PIEAS aims at exploiting the best aspects of quality in order to improve its students' learning experience, enhance the quality of its research and scholarship, serve the community to the best of our ability and improve its efficiency so it is better prepared to meet the current and future demands of working in higher education.
PIEAS commits itself to excellence in science and engineering education and providing learning opportunities that meet the needs and expectations of its customers. It shall do so by continually improving the effectiveness of its quality system and following applicable regulatory requirements.
PIEAS aims at incorporating the features that will manifest most prominently in self-assessment processes of the future:
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Up-to-date curricula with clear, explicit and appropriately demanding aims and objectives, which are both attainable and meet the needs of students both in terms of personal development and skills for employment. |
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A programme of teaching/learning which is well organised, purposeful, progressive and informed by modern scholarship. |
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Curriculum organisation and delivery which encompass a range of effective methods of promoting high quality learning, with students having a variety of learning opportunities and experiences. |
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Student experience which is enhanced through effective academic and personal support. |
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Assessment methods and arrangements which are clear, explicit and consistent with assessment at the appropriate level, and which are effective in assessing achievement of subject aims and objectives. |
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Provision of regular feedback, both through thoughtful assessment and opportunities for discussion of work which assists students to progress. |
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Student achievement which is comparable with that of similar students on similar courses elsewhere. |
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The acquisition of both general and specialist skills. |
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A well designed and supportive environment which facilitates learning and teaching. |
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Staffing at all levels which is sufficient in number and quality to deliver the curriculum. |
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Means by which systematic account is taken of student and external views in judgement of the curriculum, its delivery and outcomes. |
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Evidence of student, staff and employer satisfaction. |
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An identifiable, functioning framework within which an institution measures and evaluates success in meeting programme objectives. |
