CBE Corrective Action Plan

The proposed corrective actions are based on

the following reports;

1. Undergraduate Student Evaluation Reports

2. Graduate Student Evaluation Reports

3. The 2014 AACSB Accreditation Review Team

Report

– The use of technology

– The availability of faculty members outside the class

– The use of real world examples

– The respectful behavior of faculty members

– The appropriateness of the level of difficulty

Outputs End Date Start Date Responsibility Steps Corrective

action

Area of

improvement

Revised

Syllabi June 2014 March

2014

Department

Chairs 1- Revise all Syllabi to

make sure this

component is well

articulated

Improve the

ways the

learning

outcomes and

requirements

are

communicated

Communication

of course

learning

outcomes and

requirements Department

Council

Minutes

September

2014

March

2014

Department

Chairs 2- Advise all faculty

regarding this in Dept.

Councils, and new

faculty when they join

Annual

Report

September

2014

March

2014

Department

Chairs 1- Instruct faculty to

provide more frequent

feedback to students

More effective

feedback to be

provided

Feedback on

students’

progress

Annual

Report

September

2014

March

2014

Department

Chairs

2- Arrange one to one

meetings with

students not

progressing well

3- more effective use

of the online learning

solutions to ease

student follow-up

Outputs End Date Start Date Responsibility Steps Corrective

action

Area of

improvement

Workshop December

2014

September

2014

Vice Dean 1- Organize a

workshop on effective

class sessions

More organized

class sessions

with better

explanations

Class Session

Organization &

Material

Explanation # of

visitations

December

2014

September

2014

Department

Chairs

2- Arrange PET

visitations for junior

faculty

# of new

positions

March 2014 March 2014 Dean 1. Request new

faculty lines

Limit Class

Sizes to 35

Big Class Size

Hindering

Student

Understanding Ceiling

across

college

September

2014

April 2014 Asst. Dean for

Student Affairs 2. Instruct Asst. Dean

for student Affairs to

keep ceiling at 35

Criterion:

Outputs End Date Start Date Responsibility Steps Corrective

action

Area of

improvement

# of Guest

speakers

June 2015 March 2014 Department

Chairs

1. Encourage faculty

to invite outside guest

speakers

More frequent

onsite

presentations

by successful

business men

and women

Exposure to

practicing

professionals

# of visits June 2015 March 2014 Department

Chairs

2. More class trips to

class related

organizations

Feedback from students especially their evaluation of courses and

instructors at the end of courses are reviewed by Program coordinators

and Departments Chairs. Issues requiring action are addressed promptly

Outputs End Date Start Date Responsibility Steps Corrective

action

Area of

improvement

Assistant Dean

for Research &

Graduate

Studies

Done

Introduction of

an elective

course in

Business

Research

Provision of

research

element in

MBA program

Spring 2014 MBA

Coordinator

Steps to be taken for

these concentrations

to appear on student

transcripts

A number of

concentrations

in Strategy,

MIS, Finance

and HR are to

be introduced

Delineation of

MBA

concentrations

Outputs End Date Start Date Responsibility Steps Corrective

action

Area of

improvement

MBA

Schedule

showing

faculty

assignment

Spring 2014 Dept. Chairs/

MBA

coordinator

Steps to be taken for

bridging and core in

same discipline to be

taught by same faculty

Same faculty to

teach bridging

and core

course

MBA Bridging

and core

course

teaching by

different faculty

Course

schedule

and Syllabus

Spring 2014 DBA program

Director/Coordi

nator

Delivery period

formally increased by

2 weeks (4 extra

sessions)

Augment

course delivery

period

Concerns

about DBA 902

with regard to

its heavy

contents & time

allotted

Course

Syllabus

Spring 2014

Course

instructor More practice and

review sessions

Outputs End Date Start Date Responsibility Steps Corrective

action

Area of

improvement

May 2014

April 2014

DBA program

Director/Coordi

nator

1. Students will

experience Rym

venue for comparison

purposes

One DBA

course is to be

offered in Rym

Island for

Cohorts 3 & 4

Some student

concerns about

current DBA

premises

May 2014

May 2014

Dean

2. A decision will be

made following (1)

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