This course provides practical training in two critical phases of the external quality assurance (EQA) review process: conducting site visits and preparing review reports. It is structured into 3 modules comprising 7 units. Through an exploration of review planning, evidence collection, and reporting techniques, students will gain hands-on skills necessary to support robust, transparent, and credible review outcomes. Students will learn how to plan and execute effective site visits, construct schedules and questioning strategies, and guide review teams in adherence to protocol and consensus-building. Emphasis is placed on using site visits to validate institutional self-assessments and gather evidence to inform conclusions. In the second part of the course, students will examine the structure, purposes, and types of review reports used in accreditation, evaluation, and audit contexts. They will learn how to organize, write, and present findings in a way that clearly links evidence to review outcomes, while also considering reporting timelines and agency protocols for publication and decision-making. Assessment in this course will be 100% continuous, utilizing a combination of formative and summative methods. The assessments consist of three components A, B and C. Students will be required to pass each component to pass the course. This course will be delivered entirely online using a blend of synchronous (e.g. web conferencing) and asynchronous (e.g. discussion forum, wiki and blogs) tools.
Course Code
EDQA6504
Course Credits
3
