Accreditation System and Ranking Framework

Recently the quality of higher education in general and engineering education, in particular, has drawn considerable attention. In view of the expansion of engineering education over the last three decades and in the backdrop of growing suboptimal levels of employability, quality assurance of engineering education has assumed greater significance. Recognizing the need to overhaul the education system, the NEP-2020 has come out with path-breaking reforms in higher education. Some of these include learning outcome focus, Accreditation & quality assurance, and multidisciplinary holistic education to develop world-class citizens with roots in Indian ethos. Higher education is thus poised to become quality focused with emphasis on attainment of learning outcomes. Proper understanding of the quality of education is the first step to developing quality outcomes. However, education quality draws divergent views. Here we consider Outcome Based Education approach to develop the quality concept. This Course sets out the quality aspect of education and looks at ways to manage it as an integral part of institutional performance. While going through this module, faculty will be trained and update themselves about quality in technical education & quality assurance; key performance indicators in Accreditation; innovative curriculum design; and assessment & evaluation for quality improvement, process and criteria for the programme and institution-level Accreditation, and international & Indian ranking frameworks.

Unit 1: Quality in Technical Education and Quality Assurance

· Concept of quality in technical education

· Quality models in education and Accreditation

· Graduate Attributes (GAs) and Programme Outcomes (POs)

· Criteria of Accreditation, Accreditation Process and Accreditation Bodies

Unit 2: Key Performance Indicators in Accreditation

· Defining KPIs, KPIs in Institutional Planning Process

· Importance of KPIs, KPI Development Process, Criteria for KPI Development

· Writing SMART Key Performance Indicators

· Accreditation Systems

· Performance Management Frameworks, Reviewing and Updating KPIs

Unit 3: Innovative Curriculum Design

· Elements of curriculum, Content-based and Broad fields design approach, Learner centric, Problem cantered, C-D-I-O framework-based curriculum design approach

· Outcome-Based Curriculum Design

· Evolving curriculum structure

· Implementing outcome-based curriculum and Curriculum evaluation

Unit 4: Assessment and Evaluation for Quality Improvement

· Assessment and Evaluation, Purpose, Types, Problems and Issues in Assessment

· Assessment of Course Outcomes

· Development and use of Rubrics, Examples - Use of Rubrics

· Characteristics of Good assessment

· Designing Question paper for summative Assessment

Unit-5: Program Accreditation

· Purpose, Benefits, Impact of NBA Program Accreditation

· Program accreditation Criteria, Stages of Accreditation Process, award of Accreditation

· Vision, Mission, Program Educational Objectives, POs & PSOs

· Course Outcomes, Course and Programme Articulation Matrix

· Assessment and attainment of Course Outcomes and Programme Outcomes

Unit-6: Institutional Accreditation

· NAAC- Eligibility Criteria, Accreditation Criteria and Weightages

· Qualitative and Quantitative metrics

· Assessment and Accreditation Process by NAAC, Cycle of Assessment

· Grading and Assessment Outcome

· Metrics for Key Indicators, Quantitative Metrics (QnM)

UNIT-7: Institutional ranking framework

· Ranking Systems in Higher Education

· International Rankings -Times Higher education world university ranking (THE), QS World University Ranking, Academic Ranking of World University (ARWU)

· India Ranking Framework (NIRF) -Parameters used in NIRF