GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDER

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDER

Part A of the MQA-01 and MQA-02 of this Code of Practice for Programme Accreditation (COPPA) seeks general information on the higher education provider (HEP). It is basically an institutional profile of the HEP.

There are 19 items listed below, most of which are self-explanatory.

Items 1 and 2 ask for the name of the HEP and the date of its establishment. Item 3 asks for the reference number to show that the institution has received formal approval of its establishment from relevant authority. Item 4 asks for the name and designation of the Chief Executive Officer of the HEP.

Items 5 to 9 require the HEP to furnish its address and contact details.

Item 10 asks for the names and addresses of departments of the HEP which are located outside of its main campus. Item 11 asks for the names and addresses of branch campuses, where applicable.

Items 12 and 13 require the HEP to list all the departments in the HEP, including its branch campuses and the number of programmes offered by them as well as details of these programmes.

Items 14, 15 and 17 ask for the details of the academic staff, students and administrative and support staff. Item 16 asks specifically about student attrition rate.

Item 18 requires the HEP to provide the organisational chart of the HEP.

Item 19 asks for the name and details of the contact person in the HEP.

PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDER

1.    Name of the higher education provider (HEP):

2.    Date of establishment:

3.    Reference No. of the Approval for Establishment:

4.    Name, title and designation of the chief executive officer:

5.    Address:

·         Address:

·         Correspondence (if different from above):

6.    Tel.:

7.    Fax:

8.    Email:

9.    Website:

10. Names and addresses of Faculties/Schools/Departments/Centres (if located outside the main campus):

i.               

ii.             

iii.            

11. Names and addresses of branch campuses (if applicable):

i.               

ii.             

iii.            

12. List of Faculties/Schools/Departments/Centres in the HEP  (and its branch campuses) and no. of programmes offered:

No.	Name of Faculties/Schools/Departments/ Centres	No. of programmes offered

13. Details of all programmes currently conducted by the HEP (and its branch campuses):

No.	Name of programme	Level	Awarding body	Approval   Date	Accreditation Date	Recognition (by PSD/JPA) Date	Types of Programme (Collaboration/ Homegrown)	No. of students

PSD: Public Services Department, JPA: Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam

14. Total number of academic staff:

Status	Academic Qualification	Number of staff
		Local	Foreign	Total
Full-time	PhD
	Masters
	Bachelors
	Diploma
	Professional
	Others
	Sub-total
Part-time	PhD
	Masters
	Bachelors
	Diploma
	Professional
	Others
	Sub-total
	Total

15. Total number of students:

	Number of students		Total
	Local	Foreign
Male
Female
Total

16. Student attrition rate:

	Year	Number of students leaving the institution	Reasons for leaving
Current year
Past 1 year
Past 2 years
Past 3 years

17. Total number of administrative and support staff:

No.	Designation	Number of staff

18. Provide the organisational chart of the HEP:

19. Contact person:

·         Name (Title):

·         Designation:

·         Tel.:

·         Fax.:

·         Email:

PART B: PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

Part B of the MQA-01 and MQA-02 requires the higher education provider (HEP) to furnish information on the programme to be accredited. The information required includes the name of the programme, its level, the credit value, the duration of study, entry requirement, mode of delivery and the awarding body.

There are 18 items listed in this section. Many of these items may require the HEP to refer to the Malaysian Qualifications Framework, programme standards, guidelines to good practices, and rules, regulations and policies of the Ministry of Higher Education.

Item 1 asks for the name of the qualification as in the scroll to be awarded. For example, Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering).

Item 2 asks for the level of the qualification as per the Malaysian Qualifications Framework. For example, level 6 – Bachelor degree.

Item 3 asks for the credit value of the programme. For example, 126 credits.

Item 4 asks for the type of award. For example, single major, double major, generic degree/award.

Item 5 asks for the field of study. For example, social sciences, law, pharmacy.

Item 6 asks for the medium of instruction of the programme. For example, English, Bahasa Malaysia.

Items 7 to 9 ask for the mode and method of programme. For example, full-time, part-time, distance learning, face-to-face, online, lecture, tutorial, lab work, field work, studio, practical training, etc.

Item 10 asks for the duration of the study of the programme.

Item 11 asks for the minimum entry requirement of the programme.

Items 12, 13 and 14 ask for the estimated date of the first intake, the projected intake and enrolment and the estimated date of the graduation of the first cohort.

Item 15 asks for the expected areas of the graduate’s employment, both nationally and internationally.

Item 16 asks for who awards the qualification and for relevant supporting document.

Item 17 asks for a sample of the scroll to be awarded.

Item 18 asks for details of a similar programme that has been approved to be conducted in other sites of the HEP, where applicable.

Item 19 asks for the location where the programme is to be conducted, in the case of Provisional Accreditation, or where the programme is currently being conducted, in the case of Full Accreditation.

PART B: PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

1.    Name of the award (as in the scroll to be awarded): Master in Tafsir and al-Qur`an Sciences ماجستير في التفسير وعلوم القرآن

2.    MQF level: 7 (Master)

3.    Credit value:

i.              Structure B        : 23 Coursework and 12 Thesis

ii.             Structure C        : 44 Coursework

4.    Type of award (e.g., single major, double major, etc.): Singel major

5.    Field of study: Islamic Sciences

6.    Language of instruction: Arabic

7.    Mode of study (e.g., full-time/part-time, etc.): Full Time/Part Time

8.    Mode of delivery (lecture/tutorial/lab/field work/studio, etc.): Lecture/Tutorial

9.    Method of delivery (Conventional/Distance learning, etc.): Distance Learning (Electronic)

10. Duration of study:

Structure B

	Full-time		Part-time
	Long Semester	Short Semester	Long Semester	Short Semester
No. of Weeks	54	NA	108	NA
No. of Semesters	3	NA	6	NA
No. of Years	1.5		3

Structure C

	Full-time		Part-time
	Long Semester	Short Semester	Long Semester	Short Semester
No. of Weeks	72	NA	144	NA
No. of Semesters	4	NA	8	NA
No. of Years	2		4

11. Entry requirements:

a.    A relevant Bachelor degree (Honours) with good grades from MEDIU, or any other institutions of higher learning recognised by the university; or

b.    Any other certificate that is recognised as equivalent to a Bachelor degree (Honours) or other relevant professional qualification and experience that are recognised by the University.

c.    A relevant General Bachelor degree (without honours) with at least one year working experience, and

d.    If deemed necessary, an applicant may be interviewed and/or required to sit for an entrance test in order to determine his eligibility for admission to a specific programme.

e.    The department of faculty may, with the approval of the University Academic Council (UAC), require the applicant to satisfy additional conditions for admission to a specific programme.

12. Estimated date of first intake: Feb 2009

13. Projected intake and enrolment:

	Intake	Enrolment
Year 1	2009	27
Year 2	2010	106
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total

14. Estimated date of pioneer graduation:

i.              Structure B                    : Full Time : August  2010

ii.             Structure B                    : Part Time : January 2011

iii.            Structure C                    : Full Time : January 2012

iv.            Structure C                    : Part Time : January 2013

15. Expected areas of graduate employment:

·         Education sector at all levels

·         Governments

·         Religious counseling and guidance

16. Awarding body:

• Own

(For awards by other HEP or Examination bodies, please attach the                       relevant documents)

                              i.        Proof of collaboration between Higher Education Provider and the partner HEP such as copy of the Validation Report and the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

                            ii.        Approval letter from Higher Education Department (Jabatan Pengajian Tinggi, JPT) for programmes in collaboration with Malaysian public universities

                           iii.        Proof of approval and supporting letter to conduct course of study from certification bodies/awarding bodies/examination bodies

                           iv.        A copy of the programme specification for the programme as conducted by the partner HEP

                            v.        Name of the Quality Partners of the HEP, where applicable

                           vi.        For programmes subjected to a recognition body or relevant authorities, please attach approval letters

vii.    For programmes which require clinical training, proof of approval, MoA or MoU from the relevant authority

viii.   Any other document where necessary

17. A sample of scroll to be awarded should be attached.

Sample 1

Sample 2

18. Indicate the following details of this programme that have been approved and conducted in other sites (if applicable): N/A

	Name and location of the site	Approval status	Provisional Accreditation Status	Accreditation Status
1

19. Location of the programme for this application: Malaysia

PART C: PROGRAMME STANDARDS

Programme accreditation covers standards in nine areas of evaluation. There are two levels of these standards, i.e., benchmarked standards and enhanced standards. The former is expressed by a “must” which means that the Higher Education Provider (HEP) must comply, whilst the latter is expressed by a “should” which means that the HEP is encouraged to fulfil them.

Part C of the MQA-01 and MQA-02 requires the HEP to furnish information on all the standards in the nine areas of evaluation for quality assurance on the programme to be accredited. The following pages provide a series of questions and statements that guide the HEP in furnishing such information.

Area 1 is on vision, mission, educational goals and learning outcomes. There are seven questions and statements on the seven benchmarked standards and three on the four enhanced standards.

Area 2 on curriculum design and delivery has 18 questions and statements on the 19 benchmarked standards and 10 questions and statements on the 11 enhanced standards.

Area 3 on assessment of students has 19 questions and statements on the 11 benchmarked standards and six questions and statements on the five enhanced standards.

Area 4 on student selection and support services has 23 questions and statements on the 21 benchmarked standards and 12 questions and statements on the 13 enhanced standards.

Area 5 on academic staff has 22 questions and statements on the 11 benchmarked standards and five questions and statements on the four enhanced standards.

Area 6 on educational resources has 23 questions and statements on the 12 benchmarked standards and nine questions and statements on the 10 enhanced standards.

Area 7 on programme monitoring and review has nine questions and statements on the five benchmarked standards and five questions and statements on the four enhanced standards.

Area 8 on leadership, governance and administration has 19 questions and statements on the 11 benchmarked standards and six questions and statements on the six enhanced standards.

Area 9 is on continual quality improvement. There are five questions and statements on the three benchmarked standards and two questions and statements on the two enhanced standards.