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:

17/11/2024

INSTITUTION:

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Library and Information Science Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

81.30%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

INTERIM

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. The curriculum is not fully adequate
2. Less than four (4) innovative courses
3. The Test and examinations do not cover the curriculum
4. Equipment are not well maintained
5. Inadequate funding

 

1. The Management should incorporate courses in sociology to replace those educational courses.
2. The Management should add more innovative courses without exceeding the credit load of the program.
3. The question should enable the students to develop innovative thinking skills through applied questions in librarianship.
4. The equipment should be well maintained
5. The program should be adequately funded.

 

The total score for the programme is 81.30%. It scored 24 (64.86%)  in Academic Matters, 34.5 (98.57%) in Staffing, 20 (74.07%) in Physical Facilities, 16.5 (91.67%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and (0.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored less than 70% in any of the four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  INTERIM accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

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