REVIEW OF THE MAJOR IN SOCIOLOGY
IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, IN THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
A review of the Major in Sociology in
the School of Social Sciences in the College of Humanities will be held from the 29th August to
the 1 September 2017. The
purpose of the review is to support the development of quality assurance
processes with information on good practice and challenges, evaluative comment
and continuing improvement in the teaching and learning of the Major in Sociology.
Furthermore, the review will serve to establish
the infrastructural capacity and other
resources to conduct the core activities of teaching and learning in the Cluster
where Sociology is located.
A
review panel has been appointed to carry out this review, the members of which
are all external to the School of Social Sciences. There is a wealth of
expertise and experience among the members of the panel. It is the task of the
panel to gather information and to listen to the views of the interviewees and
other key stakeholders, who will assist them in providing sound and considered
advice on the issues at hand. The recommendations made by the panel are
intended to guide the decision-making processes. Above all, an external review
provides an opportunity for reflection, for expressing views and making
suggestions.
While the task of review panel is to provide
commendations as well as recommendations on improving quality of the major, in
this instance the panel has been asked particularly to consider the areas
outlined in the terms of reference listed below.
Should you not be able to attend the interview
sessions, but would like to make a submission, you are invited to forward a
SHORT submission (not more than two
pages), which outlines your concerns or comments in any of the areas listed
in the Terms of Reference. The questions you should consider when writing your
submission are: “What are the challenges from my perspective, and what is my
suggested solution?” Or “What is working
really well, and why?” It will be
helpful for the panel if you are as specific and concise as possible. Your
submission will be confidential. Should you have any other documentation such
as statistics, reports, etc. which may be helpful to the panel in its
deliberations, please forward these as well.
Please forward
all documentation to:
Dr Rubandhree Naicker
Quality Promotion and Assurance
Innovation Centre
Rick Turner Road
Howard College Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
Tel: (031) 260 1729
E-mail: naickerr2@ukzn.ac.za
The
due date is the 23 August 2017
The panel will be conducting interviews from the 29
August to the 1 September 2017.
An interview schedule of key stakeholders is being drawn up by the
Quality Promotion and Assurance Unit, in consultation with the members of the task
team. If you wish to be interviewed,
kindly inform Dr Rubandhree Naicker in advance so that you can be accommodated
on the programme. Due to time constraints some interviews may need to be
conducted in groups of about 3 – 5 individuals.
Terms
of Reference (TORs) on which the Self-Evaluation Report is based:
1. Coherent
design and articulation of the major
2. Student
recruitment, admission and selection
3. Coordination
4. Administrative services
5. Staffing
6. Teaching and learning strategies and
interactions
7. Student
Support
8. Assessment
9. Infrastructure
and library resources
10. Effectiveness
of the major
