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Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Faculty Development

Department of Healthcare organization and Medical Law YSMU YSMU Center of education quality assessment and assurance

A. MarkosyanL.Avetisyan

A. Mkrtchyan

Reforms in YSMU Introduction of Bachelor and Master programs

Assessment system changesNew training programs and courses

Public health master program implementation

Complete knowledge of subject

Necessary skills and expertise to pass them to the students with adequate feedback

Faculty requirement

25% of YSMU faculty has less than 5 years teaching experience

Undergraduate students (364) Postgraduate students (267) Faculty members (220) The number of respondents was chosen

according to statistically accepted methods

Materials of survey

Questionnaires used “agree/disagree”, “yes/no” and “undecided” answers

And had control questions to check the validity of the data

Methods

YSMU faculty is generally competent and has a good knowledge of their teaching area

UG Students YES 80,2 NO 6,0 UNDECIDED 13,8 PG Students YES 60,2 NO 19,5 UNDECIDED 20,3

Results of the survey

YSMU faculty mostly teaches comprehensive and interesting

PG Students YES 46,6 NO 29,3 UNDECIDED 24,1

Results of Survey

YSMU teachers need faculty development PG Students YES 79,7 NO 3,0 UNDECIDED 17,3

Results of Survey

Teaching is an art, one can and should learn its skills

Faculty YES 96,6 NO 0 UNDECIDED 3,4

Results of Survey

I would like to participate in a faculty development training

Faculty YES 74,8 NO 14,8 UNDECIDED 10,4

Results of Survey

Faculty development program is a must for providing a high quality education

Faculty YES 90,5 NO 0,9 UNDECIDED 8,6

Results of Survey

I love my jobFaculty

YES 96,6

NO 0,9 UNDECIDED 2,6

Results of Survey

I am ready to practice new teaching methods to make the education process more efficient and interesting

Faculty YES 91,3 NO 3,5 UNDECIDED 5,2

I am allowed to practice new teaching methods

Faculty YES 55,7 NO 17,4 UNDECIDED 27,0

Results of Survey

YSMU faculty wants to develop, they are ready to learn new methods of teaching and improve existing skills

YSMU needs well structured faculty development program with carefully planned training sessions and high-level facilitators

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