Live your life Create your destiny Programme Review

Live your life. Create your destiny. Programme Review: Staff Orientation Faculty of Science 18, 19, 20 January 2011 Session 8: Site Visit Dhaya Naidoo 18 – 20 January 2011 Directorate of Quality Promotion Tel +27 (12) 382 -5085 ∙ Fax +27(12) 382 -5218 ∙ naidood@tut. ac. za ∙ Building 21: 426 ∙ Pretoria West Campus ∙ Private Bag X 680 ∙ Pretoria ∙ 0001

Directorate of Quality Promotion Presentation overview Ø Purpose of site visits. Ø Panel composition. Ø Roles and responsibilities. Ø Interview management.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Purpose of site visits and interviews Ø Gather additional information, seek clarifications and conduct an audit trail in a specific area. Ø Validate and triangulate claims made in the portfolio. Ø Evaluate the adequacy of teaching and learning facilities and resources. Ø Developmental and enabling with constructive comments to improve programme provisioning. Ø Not an interrogation session with the aim of “catching them out”.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Panel composition Ø Chairperson Ø 2 academic peers Ø 2 industry / professional representatives Ø 1 peer (preferably head of department) Ø 2 senior academics (for post graduate) Ø 2 DQP representatives

Directorate of Quality Promotion Academic peers Ø Advises the panel on academic and scholarly matters Ø Provides insight into teaching and learning and assessment and moderation practices Ø Evaluates programme planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation Ø Examines the adequacy of programme documentation Ø Analyses the programme leadership, management and oversight functions.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Chairperson’s role Ø Introductions (purpose, procedures outcomes). Ø Leads and guides the interview sessions. Ø Coordinates the development of lines of enquiry and interview questions. Ø Permitted to ask questions and request further clarifications. Ø Presents the oral report at the end of the day. Ø Impartial and objective – refrains from rationalising, editorialising and moralising. Ø In consultation with the DQP member, may call off a site visit.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Academic peers Ø Advises the panel on academic and scholarly developments in the field. Ø Provides critical expertise on curriculum design, teaching and learning and assessment and moderation practices. Ø Evaluates programme planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation Ø Examines the adequacy of programme documentation

Directorate of Quality Promotion Academic peers Ø Analyses the programme leadership, management and oversight functions. Ø Guides the development of lines of enquiry and sequencing of questions on academic matters. Ø Makes judgements on the academic quality of the programme. Ø Provides benchmarking and comparative analysis.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Senior academics (post-graduate) Ø Critically evaluates post-graduate provisioning and management. Ø Evaluates post-graduate supervision practices. Ø Assesses the management of research: Ø Degree related research Ø Non-degree related research Ø Critiques quality and quantity of research outputs.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Industry/professional expert Ø Advises the panel on industry/professional practice and developments. Ø Provides critical industry/professional expertise on programme offering. Ø Assists in determining relevance, currency and alignment of curricula with professional practice. Ø Guides the development of lines of enquiry and sequencing of questions on professional matters. Ø Makes judgements on the quality of the industry/professional aspects of the programme.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Ø Ø Ø Ø Assists and advises the chairperson and panel. Guides the development of lines of enquiry. Assists in the sequencing of questions. Permitted to ask questions. May recommend the calling of an interview session. Resource person. Report writer.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Interview decorum Ø Panel members Ø maintain professional distance. Ø thoroughly prepared and “on top” of the material. Ø clear roles and lines of enquiry. Ø Questions are generally Ø Ø linked to quality and to the review manual. direct, simple and asked one at a time. less interrogating, more enquiring. addressed to all interviewees. Ø used to triangulate claims.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Interview decorum Ø HOD/Programme Leaders Ø Introduces the programme, staff, students and facilities. Ø Makes available all relevant documentation and evidence. Ø Responds sincerely with upfront disclosures. Ø Staff Ø Ø All staff (full-time, part-time and service providers)* Responds sincerely and honestly. Provides additional information and documentation. Not an opportunity to trash the HOD, faculty, TUT. Ø Students Ø Representative (programme level, race, gender) Ø Responds sincerely and honestly. Ø Not an opportunity to trash the lecturers.

Directorate of Quality Promotion Generic site visit schedule 07: 30: 07: 30 – 09: 00 – 10: 15 – 12: 15 – 13: 00 – 13: 45 – 15: 00 – 16: 30 Arrival at interview site (tea and refreshments) Discussions of the portfolio Identification of lines of inquiry Assign questions to panel members Interview head of department/programme coordinator Review team confer (working tea) Interview Staff (representative) Review team to confer Document and facilities review Lunch Interview students Review panel confers and prepares oral report Presentation of oral report to programme group Wrap-up and closure