SQU

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



Research Paper:

Caledonian College of Engineering












Done by:


Mohammed Salim Alhinaai (88722)
Ibrahim Hamed Albadi (89245)
Khalid Hilal Al Shabibi (88733)





Introduced to:
Dr. Abdelrahman Mohamed
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 we 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 CCE 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 matches
international standards where it collaborates with Scottish Credit and
Qualification Framework, Glasgow Caledonian University in UK and approved
from ministry of higher education in Oman.
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 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.

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. In addition, 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 compulsory courses and elective courses such as
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.
Network Security course, Water treatment course, Maintenance Management,
and Health and safety course. Students who successfully complete these
programs will be eligible for an internationally recognized Bachelor of Science
Degree awarded by VIT University, Vellore, India.
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. In addition,
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.

Conclusion
In this research, we described the quality assurance plan applied at CCE. We
focused at the triangulation, which has a good relation in increasing the quality
and validity of the collected data in the three areas: Personnel, curriculum and
environment. It also helps in the assessment of the quality assurance of CCE.
This research has some limitations, which need to be developed in order to raise
the validity and quality of the teaching & learning processes. More elements of
the educational institution need to be included, such as financial and
administrative issues. The assessment tools also need to be distributed for a good
number of people and then it need to be analyzed and publish the results.
In recommendation, researchers need to search for more CCE educational
elements to collect and evaluate data in order to raise the CCE educational
quality. They need also to spread the assessment tools to the suitable research
sample.
In Our opinion, CCE is one of the leaders in private Higher Education Sector
in Oman. One of the institutions in private sector has permanent members of
Industry in curriculum design and development. There are many strong points
that we observed about the collage In terms of personnel, Curriculum/training
and Environment. Many development initiatives are organized and coordinated
by the central quality office to ensure that the quality of teaching remains at a
consistently high level. Teaching quality is also assured through the moderation
process. There is internal as well as external moderation of assessments to ensure
that these are in compliance with set standards, and of an appropriate level.
Assessment Tools:

Personnel: interview

1. Name some administrative jobs at the CCE.
2. How many instructors are there at CCE?
3. What qualifications they have? And from which universities they have
graduated?
4. For how many years they have been as educators?
5. Who is taking the responsibility of Instructional Quality at the CCE?
6. Name some standards of instructional quality, which are applied at
the CCE?


Curriculum/training: Questionnaire




Item Totally
agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Totally
disagree
CCE vision reflects university
objectives.

The aims of CCE are related to
the national objectives.

Various learning styles are
provided with various teaching
methods.

CCE Courses' quality is trusted
Information taught at CCE is
reliable and accurate.

CCE Courses meet my needs
and expectations.

Different methods of assessment
are used at CCE.

Clear assignments are provided
at CCE.

Students are provided with
courses' objectives and syllabus.

Enough curriculum resources
are provided for learners.

Great chances offered for using
technology in courses.

Easy & appropriate online
services are provided for
learners.

Environment: Checklist







Item Good average Poor
Classrooms are well prepared for the processes
of teaching and learning.

Enough number of computers are provided for
learners

Online learning is well prepared for learners.

Internet is provided in various places for
learners.

Quality Libraries and resources are provided
for learners and educators.

Learning Resources Center is full of needed
resources and materials

A reliable online resources are provided for
learners

Several tools are provided to offer a good
communication chances between learners &
Educators.


Planning Map:





















Curriculum/training Personnel

Aims & Objectives
Expertise
Feedback
Administration
LRC
Internet Connection
Online Classes
Environment
Quality in Higher
Education at CCE

Mission
Vision
Qualifications

Online services
and materials
Libraries &
Computers
References:


1- Caledonian College of Engineering. (2014). Introduction. Retrieved April 1,
2014, from Caledonian College of Engineering Students:
http://www.cce.edu.om/contentdetails.aspx?id=180
2- Caledonian College of Engineering. (2014). Courses. Retrieved April 1, 2014,
from: Caledonian College of Engineering:
http://www.cce.edu.om/contentdetails.aspx?id=29
3- Caledonian College of Engineering. (2014). Profile of College. Retrieved
April 1, 2014, from: Caledonian College of Engineering:
http://www.cce.edu.om/contentdetails.aspx?id=1
4- Caledonian College of Engineering. (2014).Vision. Retrieved April 1, 2014,
from: Caledonian College of Engineering: https:
http://www.cce.edu.om/contentdetails.aspx?id=3
5- Caledonian College of Engineering. (2014). Quality Management. Retrieved
April 1, 2014, from: Caledonian College of Engineering: https:
http://www.cce.edu.om/contentdetails.aspx?id=3