Accreditation Tech Report View

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

15th to 17th December, 2024

INSTITUTION:

Hezekiah University, Umudi

DISCIPLINE:

Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Physics with Electronics

PROGRAMME SCORE:

86.55%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. The curriculum contains less than 4 innovative courses

2. Students degree projects are not well supervised as the projects have typographical errors.

3. The students practical work conducted did not cover all the scope of the programme as there is need to increase more practical hours to conduct more experiment for the students.

4. 33.3% of academic staff have not benefited from the Staff Development Programme.

5. The laboratory equipment are archaic especially the electronic modules.

6. The Classrooms were not well maintained and do not have teaching aids like smart boards, projectors and white boards

7. Academic staff offices are not well furnished with filing cabinets, Air conditioners and bookshelves

8. Physical library books and journals are inadequate in number, currency and coverage.

9. The slow internet connectivity impedes access to e-book and journals by students and staff of the programme.

10. Funding for the programme is inadequate.

 

1. The university should ensure that the curriculum is enriched by the addition of at least four relevant innovative courses without exceeding the maximum credit load.

2. The University should ensure that all student’s project are well supervised.

3. The University should ensure that more practical work are conducted to cover all the scope of the programme.

4. The University should ensure that all staff benefit from the Staff Development Programme.

5. The University should provide a modern laboratory with state of the art laboratory equipment.

6. The University should ensure all classrooms have teaching aids and are well maintained.

7. Standard and adequately furnished academic staff offices should be provided.

8. More current books and journals should be procured for the programme to cover all the core areas of the programme.

9. More internet bandwidth should be provided in the e-library for fast accessibility to books and journals.

10. The programme should be adequately funded.

 

The total score for the programme is 86.55%. It scored 27 (87.10%)  in Academic Matters, 33 (94%) in Staffing, 23 (85.19%) in Physical Facilities, 14 (78%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 1 (50.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored up to 70% and above in all four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  FULL accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of  FULL accreditation status for the Programme