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QEC arranges Presentation on Internal
academic Audit
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Quality Enhancement Cell GC University Lahore
organised a presentation on “Internal
Academic Audit
2008”. Prof. Khalid Aftab, Vice Chancellor and Academic and
Administrative Heads were present in the presentation. He
appreciated the effort of the QEC and directed to keep up
such exercise. He also wished to carry out follow up visits
to ensure continues improvement.
Director QEC Ms. Iram Sohail gave an
inclusive presentation on the topic. In her intro of
presentation she added “Audit is an overall health of any
institution, and it should not be taken as an offence”. She
said that the purpose of the academic audit is to assess the
strength of quality culture, determine the commitment to
continues improvement, appraise the system in place to
determine academic standards, and evaluate the system to
ensure that measures taken to maintain and enhance quality are
appropriate and effective. Deputy Director QEC conducted the
program and referred the quotation of MaoTse Tung
“to hide truth
is to nurture fear and fear stops ones’ flight, and today’s
presentation is a try not to hide the truth”.
(16-10-2008)
SESSION ON QUALITY
ASSURANCE
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The Quality Enhancement Cell GCU organised a
session on Programme Quality Assurance Report (PQAR). The
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Khalid Aftab along with heads of
academic and administrative departments participated in the
session. He also appreciated the efforts of the GCU cell and
hope to attain standards in future
also.
(30-09-2008)
(Courtesy The News Lahore)
Human Resources Development Program organizes by QEC starts
AT GCU
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The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the GC
University Lahore today organized the inaugural ceremony of
a 4-day Human Resources Development Training Program. Acting
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan while addressing
the inaugural ceremony said that in order to meet the higher
educational standards, quality assurance in academics play
pivotal role. He said that our teachers need to acquire
latest academic skills and keep themselves with the modern
technology so that they could deliver to the students to the
maximum of their potential and skill. He further said that
the quality enhancement cell of the GCU Lahore has
demonstrated good performance so for in the Human Resource
Development Training of the varsity’s faculty. Prof. Dr.
Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz Dean of Arts and Social Sciences
that the performance of the GCU teachers after passing
through vigorous training exercises has been enhanced the
QEC initiative has been extending all possible help to the
varsity’s teachers in improving their academic skills.
Akbar Rehmatullah Consultant QEC gave a detailed introduction
of the Programme Quality Assurance Report (PQAR) and Teaching
and Learning Framework (TALF). Prof. Dr. Akram Kashmiri
(Chemistry) discussed in detail about Preparing for the PQAR
Exercise at GCU in an academic department. Director QEC Ms.
Iram Sohail said that both research and QEC were very
important in the making of universities. She explained to
participants the objectives behind holding the program and
urged the faculty members to focus on acquiring maximum
academic benefit from the training program.
(The Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Sohail
Ahmad Khan with the participants of the workshop)
(22-07-2008)
QEC arranges four days HRDC training
program
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QEC has arranged a four days HRDC training cycle III program
in the Fazl-e-Hussain reading room of the university. Please
click for
the
schedule, names of resource persons and of participants.
(18-07-2008)
GCU HOLDS TEACHER’S TRAINING PROGRAM
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A three day Teacher Training Program under the auspices of
QEC of the GC University concluded at the Fazal-e-Hussain
reading room of the University. The training program is part
of the GC University Quality Policy, as approved and
strictly enforced by the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid
Aftab, where faculty development has been targeted as a high
priority area. All new teaching and research staff must
undergo a three tear training and development cycle – Pre
service training, In-service training and mandatory
attendance of the HRDC training program. The main elements
of teacher training program included focus on academic and
administrative issues. Topics ranged from Higher education
academic setting by Akbar Rahmatullah, Purpose and Functions
of QEC and Classroom Management by Iram Sohail, Role of
Psychology in Education by Prof Sohail Ahmed Khan, Grading
System by Dr Khalid Pervaiz. .
Other
Guest speakers included Sahibzada Faisal Khursheed, Prof
Anjum Saleemi, Mr. Abdul Waheed, Prof. Dr Islamullah Khan.
A group
photo of the participants of the Teacher’s Training Program
(28-04-2008)
IN-SERVICES TEACHER’S TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE YOUNG
LECTURERS
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The Quality
Enhancement Cell is organizing the In-Service Teachers
Training Programme-Group II for young lecturers, research
assistants and teaching assistants on March 29, 2008
from 08:30am to 05:00 pm at PG Library Seminar Room. The purpose of the training
is to acquaint the young inductees the working of various
administrative and academic offices.
For further details and schedule please
Click Here.
(29-03-2008)
Academic programs need
to be more effective and qualitatively efficient Vice
Chancellor speaks on the joint presentation of Chemistry and
QEC
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Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor has said that in
order to ensure quality education in all the discipline at
the GC University Lahore, all efforts are being made to
match up the requisites of the aforesaid necessity. He was
addressing participants of an exit meeting with the
Department of Chemistry arranged by the Quality Enhancement
Cell (QEC) of the GCU. The meeting focused on the
presentation on ‘Program Quality Assurance Report’ (PQAR)
for B.Sc (Hons) 4-year Program (2005-2009). He appreciated
the efforts made by the department and QEC which has covered
this mileage and hoped that the quality assurance exercise
and academic planning go together in furthering the academic
excellence. “Academic programs need to be more effective and
qualitatively efficient and all the departments need to
carry out rigorous efforts in this regard”, he said and
added that studies in the disciplines of sciences need to be
evaluated rationally.
Earlier, Chairperson Chemistry department of the GCU Prof.
Dr. Akram Kashmiri made a detailed and comprehensive
presentation on the preparation of Program Quality Assurance
Report (PQAR). He informed the participants that the
curriculum of Chemistry is based upon the theme of
experimental sciences and has the aim to produce useful
citizens for the state and the society. He said that the
mission of the department Chemistry is to take a leading role
in discovering useful knowledge, preparing Chemistry graduates
for future challenges in education, research, entrepreneurship
and social sectors of our society. He also described the
outcomes of the PQAR and stressed upon the importance of
Industry-Academia Linkage. Prof. Dr. Saeed Iqbal also spoke on
the occasion and detailed the development and maintenance of
the course files. He also highlighted the importance of
strengthening of labs and infra-structure facilities,
periodical reviews of curricula and introduction of a feed
back system.
The Dean faculty of Sciences and Technology Prof. Dr. Amin
ul Haq Khan applauded Dr. Kashmiri and his team efforts for
rigorously carrying out the exercise and setting the standard
form for the other departments of the university. He also
stressed upon the fact that now the QEC and all the other
departments can co-exist in order to ensure quality. Dean of
Arts and Social Sciences, Director, and Consultant QEC were
present on the occasion.
(25-02-2008)
Quality Enhancement Cell organizes 6-Day In-service Teachers
Training Program
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Quality
Enhancement Cell of the GC University Lahore today organized
the inaugural ceremony of the six-day “In-Service Teachers
Training Program” for the young lecturers of in
the Fazl-e-Hussain reading room. Please
Click Here for
training programme schedule.
 The Vice
Chancellor GCU Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab while addressing
the participants of the program said that teachers training
programs are an essential part of their service and these
efforts help them in enhancing their teaching potential and
knowledge based orientations. He said GCU is playing a very
positive role in this regard. “Teachers have the greater role
to play in flourishing student’s career building and by
learning new academic techniques; they equip themselves with
the ability to manifest their academic caliber before the
students in a befitting manner”. The Vice Chancellor
observed. He stressed quality education, proper training,
academic attitude and professional experience as four basic
ingredients necessary for making a good teacher as they can be
helpful in capacity building of an individual and urged the
senior faculty to provide all out support to the new staff.
The resource
persons of today’s training program included Dr. Sohail Ahmed
Khan Dean Faculty of Languages, Islamic and Oriental Learning,
Prof. Amin-ul-Haq Khan Dean of Science and Technology, Prof.
Dr. Muhammad Khalid Pervaiz Dean Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, Dean Faculty of Sciences and Technology Prof. Dr.
Amin ul Haq, Sahibzada Faisal Khurshid the Registrar and Ms.
Iram Sohail Director QEC.
Dean of Arts
and Social Sciences apprised about the various departments
working under his faculty. While giving the comprehensive
detail of the evolution of social sciences from 1824 to date,
told that there were 16 departments at present working under
this faculty and the faculty programs range from Intermediate
to Ph. D level. He also told sixteen inter-disciplinary
courses were being offered by the department of Philosophy. He
also briefed about the level of research activities,
publications, achievements and future plans of his faculty in
detail.
Dean Faculty
of Languages, Islamic and Oriental Learning in his
presentation proposed to establish the Institute of Languages
at the varsity adding that language and literature have the
greater role in developing the insight of a person. He further
said that languages should be promoted along with science as
the most modern universities of the world carry science and
literature together. He quoted an example of Tokyo University,
where more than 35 languages are taught including Urdu. He
also suggested the Vice Chancellor to take initiative for the
teaching of Chinese and Japanese languages at the campus.
“Like all modern universities of the world, the disciplines of
linguistics and comparative literature should also be
introduced at GCU, he added.
The resource
persons apprised the young faculty about their strength and
functioning of their respective departments.
(11-12-2007)
QEC
ORGANIZES FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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The inaugural session of a three day workshop on faculty
development program was held at the postgraduate library
auditorium GC University Lahore under the aegis of Quality
Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the University.
Addressing on the occasion Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice
Chancellor said that we got to make fair assessment of the
reality around us and if we want to excel in the realm of
quality education, we have to focus quality assessment and
quality improvement exercises. He said that we need to put in
concerted efforts and in this regard the Quality Enhancement
Cell is gradually making us realize to ensure quality
education at the campus. The Vice Chancellor further asserted
that we have setup a vision 2010-2015, under which GCU should
be producing world class graduates. He further argued that
quality of a product or a service is a better part of planning
or production. He said that constant quality improvement in
education is an ongoing process which is imperative for
heralding better academic environment in an institution. He
hoped that GCU would remain ahead of all other universities in
terms of quality education extension to the students.
Akbar Rahmatullah Quality Assurance Consultant to GCU made
his presentation on quality assurance in Higher Education and
its implementations process with reference to the academic
teaching functions. He said that the training session was
organized inline with the stipulated mission of the QEC.
Director Academic and external links GCU Ms. Iram Sohail made
her presentation on Classroom Management. Ms. Urooj Fatima
also spoke on the occasion.
(14-06-2007)
GCU would
focus the quality education extended to the students - Vice
Chancellor
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The
Quality Enhancement Cell of the Human Resource Development
Centre of GCU is holding ‘first in-house teacher training
session of the faculty development programme’ at the
Postgraduate Library Auditorium of the university from 13-15
June 2007.
The in
house faculty development programme aims to initiate
training of future trainers at GCU. Its target is to act not
only as a bridge between the professionally trained resource
reservoir of GCU and the faculty but to provide a forum that
will identify and groom the participants to become future
trainers and thus enhance the quality of educational
experience for the Ravians (GCU Alumni).
The
forum brings in opportunities for the participants to learn
from each other, share diverse ideas and reflect upon their
teaching and learning processes and procedure to perform in
their diverse roles of serving and supporting the Ravian
community. The details of the topics along with the names of
the presenters are as under:
Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Akbar Rehmatullah
Classroom Management
Ms. Iram Suhail
Educational Taxonomy
Ms. Arooj Ahsan
Managing Quality in an Academic Department
Dr. I M Ghouri
Western and Eastern Educationists
Ms. Rubina Mumtaz
Statistical Analysis of Information
Dr. Khalid Pervez
Reflected Teaching
Ms. Benash Sarfraz
Examination System in Four Year Degree Programme
Ashraf Shabbir Bokhari
Acitivity Based Teaching in the University
Dr. Asir Ajmal
Emerging Issues on Corporate Governance in Higher Education
Akbar Rahmatullah
School
Strategy on Quality Assurance and Enhancement
The Deans of the University
(09-06-2007)
QEC of GCU ORGANIZES TRAINING SESSION ON QUALITY ASSURANCE
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Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of GC University Lahore
organized a training session on the quality assurance
process and procedures. Mr. Akbar Rahmatullah Advisor QEC
while making his presentation detailed the quality criteria
and their related standards for the assessment of academic
programs within the varsity. He said that self assessment
was a core requirement for the assessment of academic
programs as stipulated by the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
He further said that the development of a viable quality
assurance system for the university has been set as a high
priority issue by the Vice Chancellor.
The Deans and senior faculty of the university including the
program team leaders of various academic programs were
present on the occasion.
(01-06-2007)
GCU
ESTABLISHES QUALITY ENHANCEMENT CELL
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The GC
University Lahore is a trend setting institution in the
country. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab is
utilizing all out resources and mobilizing all quarters to
raise the academic standard of GCU to the level of
international universities. Keeping in view the same
objective, the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) has been
established as an Academic Quality Regulatory Body within GC
University Lahore in pursuance of a directive from Higher
Education Commission of Pakistan. The cell would interact
directly with the HEC on Academic Quality Assurance matters,
the Vice Chancellor told.
The
mission of the Quality Enhancement cell within the GCU Lahore
would be to monitor and enhance academic processes, procedures
and practices within academic departments, keeping in view the
proposals put forward by the Higher Education Commission, and
also keeping in view international Quality Assurance
developments. This is to ensure that the students’ experience
of learning during their academic studies at the GC University
Lahore is rewarding one. QEC would be responsible for training
and capacity building on Quality Assurance matters at the GCU
Lahore. One of the principle objectives to be achieved through
this process is to create awareness of Quality Assurance
issues while keeping in view, national and international
academic developments.
Quality
policy implementation would be brought about through a quality
assurance steering committee of the varsity. The entire
quality assurance process at the GCU is consultatively
designed, both internally and externally, to ensure quality of
the end product, be it a new Quality Assurance policy or the
development of a quality instrument. Therefore the Quality
Assurance development process at the GCU is through a number
of consultative working groups.
Curriculum within specific academic departments are driven by
Course outlines, which are part of the Curriculum
Administration and Management System (CAMS). These course
outlines are developed through academic rigor by the CAMS
consultative working Group .These approved Course outlines are
further threaded into the university mission, vision and value
statement, which is part of the teaching and learning
framework. Similarly, research practices would be monitored
and developed through the relevant Consultative Working Group.
All academic activity such as curriculum development, research
including faculty development would be guided by the GCU
Teaching and Learning Framework (TALF).
The
GCU’s Departments would be further guided and monitored in
accordance with this teaching and learning framework, which
specifies the University Graduate Attributes and a list on
quality criteria. These quality criteria would also reinforce
the GCU's resolve to take Higher Education Commission of
Pakistan’s recommendations on Quality matters on board in a
meaningful and constructive way. A Faculty Evaluation
Development and Advisory System has been put into place
through this cell in order to address issues concerning with
the faculty development and its training. A sub unit within
the department of QEC. The Human Resource Development
Centre-has also been set up. This HRDC would also help in the
faculty development and its training. One of the eventual
outcomes of the QEC is the production of a Self evaluation
Report, the Program Quality Assurance Report. This will be
produced by departments and audited by the QEC. The long term
goals of the QEC include the production of an Institutional
Performance Report in preparation for a possible external
audit.
Mr.
Akbar Rehmat Ullah has been appointed Advisor on Quality
Assurance to GC University Lahore and he would develop
relevant academic policies and procedures for QEC. After
careful scrutiny and evaluation, these policies would be
approved for implementation by a Quality Assurance steering
committee, headed by the Vice Chancellor.
(06-04-2007)
Vice Chancellor GCU inaugurated 6-Day Professional Development
Training Program (PDP)
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The GC University Lahore in collaboration with the Higher
Education Commission of Pakistan organized a six-day long ‘Professional
Development Program’. The objective of the program aimed at enhancing
professional development and capacity building of the faculty members of
GCU besides extending knowledge sharing opportunities to help them
abreast with the latest educational methodologies.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor inaugurated the
program. Speaking on the occasion he said that we must ensure quality
education to help bring noticeable improvement in the educational arena.
He further said, we are putting up concerted efforts in this regard and
we are striving to fulfill our commitment of fostering academic
excellence as the funding agencies like Federal Government, Punjab
Government and Higher Education Commission expect from us. The Vice
Chancellor said that professional development program is a very
effective platform to help teachers enhance their knowledge and improve
their teaching skills. He remarked that one should not consider
education as consumption expenditure. Talking about the past days, the
VC said that education was in a trivial position with only Feudal Lords
of the specific areas got their children enriched with the fruits of
knowledge but with the passage of time, the scope of formal educational
facilities have been widened by and large. ‘Academic notes need to be
improved and knowledge need to be updated and this is also the need of
the hour’, the Vice Chancellor asserted.
GCU’s Director
Academic Planning & External Links Ms. Iram Sohail described about the
objective of the program. She also briefed about the training and
development of staff in the skills of teaching and learning, assessment
and examination etc. She said that PDP is important to enhance the
faculty’s understanding of cognitive process.
The detail of
the topics is as under:-
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Dr. Asif Hashmi |
Freelance
teacher, member National Committee on Examination, HEC |
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The
session will be about examination systems, assessment tools and
kind of tests |
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Dr. Amin ul Haq
Khan |
Dean of Sciences,
Chairperson Environmental Sciences and sustainable study center,
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The
session will be about Research and Research Methods. |
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Mr. Najaf Yawar
Khan |
Director
Management Studies Department, GCU |
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The
session is on case-study method of teaching. It is a resource
teaching. It is resource intensive method but the advantage it
provides are second to none. Real life documented cases are
widely used in many fields were there are more than one possible
ways to resolve a problem. The participants will apply the
method in their specific subjects. |
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Dr. Hamid Rafiq
Khattak |
Dean of Sciences,
APCOMS, Rawalpindi |
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The
Session will be about Communication Skills. |
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Ms. Sidra Khurram |
Master Tutor and
Accredited Trainer |
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The
session will focus on enabling the teacher to identify the
learning styles of students and use strategies to deal with each
learning style. Adult learning theories and theorists will also
be discussed. |
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Ms. Noor Amna
Malik |
Director General,
Learning Innovation, HEC |
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The
role of teacher as a communicator in higher educating is
significant. The session will focus on various quality assurance
standards including communication skills that the teacher can
adopt to enhance teaching |
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Dr. Iftikhar Mir |
Associate
Professor Psychology Department, GCU, Lahore |
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Different Classrooms teaching and evaluation practices are
largely influenced by teacher’ brief system about learning and
their own past experiences on academics. Certain cultural
implications of these strategies will be highlighted including
asking teachers to review their own beliefs and practices and
switch over to the adaptive ones. Various Examinations Models
and their strengths & weaknesses will also be discussed. |
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Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Khalid Pervaiz |
Chairperson, Statistics Department GCU, Lahore |
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The
session on Data Collection Techniques will focus on four
information collection techniques. They are Documentary sources,
Observation, Mail questionnaire and interviewing |
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Mr. Akbar Rehmat
Ullah |
Advisor Quality
Enhancement Cell, GCU Lahore |
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This
session will focus upon Academic Quality Assurance in Higher
Education. Philosophy of Quality Assurance and the Scholarship
of teaching will be discussed. |
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Ms. Beenish
Sarfaraz |
Assistant
Professor, Department of English, GCU, Lahore |
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The
session aims at informing participants about factors impacting
teacher motivation and the steps that can be taken to counter
de-motivation in teacher. It also evaluates, in particular,
whether opportunities for professional development can act as an
impetus towards enhancing motivation. |
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Ms. Iram Sohail |
Director Academic
and Planning External Links, GCU, Lahore |
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The
components of essential teaching skills will be discussed in
this session. |
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Prof. Dr. Kausar Sohail |
Chairperson
Psychology Department, GCU, Lahore |
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The
approach, methodology and part of an empirical research paper in
social sciences will be presented in this session. The important
characteristics and features such as title, research area and
appropriate referencing will be discussed. |
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Dr. Shahid
Siddique |
Director School
of Language and Literature, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore |
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Dr. Nilofar Vazir |
Assistant
Professor Institute of Educational Development Agha Khan
University, Karachi |
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The
session focus on Curriculum Development, integration of
effective teaching and learning through curriculum, and the
application of reflection, and inquiry to apply inform and
improve curriculum. |
(27-03-2007)
QEC of GCU Lahore holds its First Meeting of CAMS Working
Group
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The
Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC), GC University Lahore hosted
its first meeting of the curriculum administration and
management system (CAMS) consultative working group.
Mr.
Akbar Rahmatullah, Advisor QEC of GCU Lahore briefed the
participants of the meeting about the objectives and outcome
set for the CAMS consultative working group. He said that
the working groups needed to deliberate, debate and
brainstorm necessary fields required within an approved GCU
course outline, using the selected curriculum model.
Dean
of Arts Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan while chairing the
meeting described the activity as imperative to curriculum
development in the light of Higher Education Commission
instructions. Dean of Sciences, Director QEC, Chairpersons
of Philosophy, Psychology and other members of CAMS were
present.
(09-03-2007)
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