Quality Enhancement Measures at DUHS
Program Level Evaluations
Program Evaluation is done through the Self-Assessment reporting process. All the degree programs offered at the University are required to prepare a Self-Assessment Report (SAR) based on the criteria the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan prescribes. The QEC DUHS maintains a Year-Wise SAR accomplishment record of the programs.
Teacher Evaluation
"Teacher Evaluation" is conducted regularly for each program at Dow University of Health Sciences. Some programs have already done it for several cycles, and some have scheduled the same. Evaluating teaching is carried out through the Quality Enhancement Cell of DUHS and is according to the method prescribed by HEC (Proforma 10-SAR Feedback Form).
It documents a teacher's progress through their teaching plan, lectures, summaries, assessments conducted, and student progress. This practice is very effective for the professional grooming and capacity building of teaching faculties and administrative staff.
Teachers' evaluation is done through the students, peer review, HOD review, and teachers' portfolios. The latest feedback results of Teachers' Evaluation at each College/Institute are correlated with the previous feedback results for quality improvement. These results are then further compared with the next evaluation.
QEC-DUHS has also implemented a very structured feedback mechanism where feedback is collected from the various stakeholders, students, faculty, employees, employers, alumni, etc, regarding course evaluation, teachers' evaluation, and their satisfaction related to administrative services, job, etc, on surveys prescribed by the HEC.
Training and Development
This program focuses on training needs of the faculty and provides them with forums and channels for the enhancement of professional skills, such as English language learning, faculty development training in the fields of curriculum design, teaching as a profession, academic planning and management, learner’s psychology, assessment and evaluation, communication skills and research methods. The faculty development program is facilitated by a master trainer from the HEC, where a continuous system of train the trainer identifies faculty members who have exhibited education leadership skills to be trained; subsequently, they will re-create the training at the University level.
Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE) by HEC and Self Review
The Quality Enhancement Cell – Dow University of Health Sciences conducted an Institutional Performance Evaluation, as part of the self-review, in accordance with the external quality assurance mechanism of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The self-review of IPE was conducted at the Ojha campus on 9th May to 11th May, 2023. Students and faculty members participated in the evaluation and discussed their concerns with the evaluators.
The review panel met the Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellors and all the HODs/ Deans/ Principals/ Directors from all departments/ colleges/ institutes of DUHS. A Review Room was prepared by QEC for the IPE Review Panel, where all the evidences related to the University Portfolio Report were placed. Laptops / Desktops with Internet/Wi-Fi facility were provided to the evaluators in the Review Room in order to facilitate the evaluation.
The Evaluation proceeded as follows:
The evaluators first met the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Saeed Qureshi. Ms. Sanam Soomro, Director Quality Enhancement Cell, DUHS presented a brief introduction of DUHS in front of the review panel, discussing all the programs, research activities, Innovation and Commercialization Activities, accreditations and Affiliations, Ph.D. and MS/M.Phil. Program Review status, Enterprise Resource Planning of the Dow University and a brief introduction about the Healthcare services provided at Dow University Hospital.
After the presentation, the evaluators followed up on the evidences prepared by the Quality Enhancement Cell for Institutional Performance Evaluation. The evaluators went through all the eleven (11) standards of IPE. They also met the Registrar, Director Planning & Development, Controller of Examinations, Director Finance, Director Procurement and Head of Department of Research. This was followed up by individual interviews to clarify any questions regarding the evidences provided from their departments. The evaluators then met the students from every Post Graduate, Graduate and Under Graduate Program at different departments of DUHS. Students discussed their concerns and shared the insights of the various programs with the evaluators in an open group discussion
MS/MPhil and Equivalent Program Review
This program review focuses on the validation of post-graduate academic programs, assurance of adherence to HEC’s minimum criteria, their acceptance and recognition and the overall value addition to the university’s portfolio of programs. This provides a useful feedback to the Quality Assurance Agency of the Higher Education Commission Pakistan. On the direction of the Vice Chancellor, DUHS, QEC conduct the program review.
As per the requirements of the Quality Assurance Agency of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, a self-Post Graduate Program Review of MS, MPhil, and Ph.D. programs of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS was conducted for three whole days on 22nd Feb 2023, under the supervision of the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of DUHS, Karachi. The first 2 days (20-21 Feb 2023) were dedicated to the OJHA campus, but the last day (22 Feb 2023) of the visit was dedicated to the DMC campus of the DUHS.
The review team visited the OJHA Campus & its allied facilities and SPGS & the allied facilities of DUHS, DMC, and the team also met the Deans/ Principles/HoDs/Program Coordinators, students, and faculty members.
At the end of the visit, the Review Team met with the worthy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Saeed Qureshi, and briefed him regarding the performance of the MS and Ph.D. programs of DUHS on all campuses.
International Collaborations
This program focuses on identifying areas where international collaboration may be established.
Currently we are working for:
Global Institutional Profiles Project of Thomson Reuters, world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. www.thomsonreuters.com
QS World University Rankings, produced by the QS Intelligence Unit http://www.qsnetwork.com/intelligenceunit/