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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 November 2024 – 28th November 2024

INSTITUTION:

University of Port-Harcourt

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Biology Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

79.83%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

The curriculum is not fully adequate, and some core courses were missing such as:
a) EDU 111 Communication in English
b) EDU 112 Foundation of Education
c) EDU 211 Educational Psychology
e) EDU 311 Test and Measurement

2 Practicals conducted of good quality but did not cover the curriculum.

3. External examiner system exists but did not provide the reviews on the question papers, marking schemes and results.

4. Internal quality assurance exists but no evidence of meeting.

5. tHE PROGRAMME SCORED 0. Only 1 out of 3 non-teaching staff benefited from the staff development programme for the past 3 years.

6. Research and collaborations are are available but no multidisciplinary approach applied.

 

1. The university should ensure the curriculum contains all the core/compulsory courses prescribed in the BMAS across all the levels of study.

The university should ensure that practicals conducted covers the depth and scope of the curriculum.

3. The university should ensure External examiner provide the reviews on the questions papers, marking schemes and results.

4. The university should ensure that there should be minutes of meetings to show as evidence.

5. The university should improve on staff development programme for the non-teaching staff.

The university should improve on the Research and Collaborations.

 

The total score for the programme is 79.83%. It scored 23 (74.19%)  in Academic Matters, 32 (91%) in Staffing, 21 (77.78%) in Physical Facilities, 13 (72.22%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. 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