that students and scholars must acknowledge the source of phrases and ideas that are not their own. Many ideas and phrases are so familiar that they have become the common property of all; these obviously require no documentation. However, the use of ideas or phrases [or entire works] that are clearly original with another author requires that the appropriate credit be given to the original author.

A student shall not plagiarize any idea, writing, data or invention belonging to another person. For the purpose of this rule, plagiarism includes:

1. Using another writer’s words without proper citation.
2. Using another writer’s ideas without proper citation.
3. Citing the source but reproducing the exact words of a printed source without quotation marks.
4. Borrowing the structure of another author’s phrases or sentences without crediting the author.
5. Borrowing all or part of another student’s paper or using someone else’s outline to write own paper.
6. Using a paper writing “service” or translating the writing or creation of another person from one language to another.
7. Collusion

Collusion is the unauthorized collaboration of students in a piece of work that is submitted individually as one’s own.

1. Falsification

Falsification includes falsifying a College document and providing false information during the admission process.

1. Impersonation:

Impersonation is presenting work for another student pretending to be that student or letting someone else do this for you.

1. Fabrication of evidence.
2. Refusal to follow the instructions in examinations or assessments.
3. Misuse of the material provided for assessment or examination.
4. Using unauthorized material and exchange of unauthorized communication in examinations and assessments.
5. Cheating to gain an unfair advantage.

1. Investigation of allegations of malpractice

The College will appoint a member of the faculty to investigate any such allegations. The process involves the following:

• The facts relating to the allegation will be established in order to decide if malpractice has occurred, such as:
  1. The authenticity of assignments or answer scripts.
  2. Whether or not the student is still studying towards the qualification after obtaining the certificate.
  3. Whether or falsified records were used to obtain the certificate.
• A course of action, including remedial and punitive action against the parties involved, will be decided upon and implemented.
• A report will be submitted to the Senate once the investigations have been completed, giving in details of the evidence, conclusions, and recommendations.

1. Reporting academic misconduct

Academic misconduct is reported in the College as follows:

1. The assessor (or staff member) will formally inquire from the student within one week of the discovery of the misconduct.
2. The assessor will write a report outlining the violation, the inquiry conducted and the recommended sanction(s).
3. The report will be provided to the student.

1. Penalty for academic misconduct

1. If the case of misconduct is serious, the student will receive a fail grade in the module. In less serious cases the student(s) involved may be given a warning.
2. The student(s) will be allowed to appeal.
3. The report will be sent to the President who will work with the faculty member to determine the penalty for each case of misconduct.

1. Marking and Grades
2. All assessments are marked and given grades according to the specifications.
3. Except in courses that require a final external examination, the grade obtained for each course must be based on the overall performance in all the assessments carried out.
4. As most assessments in the College are carried out to assess the fulfillment of the learning criteria students will normally obtain a grade for each module. The usual grades awarded for a module are Pass, Merit and Distinction and High Distinction. The grades obtained for a set of modules awarded the above grade in a qualification may be added up to produce a single grade for a qualification.

1. Award Classifications

Grades awarded to qualifications awarded by the College are as follows.

I (Incomplete)

For incomplete assessments within a course. The student must complete all requirements within the specified time. If the student fails to do so, the grade ‘I’ may be converted to an ‘F’.

W (Course Dropped/Withdrawn)

For courses dropped.

CT (Credit Transfer)

Students who are given credit transfer for courses and/or work completed elsewhere will be given a grade of ‘CT’.

EX (Exemption)

Students who are given exemptions from taking certain required courses will be given a grade of ‘EX’.

1. Repeats

A student who fails a module/subject may repeat twice till he passes it.

K.    Re-Examination and Re-Submission of Assignments

A student who fails an examination or an assignment may re-sit it two times until to pass it or get a better grade. Each resubmission, re-examinations or re-presentation will be charged administrative and assessment fees as specified in the Redo & Late Submission Policy which is available on the College website.

A student may resubmit or re-sit an assessment at the discretion of the Assessment Board.

L.     Attendance

Students must adhere to the respective course policy on attendance requirement which is 80% as stipulated by the MQA.

M.  Appeal Procedure

a.   Period for Appeal

Students may appeal with valid reasons and evidences for a re-check of a course marks/grades in writing within one month after the mark/grade is awarded.  No charge is levied for processing appeals.

b.   Appeal Process

Upon receipt of the appeal letter, the President will form a panel of examiners consisting of the course instructors, and at least one other course instructor in similar or related area, to evaluate the assessment. The grade awarded by the panel, after being endorsed by the Senate, shall be conveyed to the student and recorded in the student’s transcript. The decision made by the Senate is final and no further appeal will be allowed.

N.    Deferment of Course

A student may defer joining a course after he/she has been given a place after informing the College and duly filling the deferment form. The Deferment confirmation letter will be emailed to the student which confirms the deferment request approval by the College. A student can defer for maximum duration of one year at one time.

O.    Change of Program

A student may change his/her course by enrolling in a different one after approval by the College. The request for change of course should be submitted to Registrar’s office by the student within the first month of joining the program.

P.     Dismissal and Withdrawal from a Program

1. Dismissal: A student may be dismissed from a course if:
2. They fail more than 50% of the course that have been taught.
3. They fail to maintain 80% attendance
4. They fail to pay the school fees as stated in the fee schedule given
5. They engage in serious academic misconduct
6. Their conduct is harming other students’ learning or the school’s good standing in the community.

In all cases, the student will be informed without delay. In all cases the student may appeal.

1. Withdrawal: A student may withdraw from a course at any time by submitting a Course Withdrawal Form to the school office. Any tuition fees paid will be reimbursed according to the fee refund policy (given below). A transcript will be issued if the student has paid all their fees.

Q.    Refund Policy

Any fees paid will be reimbursed according to the following table, regardless of attendance and use.

• Students wishing for a reimbursement first submit a course withdrawal form to the office.
• Any refunds will take minimum 30 days to process.

J.     Graduation

To be eligible for an award of the College, a student:

1. Must have been registered for the relevant course of study, complied with the regulations in all aspects and have made satisfactory payment to the College of all due fees.
2. Must pass and complete all courses and requirements.
3. Must have attained at least 80% attendance.

The College reserves the right not to make the award to, or to publish the examination results of students who fail to satisfy any of the above conditions.

The award may be conferred in the annual commencement or without a ceremony. The date of the award to successful students will be the School’s commencement date if a commencement date has been set for that year of study.

Every student must apply to graduate in order to receive their award in the annual commencement ceremony. The application form will be made available on the College website.

5.     Staff Development

The College’s staff are expected to perform to high standards and to contribute towards the effective management of the College. This is facilitated by the College by giving staff development opportunities for all staff and by encouraging staff to take responsibility for their own development. It conducts workshops that support the development of the members of the faculty.

Contracts for newly appointed teachers also emphasize the College’s commitment to staff development and highlight opportunities for the with regard to learning and teaching.

For those in administration, there is an alternative staff development program that teaches how to support learning and teaching programs.

Staff with educational development expertise will be utilized to teach on these workshops and work with individuals and groups on improving learning and teaching.

6.    Maintenance and Enhancement of Quality and Standards

The Senate regularly reviews quantitative data on student achievement. These include attendance rates, assignment submission rates and module and course completion rates.

Qualitative feedback will be sought through the student evaluation form, the reports of student representatives to the Senate, through external verifier reports, accreditation reports from the Maldives Qualifications Authority and through internal review processes. These are the primary means by which good and poor practice in teaching and learning are identified at College level. The report which is submitted to the Senate after each QAECC report of the College’s learning and teaching highlights any examples of good practice that will benefit the College. Examples of good and poor practice noted in the QAECC reports will be circulated to all member of the faculty.

7.     Mechanism for Feedback about Programs

Feedback is essential for maintaining the quality of the program. The school has a mechanism for obtaining feedback on its programs. The results of the evaluations will be used in the following manner to maintain and enhance the quality of the programs:

1. Issues requiring immediate resolution will be put to the President who will then take appropriate action.
2. The results will be incorporated into the professor’s professional development plan and the college’s annual self-evaluation and annual plan
3. The results will also be incorporated into the College’s annual self-evaluation and annual plan.

Section 6 below describes how feedback about courses will be obtained.

8.    Faculty Performance Evaluation Process

The evaluation of teaching performance is of important for assuring and enhancing quality of our education provision. The following outlines the criteria used for the performance assessment and describes what should be assessed.

Performance evaluation is an assessment of a teacher’s professional competency in teaching and as a contributor to institutional goals. It provides developmental guidance and direction to facilitate the professional development of the teaching staff.

1.  Evaluation Components

1. Self-evaluation

Self-evaluation will assess the professor’s knowledge and competencies in order to establish depth and breadth of knowledge and developmental goals, and develop plans for improvement.

This will evaluate the professor’s effectiveness in the following areas based on the current professional development plan.

1. Planning: schemes of work, making presentations, classroom activities, assessments
2. Teaching: Orderly and effective delivery of content, class engagement, interaction with students
3. Assessment:

1. Preparing assessment briefs according to the College’s academic standards and learning outcomes and assessment criteria
2. Preparing assessment evaluation rubrics
3. Tutoring students on assessment activities
4. Marking and grading assessment activities and giving feedback to students on assessment activities as per the College’s marking window.

1. Student Evaluation

The student evaluation will provide student perceptions of a professor’s effectiveness in teaching and enhancing student learning.

1. Frequency: Twice during each academic year for all the programs.
2. Type of evaluation: questionnaire
3. Analysis of the questionnaires: thematic analysis
4. Follow-up: the program coordinator or a faculty member appointed by the College will share a summary of the evaluation with the concerned professor and give suggestions for improvement. Any improvements will be noted during the next evaluation.

1. External Supervisor Evaluation

An external supervisor will observe and give feedback to each professor once during a program or every six months. The observations and feedback will then be used by the professor for professional development and improvement.

1. Annual Administrative Evaluation

The administrative evaluation will provide the teachers with information from a supervisory perspective. It will combine information from relevant parts of the evaluation process and help in the development and implementation of an individual faculty member’s professional development plan.

2. Evaluation Process
3. Annual Administrative Evaluation

The administrative evaluation of professional competency will occur periodically during the course of teaching. All teachers will complete an annual performance evaluation based on:

• Self-evaluation
• Student evaluation of each course taught
• Classroom observation by a peer or external supervisor once during a module
• Administrative assessment of overall teacher performance based on job description

1. Performance Evaluation

The performance evaluation process comprises of a self-evaluation by the teacher and an annual administrative evaluation followed by a Professional Development Plan. The President will complete the Annual Performance Evaluation. The original will be filed in the teacher’s personnel file.

1. Professional Development Plan

The President will join with teachers to produce a Professional Development Plan for the next academic year taking account of specific areas of teaching and student learning that need to be addressed, the professional development of the individual faculty member and organizational goals of the College.

Professor Appraisal Form

(Student Evaluation)

Would you like to help us maintain and improve the quality of our teaching by giving feedback on your classes? Then complete this questionnaire and return it to the College office. Thank you.

1. Professor’s Name: ………………………………………………………………

2. Title of Course: ……………………………………………………………….

3. How many lectures have you attended in this series so far?   ……………………………

Do you intend to go to the rest of them?       Yes / No / Series Finished

4. Did you find the content:  (Please select appropriate number.)

Too basic                     1   2   3   4   5                Too complex

Too general                1   2   3   4   5                Too specific

Well organized           1   2   3   4   5                Poorly organized

Easy to follow             1   2   3   4   5                Hard to follow

Assumed too little      1   2   3   4   5                Assumed too much

5. Did you find the lecturer’s delivery: (Please select appropriate number.)

Too slow                      1   2   3   4   5                Too fast

Too quiet                    1   2   3   4   5                Too loud

Halting                        1   2   3   4   5                Smooth

Monotonous               1   2   3   4   5                Lively

Other comments on the delivery:

6. Was a satisfactory reading list provided?   Yes / No

How might it be improved?

7. Did the College arrange adequate supervisions for this course?   Yes / No

If no, please explain.

8. Apart from the recommendations suggested by your answers above, how else might these lectures be improved?  Do any specific lectures in this series require attention?  (Continue overleaf if necessary.)

Professor In-Class Appraisal

(Administrative)

The Evaluator conducting the in-class appraisal is required to:

1. Ensure all professors have received a copy of the in-class appraisal for the course.
2. Notify the professor that an in-class appraisal will be conducted during the teaching of the module/subject.

CONDUCTING THE APPRAISAL

The Evaluator conducting the in-class appraisal is required to:

1. Monitor the trainer during a lesson and mark off observations on the checklist below.
2. Record any issues arising from the ratings in the comments section.
3. At the completion of the appraisal, document any issues, agreed objectives, responsibilities/assistance to be provided and dates for completion in the Professional Development Action Plan section of the appraisal form.
4. To ensure the appraisal forms have been initialed and signed where requested.
5. Provide a completed copy to the employee and the original to Management for filing and review.

APPRAISAL RATING SYSTEM

The evaluator is required to use the following ratings against each observation:

1 – Observed & excelled:                                                The evaluator observed the skill performed at an above satisfactory level

2 – Observed:                                                                    The evaluator observed the skill

3 – Observed and Improvement required:              The evaluator observed the skill. However, the skill needs further development.

4 – Not yet observed:                                                     Skill not yet observed.

The rating system is used by way of ticking the appropriate box.

Professor’s Name: ………………………………………………………….

Module Name: ………………………………………………………………

No. of students in class: ……………….

Evaluator conducting the appraisal: …………………………………………………………….

Date of appraisal: …………………….

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Self-Evaluation of Performance

(To be completed annually by each faculty member.)

Professor Name: ___________________________________ Academic Year: _________

Please complete this self-evaluation form based on the current year Professional Development Plan.

1. Effective Teaching and Student Learning

2. Service to the College

3. Educational LeadershipProfessor’s Signature: ______________________________ Date: ____________

Annual Performance Evaluation

(To be completed by the President as part of the Quality Cycle.)

Professor’s Name: __________________________________ Academic Year: __________

President’s Comments:

4. Effective Teaching and Student Learning

5. Service to the College

6. Educational Leadership

7. Summary/Conclusions [include recommendation for continuous appointment]Faculty Comments [if desired]

   President’s Signature: _______________________________ Date: ________

   Professor’s Signature: ______________________________ Date: _________

Professional Development Plan [PDP] for Full-time Faculty

(To be completed annually by each faculty member.)

Professor’s Name: ______________________________ Academic Year: __________

During the evaluation conference, the dean and faculty member jointly shall compose a Professional Development Plan [PDP] for the next academic year taking into consideration specific areas of instructional performance that may need attention, the professional development of the individual, and institutional goals.

PDP for the Nest Academic Year

[To be completed as a draft by the faculty member before the conference with the Head of Academic, and then finalized during that meeting.]

1. Effective Teaching and Student Learning

2. Service to the College

3. Educational Leadership

4. Professional Assignment for the Next Academic Year ______

5. Narrative of the teaching assignment and other activities [e.g., overloads, course development, program/curriculum revision, technology innovation]
   

Professor: __________________________________ Date: _____________

President: ___________________________________Date: _____________

Faculty/HOA Comments [if desired]

Sample Indicators of Professional Performance for Full-time Faculty

(To aid administrative and self-evaluation.)

1.       EFFECTIVE TEACHING & STUDENT LEARNING

The faculty is expected to provide an effective teaching environment that is conducive to student learning. The classroom and coursework should contain elements that recognize and enhance components of the learning process, employ effective delivery of instructional materials, and are responsive to the personal and professional needs of students.

A.    Learning Process

Examples of strengths:

• Use a variety of modalities to promote authentic learning
• Introduce and reinforce life-long learning skills
• Recognize and apply proper classroom pacing
• Provide course materials that are clear, consistent, and current
• Create a positive classroom climate that facilitates student learning
• Incorporate student retention activities as a component of course structure
• Assess student learning outcomes

B.    Instructional Delivery

Examples of strengths:

• Develop presentations that are enthusiastic, stimulating, thought provoking, and engaging to students
• Consider student readiness and learning comprehension in coursework
• Accommodate diversity of learning styles and limitations
• Incorporate group-learning activities
• Use a variety of learning strategies and presentational styles
• Employ current instructional technology
• Incorporate instructional design skills in
  • Preparing evaluation instruments
  • Organizing the course
  • Updating and infusing change in the course
  • Maintaining appropriate records [e.g., track attendance, review class timetable, timely submission of grades]
• Manage laboratories and classrooms by ordering and maintaining appropriate equipment and supplies
• Use extended classroom activities such as field trips, etc.
• Manage external sites such as apprenticeships, etc.

2.      SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE

The faculty should be engaged actively in processes that promote outstanding programs designed for student success. These areas include student-centered scheduling and management of resources.

A.    Course Delivery

Examples of strengths:

• Work with others to avoid schedule conflicts
• Make data-driven decisions
• Be student-centered in decisions to accommodate student needs
• Support a healthy learning environment
• Schedule courses so students can complete their programs in a timely fashion
• Advocate scheduling guarantees
• Teach at nontraditional times, days, and sites

B.    Augmenting Resources

Examples of strengths:

• Seek equipment and support materials
• Use external personnel such as a guest lecturer
• Obtain materials by loan and lending

C.     Resource Management

Examples of strengths:

• Work with others to manage the budget and use funds effectively
• Work with off-site contacts to coordinate student opportunities apprenticeships

D.    Service to Students

Examples of strengths:

• Promote student accountability and preparedness
• Be accessible to students
  • Conduct student-teacher conferences
  • Schedule additional student-teacher sessions as needed
• Identify and follow up with students on personal issues, making referrals as necessary
• Serve as a role model in professional conduct, enthusiasm, and positive attitude
• Promote long-range career and educational planning
• Advise students

E.     Committee Work

Examples of strengths:

• Serve as a committee chair
• Participate in committees as a member or resource

F.     Teamwork within the College

Examples of strengths:

• Chair or participate in search committees
• Participate in College-wide committees as a member or resource

G.    Recruitment and Retention

Examples of strengths:

• Participate in calling advertising campaigns
• Organize seminars for visiting students
• Open classes to prospective students
• Sponsor activities such as entrepreneurship fairs, business plan writing competitions
• Recruit students by writing letters and hosting on-site visit opportunities
• Make visits to primary and secondary Colleges
• Participate in retention activities by calling or contacting at-risk students
• Offer alternative scheduling [e.g., late-start classes]

H.   Active Citizen of the College

Examples of strengths:

• Recognize and support needs and resources outside the respective discipline
• Participate in the development of College-wide goals and objectives
• Attend and support voluntary College activities
• Sponsorship of student clubs

3.      EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

The faculty is expected to participate in activities that provide professional growth and expertise. Institutional support will be given as possible for activities aligned with the College’s mission and goals. The faculty may demonstrate professional development through activities that maintain currency in their discipline, continuing education, scholarly activity, and organizational memberships.

A.    Personal Advancement in the Discipline

Examples of strengths:

• Read literature within the field
• Review and use current texts
• Attend and present internally or externally
• Network with colleagues and professional organizations
• Be a practitioner
• Demonstrate knowledge of resources
• Conduct classes that reflect current pedagogical practices
• Assess student learning and curriculum outcomes
• Visit businesses

B.    Structured Educational Activities

Examples of strengths:

• Attend workshops or related to the discipline
• Participate in upgrading technical skills [e.g. computer training]

C.     Scholarly Activity

Examples of strengths:

• Demonstrate expertise in the discipline such as articles, performances, exhibits, etc.
• Research about effective teaching and student learning
• Serve as expert witness, content authority, adjudicator, etc.
• Write book reviews, review texts, etc.
• Build skills directed toward effective learning

D.    Memberships

Examples of strengths:

• Active participation in professional groups or organizations
• Serve as an officer in a professional group or organization
• Represent the College in formal settings
• Transfer information to colleagues