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Introduction to the Project

Background and scope

In light of the state’s concern with education and considering it as the primal national project needed to face the new millennium with all it's dimensions and all the challenges which it possesses, especially for developing countries; under such severe competition where there will be no place, except for the distinguished, it was a must for the subject of performance assessment and quality assurance of higher educational organizations in Egypt, to be the chief concern when implementing the strategies of developing education. Aiming to develop programs that produce individuals with advanced knowledge in different areas, who appreciate learning and are constant learners and who are prepared to address creatively issues of significance to the local and global community for improving the quality of life.
In order for Egypt to cope with the outcomes of globalization, it was considered essential to create a well educated, motivated workforce that is willing to meet the international standards of quality to achieve the sought economic development. Hence, the president of Egypt, found it to be a necessity to upgrade the existing system of education through implementing quality assurance policies in the diversified educational organizations in order to increase the skills of graduates together with their competitive capacities. The National Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (NQAAA), [agreed upon in the higher educational conference of the year 2000] thus will be the means by which the previous goals shall be achieved.
The Faculty of Physical Education for Girls, Alexandria University as an academic organization, operating under laws and legalities that control the implemented system within, and has participated in inducing several development programs aims to meet the set international standards of higher education, in an attempt to participate in the formulation of the new development strategies in Egypt.
However, this must be done with reference to the standards and benchmarks that are carefully chosen by the higher educational institution in accordance with its mission.
The Faculty of Physical Education for Girls, Alexandria University as an academic organization, operating under laws and legalities that control the implemented system within, and has participated in inducing several development programs.
The Faculty offers its educational, social and research services to more than 1000 students who receive their bachelor’s degree in different majors such as; Curriculum & Teaching Methods Of Physical Education, Sports Training & Kinetics , Sports Management and Re-Creation. As well as granting PhD and Master Degrees in the former majors in addition to; health, educational and psychological sciences.
The faculty also conducts research and scientific studies for community service and environmental development in addition to offering scientific counseling for the government’s institutes that work in sports and recreation fields.
The academic staff reaches up to (153) members in addition to (60) assistants, in addition to employees staff (administration, technical)
Of about (188) members.
The proposed project by the faculty of physical education for girls of Alexandria University is aiming to establish an internal quality assurance system importance.
In the light of this diversified system of educational, research and public service programs and with the continuous increase in the number of beneficiaries from these programs, it became essential to perform a well-rounded, comprehensive study to:
- Evaluate the programs that are offered by the Faculty in the previously mentioned subjects.
- Identify the facilities and the basic research methods which help offer programs that are in the aimed level of quality.
The contents
Quality assurance requires quality assessment. Assessment must become a critical part of the culture of the faculty. It helps to identify where and how to improve our efforts.
The suggested study covers the following main fields:
 

1 - The Academic programs include the following points:
    • The demands of registration in these programs.
    • The distribution of the students on the varied programs.
    • The numbers of courses taught in each program.
    • The ratio of students to the professors.
    • The educational method applied.
    • The applied methods of evaluation.
    • The qualifications of the different staff members.
    • The occupational degree of the staff members.
    • The different approaches in research fields and development of     courses.
 

2 - The administrative system which includes the following points:
    • The number of employees in the administrative system.
    • Their distribution on the different units.

3- The faculty premises and assets.
    • Seminar rooms and other accommodations required for instruction, research and public service.
    • Academic facilities: Library facilities, Computer labs. (LAN), laboratories, and performance space.
    • Multimedia equipment and other resources necessary for effective multi-method teaching/ learning.
Beneficiaries
    • Staff members and assistants (213).
    • Students (1000).
    • Faculty employees (188).
    • Ministry of Education (physical education teachers, instructors, supervisors)
    • Youth ministry: Sports Clubs, Youth Centers.
    • NGO'S (Non governmental associations).
    • Ministry of social affairs (Senior citizen host lings, orphans, run a ways (Street Kids).
    • Sports management team at different institutions, organizations.

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Project Description

General objectives

The project is mainly aimed at designing and implementing a Quality Assurance System. The system is foreseen to:
1- Establish an internal performance appraisal and quality assurance unit.
2- Raise awareness and create quality culture among Faculty staff members, assistants, students, employees.
3- Establish the faculty mission & objectives
4- Training of trainers (TOT).
5- Prepare courses specs.
6- Prepare courses reports.
7- Prepare programs specs.
8- Prepare programs reports.
9- An annual faculty self evaluation report to determine both point of weaknesses & strength, and set an action plan for improvement.

Methodology of the Work

- QAA Awareness.( seminars, workshops)
- Establishing an official website for the faculty.(Database)
- Periodical reporting system.
- Training (students, staff members, employees).
- Communication with the various projects within the same University.
- Communication with the Quality Assurance Center.

Outputs/Outcomes of the Project

- An internal performance appraisal and quality assurance unit is established.
- Awareness and created quality culture among Faculty staff members (213), students (600) and employees (120).
- A document contains faculty mission & objectives.
- Train 12 of academic staff, 6 of employees on QA procedures.
- A document contains (182) of course specifications.
- A document contains (182) of course reports.
- A document contains (4) programs specification.
- A document contains (4) programs reports.
- A document contains an annual faculty report, and set an action plan for improvement.

Assumptions

- Support of top management (dean, vice-dean and head of departments) to establish a quality assurance system in the faculty.
- An internal performance appraisal and quality assurance unit will be established and considered as an essential part of faculty premises.
- Need for QA consultants.
- Cooperation with other QA units in the University.
- Cooperation with the QA center in the University.
- Preparation of course, program and annual faculty reports.
- Some Staff members, students and employees will accept the concept of quality and cooperate with the project team.

Risk

- The possibility of lack of cooperation by some of the staff members.
- Miss-communication between the unit and different departments.
- Large numbers of programs and courses.
- Resistance of some staff members to the concept of self-assessment.
- Sudden leave of some staff members who are engaged in the project (management and implementation teams).
- Junior staffs are not involved in the project.
- Low attendance of staff members and students during the awareness campaigns.
- Lack of qualified and certified QA trainers.
- Low attendance of staff members during the (TOT)due to their engagements and duties.
- Biddings delay.

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