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Canadian association for graduate studies
Quality assurance framework
Francois Pothier, Ph.D.
Deputy Vice Rector, Educational
Quality and Student Success
Office of the Vice-rector, Academic and International Activities
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Quality Assurance Frameworks
Source: Lacasse & Morneau (2008)
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Evaluation based upon the type of programs
Type of programs NumberBachelor 110Undergraduate doctorate 3Master 195Doctorate 82
Subtotal 390
Certificate 76Undergraduate Microprogram 61Graduate Microprogram 48Graduate diploma 30
Subtotal 215
Total 605
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Best conditions for creating a new program
Socioeconomic environment
Systemic opportunity
In house resources
Promoter’s leadership
Quality of the project
Support offers by the institution
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Creation of a new undergraduate or graduate program
Internal authority:
• Board resolution of the concerned faculty
• Conformity report from the Faculty of graduate
and postdoctoral studies or from the General
direction of Undergraduate programs
• Report from the Academic programs
committee
• Approval by the Senate
Time : between 6 and 12 months
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Process of creation of a new undergraduate or graduate program
External Assessessment of the quality
New Program Evaluation Commission of the Conference of Rectors and Principals of Québec Universities (CREPUQ)
Evaluation principaly based on the review of three independant experts
The Commission drafts a final quality report
Time: Between 6 and 12 months
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New programRoles of the MESRST
Final approval :
Socioeconomic, sociocultural, systemic and
institutional opportunity
Auhtorized Funding by Ministère de
l’enseignement supérieur, de la recherche, de
la science et de la technologie
Time : between 3 and 6 months
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Creation of a new « short » program
Restricted to internal approval:
Board resolution of the concerned faculty
Conformity report from the Faculty of
graduate and postdoctoral studies or from the
General direction of Undergraduate programs
Report from a sub committee of the Academic
program committee
Approval by the Senate
Time : 1 month
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Current program evaluation review
To assess the scientific, social, systemic and institutional
pertinence
Procedure
Production of a self-assessment report
Review of the program by two external experts including a
three days visit
Report of the University Appraisal committee
Production of an Implementation plan by the dean
Approval by the Senate
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Quality assurance of current programs
Periodic evaluation:maximal cycle of ten years
Audit conducted by the CREPUQ
Coordination with accreditation reviews
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Continued improvement
• Program‘s evaluation by students
• Program’s evaluation by teachers
• Teaching assessment
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