PROGRAMME STANDARDS: ART AND DESIGN - MQA

INTRODUCTION
[PROGRAMME STANDARDS: ART AND DESIGN] 2012
1. Development and implementation of the Programme Standards in Art
and Design
This Programme Standards is a reference document for all Higher Education
Providers (HEPs) that provide Art and Design Programmes in order to assure the
quality of their programmes. This document encompasses nine Quality Assurances
areas as stated in the Code of Practice for Programme Accreditation (COPPA) and
has been elaborated into more specific requirements according to the needs of the
programme. It is subdivided into ten components as follows:
i. Programme Aims
ii. Learning Outcomes
iii. Curriculum Design and Delivery
iv. Student Assessment
v. Student Selection
vi. Academic Staff
vii. Educational Resources
viii. Programme Monitoring and Review
ix. Leadership, Governance and Administration
x. Continual Quality Improvement (CQI)
As a whole, the Programme Standards for Art and Design document describes
the different levels of standards leading to the award of individual qualifications,
namely Certificate (Malaysian Qualifications Framework MQF Level 3), Diploma
(MQF Level 4), Bachelor‟s Degree (MQF Level 6), Master‟s Degree (MQF Level 7)
and Doctoral Degree (MQF Level 8).
These standards are designed to encourage diversity of approach within a
framework that is compatible with the national human resource requirements and the
socio-economic needs. They cannot be seen as a syllabus and no form of
prescription is intended in the amount of time devoted to each component or in the
order in which the material is presented. HEP are expected to combine, teach and
assess the subject creatively. The Programme Standards document provides
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