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Quality assurance – where do you fit in?
Every employee of the NWU has a job profile as well as a task agreement,
which clearly defines the agreement between employer and employee. In
order to create an environment conducive to employee performance, it is
essential to continually scrutinise the quality of the processes in
which every employee works and the outcomes that each individual
delivers.
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Accreditation of career-oriented qualifications
During 2011 four statutory bodies visited the NWU Potchefstroom
Campus to accredit qualifications. Such accreditation occurs
approximately every five to six years.
The Quality Office acted as observer during some of these visits.
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A first for the NWU
The LLB degree, currently being offered by the Mafikeng and the
Potchefstroom Campus, is one of the first qualifications that was
successfully aligned after the merger.
This alignment and consistent quality assessment represented one of the goals in the Institutional Plan 2009-2011.
During the first semester of this year both campuses conducted a joint
internal programme evaluation (IPE) for this qualification.
The two faculties collaborated well during the process and described it as an excellent learning experience.
As a result of the evaluation report certain changes to the programme design are envisaged.
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Peer evaluation of support services at the NWU
The primary purpose of peer evaluation of support services at the NWU is
to ensure systematic and continuous quality development and improvement
in all support departments.
The peer evaluation process encourages and supports these departments to
maintain continuous improvement of the quality of their core functions.
It also serves as a control measure to verify the validity of internal
quality assurance processes.
Peer evaluations will also assist and enhance planning activities at the
NWU to proactively act on quality-related objectives and achievements.
The following table shows the support departments that have already
conducted a peer evaluation since 2009. (Click on the links to view
photos of each evaluation).
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Master's programme in Environmental Management evaluated externally
The Master's programme in Environmental Management on the Potchefstroom
Campus has been placed under the spotlight, as part of the university's
continuous quality control of all academic programmes at the NWU.
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