Academic Plan 2016-2020 15Jan2016

ACADEMIC PLAN 

2016-2020

ACADEMIC PLAN 2016-2020 

FIVE CORE STRATEGIES 

1 

BUILD STRONG FACULTY WITH OUTSTANDING 

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 

2 

4 

ENSURE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES ARE 

DISTINCTIVE AND OF HIGH-QUALITY 

3 

PROVIDE EXCELLENT LEARNING 

EXPERIENCE 

STUDENT EXPERIENCE & SUCCESS FOCUSED 

5 

ENSURE APPROPRIATE TEACHING AIDS AND 

FACILITIES ARE IN PLACE 

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1 

Build Strong Faculty with Outstanding Academic Leadership 

a. Focus on strength & USP and consolidate 

• Re-organise faculties and academic 

support 

• Focus on disciplines which are related to 

creative industry, business and 

technology know-how 

Vice-Chancellor 

Deputy Vice-Chancellor 

Shared Services (from 

Cosmopoint SB) 

(Finance, Legal, HR, IT, 

Sales & Marketing and 

Property) 

Faculty of Design & 

Creativity 

CREATIVE 

DISCIPLINES 

Faculty of 

Hospitality, Tourism 

& Wellness 

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS 

Faculty of 

Engineering & 

Applied Technology 

Centre for Language 

& General Studies 

Faculty of 

Management & 

Business 

Technology 

Faculty of Media 

Studies 

ACADEMIC & STUDENT 

SUPPORT 

Education Quality & 

Strategic Partnership 

(Academic Compliance, 

Education Innovation & 

Partnership) 

Academic Operations 

(Admission, Graduation, 

Support System, Student 

Retention & Recovery, Library 

& Learning Commons) 

Student Services 

(Student Experience, 

International Student Office, 

Counselling, Careers & 

Partners) 


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b. Appropriate composition of academic staff to deliver quality education with strong 

emphasis on “Real World Practice” 

A 

Appropriate mix of traditional vs 

industry teaching staff 

B 

Appropriate Performance-driven mix of professors, culture: Focus senior 

lecturers, on lecturers Outcomes and tutors 

• Traditional: Sound academic 

background; focuses on fundamentals 

and theory 

• Industry: Practitioner; provides industrybased 

case studies and approach to 

solving problems 

• Percentage composition depends on 

discipline 

• Optimisation of workload 

• Have a least one star academic in each 

faculty 

Target: Up to 50% staff having relevant 

and significant industrial experience 

Target: 

2015 2016 2017 

Tutors 20% 20% 20% 

Lecturers 50% 45% 40% 

Sen Lecturers 27% 30% 30% 

Asst/P above 3% 5% 10% 

? 

Note: For university status it is required to have 10% Professor and 20% A/Professor 


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c. Reward, recognition and training framework to drive high-performance culture 

A 

Reward and recognition based on 

performance 

B 

Performance-driven Training programme culture: and career Focus 

on progression Outcomes 

• Competitive salary and benefits 

• KPIs based on outcomes (e.g. 

teaching excellence, attendance 

monitoring, student performance) 

• Career development training 

programmes available (e.g. effective 

teaching, early career academics) 

• Clear career progression path 

• Reward, recognition and promotion 

against KPI achievements 


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2 

Ensure Academic Programmes are Distinctive and of High Quality 

a. Focusing on strengths, consolidate offerings and offer new ones 

1. Rationalise programmes which are not aligned 

with University directions and those which are 

not cost-effective 

2. Offer new degree programmes which are aligned 

to University directions 

3. Enhance degree offerings and the number of 

degree students; by 2020 we aspire to have 55% 

of degree students from the total student 

population 

4. Collaborate with international universities to offer 

dual degree programmes 

Target: 

2015 2016 2017 

Degree programmes 15 20 25 

% of Degree Students 28% 32% 37% 


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2 

Ensure Academic Programmes are Distinctive and of High Quality 

b. Review and strengthen academic programmes 

A 

Distinctive to reflect ‘Real World 

Practice’ 

B 

Quality benchmarking and 

compliance 

Platform: Industry 

panel 

Curriculum: 

Relevant to industry 

Assessment: Solve 

real industry 

problems 

Internal policies and 

procedures 

MQA standards 

Best practices 

Internationalisation 

via dual degree 

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AT KLMUC 


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3 

Provide Excellent Learning Experience 

a. Appropriate support to enhance student learning experience 

• As described in Area 2 

• Periodic review of design 

and content to ensure 

relevancy and learning 

outcomes are met 

Curriculum 

Quality 

control 

Assessment 

& feedback 

Student 

learning 

experience 

• Engaging and welltrained 

teachers 

• Small group 

discussion 

• Monitor student 

performance 

• Innovative and 

flexible learning 

environments 

Teaching 

and learning 

processes 

• As described in Area 5 

Teaching 

aids & 

learning 

resources 

Guidance 

and support 

• Learning analytics 

approach to 

academic 

mentoring 

• Monitor attendance 

• English Language 

Enhancement 

Programme 


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3 

Provide Excellent Learning Experience 

b. Learning geared towards “Real World Practice” 

Internship/Industrial training incorporated in programmes 

• Prepare students for working life 

• “Audition” to prospective employers with the possibility of permanent job 

placement upon graduation 

Assessments based on real industry problems 

• Projects, case studies, examination questions 

• Produce relevant graduates 

Product exhibition and showcase 

• For students to be involved in the entire process of product development 

from design until marketing 

• Demonstrate final year project to prospective employers at Careers Fair 

Participate in relevant external programmes and visits 

• Fashion show, film festival, cooking competition 

• Provide exposure to enhance confidence and hands-on knowledge 


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4 

Student Experience and Success Focused 

a. Continue efforts to improve student experience and success 

A 

Existing Initiatives 

1 

2 

Further enhance: 

1. Orientation programme to 

support student transition; 

driven by students 

2. Activities and student 

participation; introduce 

employability points via cocurricular 

transcript 

3. Connection between 

curricular and co-curricular 

activities 

4. D2D2J success rate 

5. Student participation in 

University and Faculty 

governance 

3,4 

5 


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4 

Student Experience and Success Focused 

a. Continue efforts to improve student experience and success (con’t) 

B 

New Initiatives 

1 

Introduce: 

1. Scholarship for students who 

made academic progress 

from one semester to another 

2. Priority card for students who 

achieve CGPA of 3.75 and 

GPA of 3.5 and above. 

Benefits include: 

i. Fast counter service 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

Free locker 

Discounted student 

accommodation 

Free bus service 

2 

K- CARD 


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5 

A 

Ensure Appropriate Teaching Aids & Facilities are in Place 

a. Ensure teaching aids, learning resources and facilities are in place to provide 

excellent learning experience and simulate Real World Practice where applicable 

Faculties 

• Ensure facilities and teaching aids meet MQA requirements 

• For each of the faculty, have at least one showcase laboratory or studio 

• Acquisiton of new set-up will be carried out in stages to keep CAPEX minimal 

Design & Creativity 

1 

2 

Fashion Studio equipped with dress forms and sewing 

machine workstation 

Graphic Design Studio equipped with PC and 

software 


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5 



excellent learning experience and simulate Real World Practice where applicable (con’t) 

Hospitality, Tourism & Wellness 

1 

3 

Modern ticketing classroom (software and pc) 

2 

4 

Contemporary design housekeeping suite 

Front office reception 

Well-equipped kitchen 


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5 



excellent learning experience and simulate Real World Practice where applicable (con’t) 

Media Studies 

Management & Business Technology 

Film broadcasting technology equipped with: 

• Computer software and hardware 

• HD TV 

• Digital camera 

• Lightings 

• DSLR and lenses 

• Portable audio equipment 

• Sliders 

• Grip equipment 

Advertising Studio equipped with: 

• Computer software and hardware 

• HD Screen 


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5 

Ensure Appropriate Teaching Aids and Facilities are in Place 

b. Common learning resources and facilities in place to promote excellent learning 

experience 

B 

General 

1. Library resources meet MQA requirements 

2. Learning commons are well furnished 

3. High speed wi-fi on campus 

4. Student portal and email for effective 

communication 

5. Suitable learning platform such as Moodle in place 

and effectively used 

6. Suitable meeting rooms for one-on-one 

consultation 


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