PREPARATION WORKSHOPS FOR AY 2005/06

•  Syllabus writing for Caribbean School of Architecture
•  Student-Centred Learning for New Academic Staff – part of Staff Orientation
•  Team-based Learning (on request of academic staff)
•  Use of Multimedia in the Learner-Centred Classroom for Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences
•  Testing & Assessment Strategies for Faculty of Health and Aplied Sciences

SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF JAMAICA (UCJ) ACCREDITATION APPLICATIONS

University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) accreditation visits are expected for the following courses of study during Semester 1 AY 2005/06:

•  Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences)
•  Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Management (School of Building and Land Management
•  Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Education Technical and Vocational Training (School of Technical and Vocational Education)
•  Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical)

ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTRUCTOR/COURSE EVALUATION FORMS (Weeks 10-11)

All students whether full-time or part-time, are asked to complete Instructor/Course Evaluation forms for each of the classes in which they are enrolled. This very important activity informs the quality of the University’s courses of study.

In the current AY, in Semester 1, 20% of classes will be evaluated using the on-line software in development for the Instructor/Course evaluation process. This software has been developed and refined in several trials during AY 2004/05. The project is under the leadership of Mr. Valeri Pougatchev, Lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) and employs two SCIT graduates, who first explored the possibility of translating the paper-based Instructor/Course evaluation system into an on-line facility as their major project in the final year of the undergraduate programme in AY 2003/04.