The Program Assessment Center strives to
achieve its objectives through the following means and activities:
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Establish regulations and guidelines
related to curricula and academic programs development;
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Establish regulations, guidelines
and mechanisms for academic programs and research internal and
external assessment and accreditation;
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Coordinate and facilitate activities
for academic programs and research self-assessment and national /
international accreditation
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Organize lectures, workshops and
short courses on the means of program assessment and curricula
development;
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Develop and review campus-wide
general education and major assessment plan;
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Review academic departments
assessment plans, feedback processes and reporting strategies;
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Provide feedback to departments
about their assessment reports;
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Facilitate the review and evaluation
of students’ learning outcomes;
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Assist in developing and updating
assessment procedures and policies, monitor their effectiveness and
suggest modifications as appropriate;
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Identify gaps in assessment,
information, recommend mechanisms for assessment activities and
recommend changes in assessment process;
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Provide recommendations for
improvements and new initiatives based on assessment findings.
The Program Assessment Center offers
support, consultation and training for KFUPM faculty on assessment and
accreditation issues. It keeps KFUPM faculty, academic and research
departments updated on assessment and accreditation related issues
through the invitation of reputable International speakers to conduct
workshops and deliver seminars on the subject. The Center also keeps
links with national and International assessment and accreditation
organizations and invites International professionals to participate in
the self-assessment teams of the various programs of the University.
