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Introduction
The Faculty Quality Assurance Cell (FQAC) of Faculty of Commerce and Management (FCM) is the Unit that comes under the Centre of Quality Assurance (CQA) of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka. The primary role of the cell is to ensure the quality of the academic programmes within the faculty and foster a commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in all the endeavor that faculty engage and pay a path for achieving the vision of the faculty.
Vision & Mission
Vision - CQA
Center for Quality Assurance (CQA) of Eastern University, Sri Lanka Looks up to achieve the excellence in undergraduate degree programs to strengthen the ranking at national and Global scale.
Mission - CQA
Create and activate a concrete quality assurance system in all the components of the higher education system in Eastern University, Sri Lanka and sustain the process of continuous improvements for all teaching, learning and student support axes and institutional development, based on local and international academic standards, compatible with the mission and vision of the University and consequently, achieve overall satisfaction and harmony with the requirements of stakeholders qualifying the University to be nationally accredited.
Responsibilities
- The QA cells shall assist the Dean of the Faculty, Director/ CQA, to coordinate the inclusion of QA aspects in the Faculty Strategic Plan.
- The QA cells shall co-ordinate and guide all QA related activities within the faculty and report monthly to the Faculty Board.
- The QA cells assist the Director/CQA in the preparation of QA related guidelines and manuals for use within the faculty.
- The QA cells shall assist the Dean of the Faculty, Director/CQA, to implement QA reviews/audits and follow up action.
- The QA cells shall assist the administration of student surveys/feedback. stakeholder meeting proceedings and other surveys.
- The QA cells shall co-ordinate the facilitation of identifying and sharing of good practices between academic departments under the faculty.
- The QA cells shall co-ordinate the conduct of faculty level awareness programmes on QA among staff members, with the support of the CQA.
- The QA cells shall co-ordinate the preparation of Faculty Self Evaluation Report (SER) for Programme Reviews (PRs).
- The QA cells shall offer guidance and assistance to programme offering entities in defining programme objectives and outcomes, graduate profiles and course curricula which are in accordance with national reference points such as the Sri Lanka.
- The QA cells shall co-ordinate the preparation of the Annual Work Plan for the Faculty QA cell and a Strategic Plan for QA activities for the faculty.
- The QA cells shall ensure the necessary academic regulations/By-laws are in place, within the faculty if not make recommendation for remedial action.
- The QA cells shall maintain a repository of evidence at faculty level for the Institutional Reviews (IRs) and Programme Reviews (PRS).