FOR URAFRC RETREAT 21ST -23RD OCTOBER, 2010

BY DR. EDITH NATUKUNDA

TLC PROGRESS REPORT

REFORMS@MAK

ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGE??

INTRODUCTIONThe main direction of the current strategic

plan 2008/09 – 2018/19 is to reposition Makerere University as a centre of Academic excellence refocused on Leaner centeredness, providing leadership as a Research driven University which is championing knowledge transfer partnerships and networking

INTRODUCTION CONT’In order to effect this institutional and

pedagogical shift the University Identified teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, as well as knowledge transfer partnerships and networking as its core Functions.

INTRODUCTION CONT’• Whereas the outgoing Makerere University

Strategic Plan 2001/02 – 2006/07 had recognized and recommended the transformation of existing faculties and Institutes into larger colleges as one of the strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the overall organization and management, The Current University Council in its 2008 recommended that all Faculties & Institutes should implement college formation by the end of 2009.

INTRODUCTION CONT’Based on the above, the URAF Reforms

Committee was established to rationalize and prepare the process of institutional transformation with the TLC Sub Committee being charged with the Pedagogical, Teaching & Academic Structural reforms.

METHOD OF WORKThe TLC has endeavored to identify, critique and re-

engineer the Teaching and Learning as well as the College Formation processes through:

• Study of the existing literature on the transforming teaching and Learning functions and the devolution of powers to operational units

• Organizing workshops and inviting expert witnesses on pedagogical and Institutional reforms

• Benchmarking visits to Universities in Africa which has undergone similar reforms recently.

• Consultations with Stakeholders in University Teaching Units

• Development of recommendations &Policy Guidelines for the implementation recommended pedagogical and institutional changes

PROGRESS ACHIEVED

The TLC as a Sub Committee of URAFRC has:• Completed the process of review of the

available literature and relevant legal and Policy Framework

• Literature on Higher Education reforms in Uganda and East Africa

-Conceptional frameworks for pedagogical shifts to student centered learning and College formats

-Theoretical orientation in re- engineering organizational Processes

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’The Sub Committee has also identified the

10 Core processes relevant to Teaching, Learning and College formation (AS-IS) as per the mind map attached .

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’The 10 processes can be further divided in

53 Sub Processes of the teaching and learning cycle

75% of the Identified core processes and Sub Processes have been interrogated using the analytical framework of process analysis and re-engineering.

SAMPLE OF THE CRITICAL EXAMINATION SHEET USED

PRIMARY QUESTIONS SECONDARY QUESTIONS

SELECTED POSSIBILITIES

WHAT IS ACHIEVED

IS IT NECESSARY?IF YES, WHY?

WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE?

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

WHY IS IT DONE WHY THERE? WHERE ELSE COULD IT BE DONE?

WHERE SHOULD IT BE DONE?

WHEN IS IT DONE? WHY THEN? WHEN ELSE COULD IT BE DONE?

WHEN SHOULD IT BE DONE?

WHO DOES IT? WHY THAT PERSON?

WHO ELSE COULD DO IT ?

WHO SHOULD DO IT?

HOW IS IT DONE? WHY IN THAT WAY?

HOW ELSE SHOULD IT BE DONE

HOW SHOULD IT BE DONE?

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’The above analytical framework was used

to produce the report on critical examination which is part of the TLC Sub Committee Retreat Report.

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’The Sub Committee has also accomplished

progress in terms of screening the AS-IS Process to Identify gaps, redundancies, duplication and inefficiencies on the basis of the emerging results, streamlined and rationalized T0-BE Processes have been proposed.

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’Allow me to present the examples of

Programmes Development to illustrate this point

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’Alongside programme development, allow

me to present the TO-BE Organogramme of the college Formation process as part of the highlights.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!

BUT ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGE?