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ERIC Number: ED494438
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan
Pages: 9
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A Study of Quality Assurance Practices in the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Sim, Helen Khoo Chooi; Idrus, Rozhan M.
Online Submission, Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education--TOJDE v5 n1 Jan 2004
This article looks at the quality assurance practices amongst three (3) groups of staff in the School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, i.e. lecturers, resident tutors and support staff. 9 dimensions of the Quality Assurance Practices i.e. Staff Development, Planning, Work Process, Team Work, Prioritise Customers, Performance Evaluation, System for Sending of Learning Materials, System for Receiving of Assignments from Students and Management of Students' Records are identified in this study. The results show that quality assurances practices amongst three groups are different. Profile Analysis used in this research shows that quality assurance practices amongst lecturers and support staff are parallel. Results also show that quality assurance practices of resident tutors have profiles that differ from the lecturers and support staff. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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