University of Veterinary and University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, LahoreAnimal Sciences, Lahore

1212thth Meeting of QECs Heads Meeting of QECs Heads ByBy

Dawar Hameed MughalDawar Hameed MughalDeputy Director QECDeputy Director QEC

Email: dawar@uvas.edu.pkEmail: dawar@uvas.edu.pk

QEC AchievementsQEC Achievements

Assessment CultureAssessment Culture

Self-Assessment ActivitiesSelf-Assessment Activities

Model DepartmentModel Department

Selection of More Departments Selection of More Departments for SAfor SA

Other Activities Other Activities

ActivitiesActivities Continuous Self-Assessment Continuous Self-Assessment

Director QEC is member ofDirector QEC is member of– Academic CouncilAcademic Council– Board of Advanced Studies and ResearchBoard of Advanced Studies and Research– Synopsis scrutiny committee Synopsis scrutiny committee

Programs Teams FormationPrograms Teams Formation

Surveys completed;Surveys completed;– Teacher’s evaluationsTeacher’s evaluations– Alumni, employers, post graduate research students Alumni, employers, post graduate research students

etcetc

Teachers Evaluation software developed and is being Teachers Evaluation software developed and is being usedused

Model DepartmentsModel Departments

Criteria and Standards developed for the Criteria and Standards developed for the model departmentsmodel departments– Vision, MissionVision, Mission– Objectives and Learning OutcomesObjectives and Learning Outcomes– Curriculum standard course outlines Curriculum standard course outlines

4-Model Department completed their SAR4-Model Department completed their SAR

2-Departments submitted SAR to QEC2-Departments submitted SAR to QEC

Other ActivitiesOther Activities

Director QEC participation in the Director QEC participation in the meetings of statutory and non meetings of statutory and non statutory of the Universitystatutory of the University

Course outlines are being Course outlines are being standardized with PVMCstandardized with PVMC

Teacher training was competed 2007Teacher training was competed 2007

Other ActivitiesOther Activities

Catalytic role of QEC with Institute of Catalytic role of QEC with Institute of Continuing Education and Directorate of Continuing Education and Directorate of Advance Studies to organize Advance Studies to organize workshops/courses/trainings onworkshops/courses/trainings on– Students Orientation ProgramStudents Orientation Program– Research ProcessesResearch Processes– Oral and Communication SkillsOral and Communication Skills– Modern trends in livestock & dairy sectorModern trends in livestock & dairy sector

Evaluation of Tenure Track Assistant Evaluation of Tenure Track Assistant Professors in collaboration of the Professors in collaboration of the Registrar officeRegistrar office– Prequalification of candidate before selection boardPrequalification of candidate before selection board

Executive SummaryExecutive Summary

Summary of Model DepartmentsSummary of Model Departments

Main issuesMain issues1.1. Inadequate hand on work opportunities Inadequate hand on work opportunities

Specific problemsSpecific problems– Teacher’s shortage Teacher’s shortage – Short of apparatusShort of apparatus– Theory in practical classTheory in practical class

QEC suggested a basic protocol for QEC suggested a basic protocol for conducting practical class conducting practical class

Cont…Cont…

2.2. Not completing courseNot completing course– Posting of course contents at the Posting of course contents at the

beginning of semester does not work beginning of semester does not work

– QEC has suggested QEC has suggested IT based system to monitor the going on IT based system to monitor the going on

teaching of all coursesteaching of all courses Will be implemented immediately Will be implemented immediately

Cont…Cont…

3.3. Infrequent field visitInfrequent field visit• Unavailability of transportUnavailability of transport• Priority for field trips Priority for field trips

• Possible solutionPossible solution• Vehicles are available in a transport Vehicles are available in a transport

pool pool

Cont….Cont….

4.4. Shortage of books Shortage of books • Lack of coordination between Library Lack of coordination between Library

and Department and Department • University has enough funds for the University has enough funds for the

library library • Teacher's interest at the time of book Teacher's interest at the time of book

purchase is vital purchase is vital

Cont…Cont…

5.5. Inadequate lab microscopes Inadequate lab microscopes • Suggested to share the labsSuggested to share the labs• Use all the available microscopes Use all the available microscopes • Get broken one repairedGet broken one repaired

• UVAS has an efficient repair work shopUVAS has an efficient repair work shop

• Purchase more if really needed Purchase more if really needed

New Teaching issues !New Teaching issues !

1.1. Teachers overwhelming interest for Teachers overwhelming interest for researchresearch

• Less interest in class teachingLess interest in class teaching• Occasionally post graduate students Occasionally post graduate students

teach on behalf of senior teacherteach on behalf of senior teacher

2.2. Senior teachers opt for less Senior teachers opt for less challenging teachingchallenging teaching

• Postgraduate teaching Postgraduate teaching

3.3. Course contents are not completedCourse contents are not completed

Solution !Solution !

Viable solutionViable solution– If we can sort out the problem during If we can sort out the problem during

rather at the end of semester; rather at the end of semester;

In collaboration with ITIn collaboration with IT– After a lecture its outline or “ppt” has to After a lecture its outline or “ppt” has to

be displayed at University web with be displayed at University web with teachers name and date teachers name and date Accessible to staff and students Accessible to staff and students

Bottlenecks facedBottlenecks faced

Departments have to aggressively Departments have to aggressively persuaded for the completion of SAR’spersuaded for the completion of SAR’s– Prepare it with out interest rather considering Prepare it with out interest rather considering

is an additional job is an additional job

Permanent Director for QECPermanent Director for QEC– University needs clear cut instruction from QAA University needs clear cut instruction from QAA

to appoint whole time Director for QEC based to appoint whole time Director for QEC based on available qualificationson available qualifications

Thank you for your attention