Program and Plan Management

Academic Program Specification Summary

The file provides an integrated model for academic program specification, aiming to organize and document all components and requirements of the program in compliance with quality and academic accreditation requirements. The specification begins with the basic data of the program, which includes the main campus, branches, partnerships, jobs and professions for which the program prepares students, relevant professional sectors, academic tracks, credit hours, exit points, and the awarded qualification.

The template includes the program's mission, objectives, and targeted learning outcomes in the domains of knowledge and understanding, skills, values, autonomy, and responsibility. It also presents the study plan and its components, courses with their prerequisites and credit hours, in addition to course specifications and their alignment matrix with learning outcomes according to the foundational, practice, and advanced levels.

It also outlines teaching and learning strategies and methods for assessing learning outcomes, while specifying admission requirements, orientation and induction programs, and special counseling and support services for students. It addresses the needs of faculty members, staff, and technicians, learning resources, facilities and equipment, and the procedures necessary to ensure a healthy and safe educational environment.

The specification concludes with the quality assurance system, course quality monitoring, learning outcome measurement, program quality evaluation, performance indicators along with their measurement methods and timeframes, as well as the specification accreditation data, to support continuous improvement, enhance program efficiency, and ensure the quality of its academic outputs. The template also defines the elements of final accreditation and enables the documentation of program information in an organized manner that facilitates review and monitoring, supports developmental decision-making, achieves continuous improvement, raises the quality level of outputs, and enhances the program's alignment with labor market needs and relevant requirements.