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:

24th – 26th November

INSTITUTION:

Wesley University Ondo

DISCIPLINE:

Environmental Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Urban and Regional Planning

PROGRAMME SCORE:

60.00%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

INTERIM

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. URP 316(Housing) and URP 525 (Advanced Regional Planning) do not adequately cover the curriculum as contained in the BMAS/CCMAS.

2. Two candidates admitted into the programme do not meet the admission requirements.

3. The standard of tests and examinations indicates that some questions do not cover relevant aspects of the curriculum

4. Marking schemes are not well developed; inconsistencies in the allocation of marks and 100% awards of marks for examination indicate that tests were not conducted.

5. Students’ practical work was poorly written and did not cover wide area of the subject.

6. Students demonstrate an average performance in hard and soft skills relevant to the programme.
7. There was no record of external examiners’ reports in the department.

8. There was no evidence of internal quality control at the university.

9. There was no evidence of a staff development programme for academic and non-academic staff in the past three years.

10. The department has no GIS laboratory It meets 60% of the prescribed NUC space standards.

11. The laboratory equipment inspected met the BMAS specifications covering the broad areas of the programme up to 60% but less than 70%

12. The classroom space available meets the space standard specified in the BMAS by 60% but less than 70%. Also, the number of studios is inadequate.

13. The classroom equipment is slightly inadequate. There are no air- conditions, studios have no projector, no whiteboard facility, and poor maintenance of lighting systems.

14. The office accommodation is below the BMAS requirement and lacks basic facilities such as Air-conditions, Computers and file cabinets

15. The books and journals in the physical library are insufficient in number.

16. Staff and students access the e-resources in the Library using only campus hotspots and intranet.
17. The department had a low record of multidisciplinary collaborative research. There was no evidence of research projects beneficial to the local community.

18. Funding for the programme is inadequate.

 

1. The University should ensure that all courses cover the curriculum as stipulated in the BMAS.

2. The University should ensure that all students in the program meet the admission requirements.

3. It is recommended that tests and examinations be of good standard and quality and adequately cover the curriculum.
4. The university should ensure that marking schemes are well-developed for all courses, consistency in the allocation of marks, and conduct of tests before the examination.

5. Students need more exposure and improvement to urban design, neighborhood layout, and master plan.

6. Students require improvement in soft skills acquisition in GIS, AUTOCAD, ARCGIS, Statistical Package for Social Science, and Computer-aided designs.
7. It is recommended that external examiners (Qualified assessors) be engaged.
8. It is recommended that effective internal quality control be put in place.

9. The university should be encouraged to initiate a staff development programme for both academic and non-academic staff.
10. The university should ensure that it meets the provision of the BMAS/CCMAS on space standard by 70% or more.

11. It is recommended that the university should procure Arc GIS software for student’s use.

12. It is recommended that four more studios be provided for the department.

13. It is recommended that the university should have a maintenance culture of its facilities. Also make provision for Air-conditions, projector, a whiteboard facility and fans in the classroom

14. It is recommended that more spacious offices with Computers, Air-conditions, Fans, File cabinets and bookshelves be provided
15. More books and journals should be procured for the department.

16. The University should ensure a wider coverage by staff and students
17. It is recommended that the university should ensure research collaboration by staff and students as well as other institutions within and outside the country.
18. The university should provide more funding for the program.

 

The total score for the programme is 60.00%. It scored 20 (54.05%)  in Academic Matters, 27 (77.0%) in Staffing, 13 (48.15%) in Physical Facilities, 12 (66.67%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 1 (33.33%) in Research and Collaborations and 1 (50.00%) 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