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ISSUES OF SYLLABUS DESIGNING PRACTICES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18      Published : Dec 2019

Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level

Abstract

    The goal of Higher Education Commission is to develop and implement quality across all university activities and making it compatible with international practices. The faculty is required to have ability in designing, maintaining and updating curricula, when measuring the quality of an institute or of teaching; designing syllabus is the basic required skill. This study aims to analyze perception, syllabus designing skills and practices of faculty members in universities. This research is quantitative, structured questionnaire and document analyses were used for data collection. Results showed faculty have no related training; rules for designing syllabus are not followed. It is recommended that training sessions should be organized to developing syllabus designing skills of university faculty. Standard guidelines should be developed by quality assurance bodies.

    (1) Anjum Bano Kazimi
    Professor, Department of Education, IQRA University, Gulshan Campus, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ali Shaikh
    Vice Chancellor,Media and Communication Studies,Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Stephen John
    Director ORIC, Research Innovation, and Commercialization, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Kazimi, A. B., Shaikh, M. A., & John, S. (2019). Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level. Global Social Sciences Review, IV(IV), 135-145. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18

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    CHICAGO : Kazimi, Anjum Bano, Muhammad Ali Shaikh, and Stephen John. 2019. "Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (IV): 135-145 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18

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    HARVARD : KAZIMI, A. B., SHAIKH, M. A. & JOHN, S. 2019. Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 135-145.

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    MHRA : Kazimi, Anjum Bano, Muhammad Ali Shaikh, and Stephen John. 2019. "Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 135-145

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    OXFORD : Kazimi, Anjum Bano, Shaikh, Muhammad Ali, and John, Stephen (2019), "Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (IV), 135-145

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    TURABIAN : Kazimi, Anjum Bano, Muhammad Ali Shaikh, and Stephen John. "Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. IV (2019): 135-145. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18