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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

24th to 26th November, 2024

INSTITUTION:

Kwararafa University, Wukari

DISCIPLINE:

Administration and Management

PROGRAMME:

Public Administration

PROGRAMME SCORE:

81.65%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

INTERIM

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Some sampled degree projects are not well supervised, there is no consistency in the formatting.

2. Interaction between the panel members and students of the programme reveals the students have not acquired all the relevant hard and soft skills expected of or prescribed for their levels.

3, External Examiner reports are not of good standard as the report did not reflect or capture the judgment on the quality of facilities and teaching.

4. 44.4% of the academic staff do not have Ph.D. degree.

5. 33.3% of the academic staff and all the non-teaching staff have not benefited from Staff Development Programme.

6. Academic staff offices are inadequate in space.

7. Internet Hotpots are only available within the library complex.

8. Funding is inadequate for the programme.

 

1. The University should ensure that degree projects are well supervised.

2. The University should ensure that the student acquired all the relevant hard and soft skills expected of for their levels.

3. The report of the external examiner should comprise the level of compliance with guidelines and the quality of the assessment and evaluation of students.

4. The University should encourage all academic staff to encouraged to obtain Ph.D. degree.

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

6. Standard offices should be provided for the academic staff on the programme.

7. Internet Hotpots should be extended to other parts of the campus for ease of access to e-resources in the library.

8. The programme should be adequately funded

 

The total score for the programme is 81.65%. It scored 27 (84.38%)  in Academic Matters, 27 (77.14%) in Staffing, 13 (81.25%) in Physical Facilities, 15 (83.33%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) 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