NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
28th – 30th November, 2024
INSTITUTION:
Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa
DISCIPLINE:
Education
PROGRAMME:
Business Education
PROGRAMME SCORE:
83.20%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
1. A student Ikirigo Edianabai with Reg. No: FUO/21/BED/15184 did not 2. Some student degree projects are not well supervised as there are 3. External examiners’ report is not timely reported. 4. 26.7% of the academic staff are not core to subject area. 5. 45.5% of the academic staff and all the non-teaching staff have not 6. Classroom equipment are not well maintained, the fan and lighting 7. Academic staff offices lack bookshelves. 8. The e-library is subscribed to only one data base for the programme. 9. Funding is inadequate forthe programme. 10. There is no multidisciplinary approach to research in the programme.
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1. The University should ensure that all student admitted to the 2. Students’ degree projects should be adequately supervised. 3. The University should ensure that external examiners’ report are 4. The University should ensure that the percentage of staff core to 5. The University should ensure that all staff benefit from the Staff 6. The University should ensure that classrooms are well maintained for 7. Academic staff offices should be well furnished with bookshelves. 8. The University should subscribed to at least two relevant data base for 9. The programme should be adequately funded. 10. The University should ensure that there is multidisciplinary approach
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The total score for the programme is 83.20%. It scored 32 (86.49%) in Academic Matters, 27 (77.00%) in Staffing, 24 (88.89%) in Physical Facilities, 15 (83.33%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) 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