QAAP Workshop(Basic)

Conduct of the peer review

* Commitment

* Contribution to a smooth and effective process

* The Developmental Engagement Report

Commitment for the review process

TimeEffort Mission

Activities* criteria * protocols

Show courtesy

Confidentiality

Comments

Judgment

* Establishing a sound evidence base

*Agreeing Priorities

* Keeping to schedule but also flexible

Contributing to a smooth and effective Developmental

Engagement

Building on the evidence base

* FAR

* Initial commentaries

* Identify gaps and requests

* Observations and meetings

* Formative judgments

Cont. Contributing to a smooth and effective…

Observing Questioning

Listening

The reviewer tools

Cont. Contributing to a smooth and effective Developmental Engagement

Relation to the facilitator

Daily

Academic staff

Final oral feedback

- Students

- Stakeholders

- Final meeting of review team

Meeting attendance

But, he will not attend

Cont. Contributing to a smooth and effective Developmental Engagement

Significance of meeting attendance

Understanding of line of

enquiries

Matters

context of the

institutions activities

Clarification on

matters addressed

in or omitted

Relation to the facilitator

Cont. Contributing to a smooth and effective Developmental Engagement

Feedback on the initial commentaries

* FAR & any supple. information

* Record apparent (+) & (-) and further enquiry (?)

* Identify of gaps, apparent inconsistencies and

requests

* Sharing of information & request

* Activities during site visit

* Formative judgment each day

* Use the handbook

Formal judgements

When ?

Requirements ?

Characteristics ?Pit falls ?

The Developmental Engagement Report

Structure (annex Q)

Essential qualities of the report

Skills of effective reporting

Production of the report

Essential Qualities of a reportReport Should be

Evaluative

Judgment

orrectlearonciseC

All the team

Fair Balanced

Compliant

Annex Q

The Structure of the Reportreference Part 4 paragraphs 55-56 and

annex Q

Preface Executive SummaryMain text comprising Introduction Evaluation Conclusions

Conclude that the [institution] Either [is ready to receive an accreditation visit] Or [is not yet ready to receive an accreditation visit.]

The strength include: Matters that should be addressed before an

accreditation visit are:

The skills of effective reporting

Notes

UseAnnexes I & Q

Formative judgment

Test & verify Evidenc

e

Discussions

Team

Cont. The skills of effective reporting

Trivial details Drafts

Comments & suggestions

Over defensive

Evaluative frame work

Production of the report

Sharing formative judgments & draft paragraphs in the team

Reference part 4 paragraph 53-56 and annex Q

Decision-making in the team

Making judgments + & --

Conclusion either / or

Prepare oral feedback script (annex J)

Cont. Production of the reportReference part 4 paragraph 53-56 and

annex Q

Polishing written reportEditing stage

(ref. para. 56) Send draft 3

Institution Send draft 4

NQAAC

Completion in 20w with milestones

After the site visit

Completion in 20w with milestones

o Week 1-2: Draft 1 (chair) from written

contributions provided by peer reviewers

during the site-visit & report-writing meeting

o Week 3-4: (reviewers in the team) respond with

written comments & suggestions based on

record of DE

o Week 4: Draft 2 (chair) Send to QAAP

forward to independent editor

suggestions will be made to chair

Completion in 20w with milestones

o Week 6: Draft 3 sent to QAAP

checked & sent to the institution with a

covering letter inviting it to comment matters

of factual accuracy Institution should

respond within 2 weeks to QAAP

o Week 8: Draft 3 returned by institution to

QAAP

o QAAP will seek views of review chair in

considering any response

Completion in 20w with milestones

o Week 12: Draft 4 QAAP may engage a professional

editor to ensure its consistence with its policy

o Week 20: Final draft 5 will be translated 0n A&E &

QAAP will make it available to institution, reviewer chair &

peer reviewers

o Report is not published & remain confidential within the

institution, its university, QAAP & Peer review team

How to conduct meetings?

Situation

Task

Action

Result

How to deal with the staff members?

Self esteem ( ( احترامConstructiveالذات

Job related

Arguments (( ،حجةبرهان،مناقشةProvide evidence

Credible judgment

Success of the review process depends on

Institution

Facilitator

Review team

NQAAC

Characteristics of Review Process

oAll institutions are treated equally.

o Testing the developing systems and

processes

o Dialogue with peers

o Receiving external structured comments

o Agenda for further improvement

o Work with the spirit of a team work.

o Have a consensuses .

o We are not inspectors .

o We help the Faculty to have successful DE

phase that will end in accreditation.

o Respect the Faculty’s pride.

o Do not suggest any solutions for the Faculty.

o Communicate through the e-mail properly.

o Be sure about your conclusions and have an

evidence for each.

o Be sure that the report is correct, clear, fair, and

balanced.

o Editing.

o Be ready to do the correction needed to release

the second , third and final report.