PROGRAM SPECIFICATION Updated 1062006

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PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONUpdated 1/06/2006
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Guidelines and Templates for Programme
Specification (Annex E)

• Dr. Kamal Emam Kamel
• Director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation
  Center, Ain Shams University
• Member of the National Quality Assurance and
  Accreditation Committee
• Certified Corporate Trainer, Canadian Center for
  Human Development

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Contents

• Guidelines for program specification.
• Templates for program specification.
• Definition of different terms used in the
  templates.

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By the end of this seminar, the participants
should be able to1. Know the meaning of the
different terms and expressions mentioned in the
templates.2. Acquire skills required for
completing the different items mentioned in the
templates.
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FACULTY MISSION
FACULTY DECIDES ON PROGRAMMES TO BE OFFERED
ACADEMIC REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAMMES
ANNUAL FACULTY REPORT AGAINST MISSION
PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION CURRICULUM, AIMS, ILOs
PROGRAMME REPORT
COURSE SPECIFICATION, CONTENTS, TEACHING
ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
COURSE REPORT
COURSE RUNS
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Guidelines for Programme Specification(Annex E,
Appendix E1)
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The Quality Assurance and Accreditation Handbook
for Higher Education in Egypt
www.qaap.net/test Publications/Handbook
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• Preparation of guidelines
• 1. Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
  in the UK (QAA)
• 2. The Accrediting Agency for Mid and West USA
  Universities
• Preparation of the templates
• Consultants from the (QAA) and representatives
  of Egyptian Universities.

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• Why Programme Specification?

Program contents
Program handbook
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• Who is responsible?

How is it going to be issued?
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• Why Programme Report?

Points of weaknesses and strengths
Action plan
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• The academic program specification and academic
  bylaws

• Preparation of the annual program report

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General Precepts

• Internal mechanisms for periodic review and
  reporting of the educational programs

• Ensure continuous improvement

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General Precepts (Contd)

• The academic standards of the program and the
  mission

• Program aims and the intended learning outcomes
  (ILOs).

• The external reference points (benchmarks) to
  define and compare the academic standards.

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Template for Programme Specification(Annex E,
Appendix E1)
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• The program specification form contains the
  following main items
• A. Basic information
• B. Professional information
• Aims
• Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
• Academic standards
• Curriculum structure and contents
• Program courses
• Program admission requirements
• Regulations for progression and program
  completion
• Program evaluation

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• Appendix E1 (Page 79)
• Template For Program Specification
• University.. Faculty (s)..
• Department

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• Program Specification
• A- Basic Information
• Program Title.
• Program Type
• Single.Double..Multiple..
• 3. Department (s)
• 4. Coordinator .
• 5. External Evaluator(s) ..
• 6. Last date of program specifications approval
  ..

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External evaluator (s)
Who?
Role?
Why?
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• B- Professional Information
• 1- Program Aims
• .
• .
• .

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• 1. Program Aims
• (Why do you teach this program?)

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• B- Professional Information
• 2- Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
• a- Knowledge and Understanding
• a.1.
• a.2.
• a.3
• b- Intellectual Skills
• b.1. ...
• b.2
• b.3

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• c- Professional Skills
• c.1.
• c.2. ..
• c.3. .
• d- General Skills
• d.1.
• d.2.
• d.3.

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2. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)

• What?

When?
Why?
How?
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• How to express the ILOs?

1. Knowledge and Understanding
2. a. Intellectual Skills
2. b. Practical or Professional Skills
2.c. General or Transferable Skills
3. Values and attitude
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• How to Achieve and Assess the ILOs?

1. Knowledge and Understanding
2. a. Intellectual Skills
2. b. Practical or Professional Skills
2.c. General or Transferable Skills
3. Values and attitude
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• 3- Academic Standards
• 3a. External references for standards
  (Benchmarks)
• 3b. Comparison of provision to external
  references

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3. ACADEMIC STANDARDS

• What?

Why?
When?
By Whom?
How?
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• External references for standards (Benchmarks)

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• 4- Curriculum Structure and Contents
• 4.a. Program duration ...
• 4.b. Program structure
• 4.b.i. No. of hours per week
• Lectures Lab./ExerciseTotal 
• 4.b.ii. No. of credit hours
  CompulsoryElective.Optional. 
• 4.b.iii. No. of hours of basic sciences
  courses
• No ..
• 4.b.iv. No. of hours of courses of social
  sciences
• and humanities No ..

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• 4- Curriculum Structure and Contents (Contd)
• 4.b. Program structure
• 4.b.v. No. of hours of specialized courses
  No ..
• 4.b.vi. No. of hours of other courses
  No ..
• 4.b.vii. Practical / Field Training
  ..
• 4.b.viii. Program Levels (in credit hour
  system) ..

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• 5. Program Courses
• 5.1. Level/Year of programme Semester
  ....
• a. Compulsory

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• 5. Program Courses
• b. Elective number required

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• 5. Program Courses
• c. Optional number required

5.2. Repeat for all higher years/semester/levels
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• 6. Program Admission Requirements

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• 7. Regulations for progression and program
  completion
• First Year/Level/Semester
• Second Year/Level/Semester
• .. etc.

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6. Program Admission Requirements

• General criteria and rules

• When does the program start?

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• 7. Regulations for progression and program
  completion

The rules and bylaws
The rules for withdrawal or transfer
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• 8. Evaluation of Program ILOs

Annex 1Attach Course Specifications
Program Coordinator Head of Department
Date / /
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Why Program Evaluation?
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• 8. Evaluation of Program ILOs

1. Senior Students
2. Alumni
3. Stakeholders
4. External Evaluator (s)
5. Others
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Program Evaluation
Methods and Procedures
Follow up and exit interview
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Program Matrix
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FACULTY MISSION
FACULTY DECIDES ON PROGRAMMES TO BE OFFERED
ACADEMIC REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAMMES
ANNUAL FACULTY REPORT AGAINST MISSION
PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION CURRICULUM, AIMS, ILOs
PROGRAMME REPORT
COURSE SPECIFICATION, CONTENTS, TEACHING
ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
COURSE REPORT
COURSE RUNS