SQU

College of Education
Instructional and Learning Technologies Department
TECH 4211Quality Assurance



Proposal for:


Caledonian College of Engineering





Done by: Mohammed Al-Hinaai ID#:88722
Khalid Al-Shabibi ID#:88733
Ibrahim Al-Badi ID#:89245







Overview:
This is an evaluation proposal of Caledonian College of Engineering. This plan aims to
investigate the quality assurance of the Personnel, Curriculum/training and Environment of
the Caledonian College. It aims to detect the strengths and weaknesses of this institution
program.
The Caledonian College is a non-conventional academic institution which is in academic
partnership with the Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland UK GCU. The Caledonian
College has more than 1200 graduation students and 1200 are studying now, also I take this
collage because it is a unique collage in the Sultanate and provide high-quality
education in engineering only and provide different offers for student that they have
job in same time.
Personnel:
The AOU Administrators, instructors and staff are highly qualified. Dr. Ahmed Hassan
Mohammed Al-Bulushi is the Acting Dean of the CCE. There is administrative staff for
LRCs, learning materials, LMS, admission and registration and HRD. The academic staff
possessed different qualifications such as Doctorate and Master. The CCE provides various
resources used for technology training and resources such as LRCs, E-library .the course
which provided its suitable with international standards.
Curriculum/ training:
General Objectives
Providing students with the necessary knowledge and skills to continue with their
specialized courses.
Empowering students with general knowledge which allows for their professional and
technical specializations to have additional knowledge-based and humanitarian
dimensions which enhance their level of awareness.
Providing students with the cultural, developmental, and social ramifications of their
Arab societies.


MISSION To provide an innovative, creative and environmentally-aware learning experience for those who seek technological education.
VISION
To be the premier institute in the region for human resource development through innovation, research and technological
advancement so as to serve the community.
VALUES
Quality: Striving towards excellence through teamwork and sustained effort.
Integrity: Behaving with the highest integrity and transparency in all aspects of work.
Leadership: Instilling, in students the leadership qualities to motivate and transform society.
Innovation: Embracing and encouraging new knowledge, research and entrepreneurial approaches.
Social
Responsibility:
Understanding the physical, cultural and social environment in which we operate, respecting the rights and
needs of all.
Ethics: Upholding the highest ethical standards in all activities and imparting those ideals to students and staff.

Vision: A pioneering Arab Open University dedicated to building the science and knowledge
society.


Mission: Develop and disseminate knowledge, and build expertise according to international
quality standards without time or geographical barriers for the sake of contributing and
preparing manpower for development needs, and to build science and knowledge society in
the Arab countries.
Pedagogy: The AOU offers courses in IT and computer, English literature, business and
general studies. All of the courses are mainly delivered using Moodle with a two-hours-
lecture every two weeks. Also, live lectures are delivered online according to a specific
schedule.
A variety of assessment methods are implemented like: exams, quizzes, projects, researches,
homework, etc
The Admission of tertiary studies offers basic courses which aims to provide students with
necessary knowledge for their study (self-learning skills, language skills, social and business
science skills, Islamic and Arabic culture). These courses are divided into elective courses and
compulsory courses.
Most of the courses content and structure are taken from the British Open University.
Students are offered a credited degree from BOU after completing course requirements.
Environment:
The CCE learning environment includes LRCs equipped with reference
books, newspapers, periodicals and access to the E-library. IT provides
computer labs and wireless internet.
This university is suitable for the two genders from different
nationalities. The CCE cares about the students societies and authorizes
the student council to communicate students suggestions to the administration. Also
Infrastructure is equipped with high-technology quality in order to provide an
appropriate environment for the interaction of students and teachers in order to raise
the performance of students and teachers.

Tools for Assessment:
Personnel: interview
Curriculum/training: Questionnaire
Environment: Checklist



Planning Map:







Personnel

Environment
Curriculum/training
Quality in Higher
Education at CCE

Goals & Objectives
Mission
Vision
Peer Feedback
Qualifications
Quantity
LRC
Student Council
Computer Labs
Internet Connection
Expertise
Administration