College of Natural and Computational Science

Department of Chemistry
A strategic plan : for common course Coordinator position

Prepared by:
Aschalew Nega (MSc)

Debark, Ethiopia

April, 2013
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 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

o Introduction

o Vision ,Mission and core values of Debark University

o Situational analysis (SWOT)

o Strategic plan for Five year

 Teaching learning

 Leadership, good governance and stakeholder

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 Introduction

 Ministry of science and higher education started to

implement a new education road map since 2012 E.C.

 The main objective of the road map is cultivating

professionals, who are equipped with ethics and different

skills like thinking and decision making skill in addition to

knowledge acquired on subject matter.

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 Cont.….
The new education road map contains additional common

course like critical thinking skill, emerging technologies,

history of Ethiopia, and the horn, entrepreneurship , social

anthropology and for students who learn in higher institution

Up on implementation of this road map it could be

supported by strategic plan as a guide to achieve the

objectives expected at the end.

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 Cont.…
 Up to date Strategic plan is needed so as to adjust the teaching learning in

response to a changing environment such as the universities mission, local,

regional, national and international need.

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Vision, Mission and core values of Debark University

 Vision
 To be one of the well-known university in high land
agriculture and tourism in 2023 by providing quality
education
 Mission
 To contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic development
of the country by providing professionals who are equipped
with knowledge, skill and ethics.

 To conducting problem solving research that can address

local, regional, national and international need.
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 Core values

 Teamwork: Enhancing unity and forming cohesive teams

determines our future success.
 Respect for diversity: A culture of equity and fairness in all
forms of practices; a conviction for the respect of all people
without sexual, class, ethnic, religious, and regional
discriminations.
 Professional ethics: Social and professional ethics and norms
which is crucial for our development.
 Customer first: Put the good of customers first and seek to
develop responsible citizens committed to the common good.
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 Situational analysis(SWOT)
 SWOT analysis is the base line for preparation of this five
year strategic plan.
 Some of the components can be considered as enablers
while others are barriers for the achievement of the
university strategic plan over the next five years.

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 Strength
 Continuous assessment strengthened
 Increased technology transfer
 Design and Implementation of SIMS
 Staff development opportunity

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 Weakness

 Students‟ participation in the learning-

teaching process decreases
 Poor system of coordination and leadership:
Low level of commitment of middle level
managers and some staff, and taking
responsibilities.
 Poor Planning and Evaluation
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 Opportunity
 Access to effective teachers and strong systems
of collaboration among education stakeholders.
 The development and implementation of SIMS
 Friendly and safe community around debark
university in terms of security

 Strong government support given to education

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 Threats

 Inadequate Academic Basis of Students from

Preparatory Schools
 Ethnocentrism attitude mainly students may leads
to destructive conflict.
 electric power and internet connection are not
stable
 Unstable political condition in the country.

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 Strategic plan for Five year

 Teaching learning
Teaching-learning is the primary objective of all higher
institution in Ethiopia.

 Optimizing and enhancing student success is of prime

importance to the success of university.

The focuses of this is on teaching-learning process that

promotes learners' achievement of required knowledge, skills,
and behaviors.

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Goals and strategies for teaching-learning

To enhance students academic performance

 Motivating teachers to improve students’ academic performance
 Cooperative learning
 Rewarding and giving recognition to student
 Avoiding cheating in examination
 Arranging tutorial session
To provide inclusive education
 Diversity management
 Management of students with different academic performance
 Supporting students with low income
 Management of students with different physical impairment
 Gender issues in teaching learning
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 To provide quality education
 From teachers perspective
 Laboratory
 Library
 ICT infrastructure
To evaluate the educational road map progress
 Assessment of student’s performance based on initial objectives
 Giving recommendation to MoSHE based on the finding.
Organizational frame work
 Establishment of different committee (exam, discipline,
 assigning advisor for fresh student from common course teachers

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 To enhance students academic performance
Strategies Implementation / action to be taken Implementati Implementer Evaluation/ Assessment
on period
(E.C)
Develop standard and up-to-date teaching materials, Yearly (2013- Coordinator and staff # of teaching materials
Motivating modules, and online resources 2018) member updated
teachers to Arranging tutorial session to students based on Yearly (2013- Coordinator and staff # of tutorial session given
2018)
improve their performance and gender member
students’ Recognize and reward staff members for their Yearly (2013- Coordinator # of reward and recognition
2018)
academic excellence in teaching and advising. given
performance
Arranging students with 1 to 5 arrangement in Each semester Coordinator and staff # of departments arranged in
each class before the class is started (2013-2018) member 1:5 group
Cooperative Assigning supervisor to the class before the class Each semester Coordinator # of departments assigned
learning is started (2013-2018) supervisor
Checking the performance of group members Each semester Coordinator and staff # of support given for poor
with continuous assessment and supporting those (2013-2018) member group
poor group
Giving recognition for class who achieve good Yearly (2013- Coordinator # recognition given
result with co-operative learning 2018)
Rewarding Giving reward to students who achieve best result Each semester Coordinator # reward given
student at the end of each semester (2013-2018)

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 Cont.…
Rewarding Giving reward to students who achieve best result Each semester Coordinator # reward given
student at the end of each semester (2013-2018)
Giving recognition to students who achieve best Each semester Coordinator # of recognition given
(2013-2018)
result at the end of each semester
The recognition and reward should consider Each semester Coordinator and staff # of reward to female
(2013-2018)
female students member students
Avoiding Taking disciplinary measure on students who Each semester Coordinator and staff # of student in which
(2013-2018)
cheating in trays to cheat on examination starting from quiz member, examiner disciplinary measure is
examination and test taken
Students per class couldn’t exceed more than 25 Each semester Coordinator and staff Observation during
during exam (2013-2018) member, examiner examination

Creating Greening and landscaping the university to make 2013-2018 Coordinator and Area of the campus greened
good it attractive to the universities community landscape design
teaching- committee
learning Taking disciplinary measure on student/teacher/ 2013-2018 Coordinator, discipline # of student/staff in which
environment supporting staff who disturb the university committee disciplinary measure is
community taken

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 To provide inclusive education
Strategies Implementation / action to be taken Implementati Implementer Evaluation/
on period Assessment
(E.C)
Awareness creation for students and teachers on different 2013-2018 Coordinator and staff # of
program such that they are equal irrespective of their ethnic and member, discipline awareness
Diversity religious background committee creation given
management Combating mis conduct by teacher and peer on student and 2013-2018 Coordinator and staff Through day
teachers based on ethnic and religious back ground by taking member, discipline to day
disciplinary measure committee assessment
Classifying students in the class based on their academic Each semester Coordinator and staff # of
Students with performance as low, medium and high (2013-2018) member departments
different Training shall also be given related to studying, test taking and Yearly (2013- Coordinator, special need # of training
academic time management skills for low achievers 2018) director given
performance Arranging tutorial class for students who have low and medium Each semester Coordinator and staff # of tutorial
(2013-2018)
academic performance member given
The exam and continuous assessment should consider students Each semester Coordinator and staff Assessment of
(2013-2018)
with low, medium and high academic performance member exam sheet
Identifying students who have economical problem Each semester Coordinator and special # of student
(2013-2018)
need director identified
Supporting Supporting students who have economical problem in copy and Each semester Coordinator, special need # of student
(2013-2018)
students with providing stationary if necessary director supported
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 Cont.…
Feeder and main roads, buildings/blocks in the universities could Yearly (2013- Coordinator and # of
Students with be accessible to disabled. 2018) universities design and accessible
different construction manager road
physical Arrange reading rooms and computer centers for disabled Yearly (2013- Coordinator # of computer
impairment student/teacher/ other 2018)
Students with physical challenges get to the extent necessary and Yearly (2013- Coordinator, special need # of favorable
feasible academic assistance, including tutorial sessions, exam 2018) director, registrar office condition
time extensions and enrolment deadline extensions arranged
Arranging tutorial section to female student 2013-2018 Coordinator and staff # of tutorial
member
Gender Short term training on life skill management, guidance and Yearly (2013- Coordinator and staff # of training
counseling service for female students 2018) member, special need given
director
Giving reward and recognition for female student who achieve Each semester Coordinator # of reward
best result (2013-2018) given

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To provide quality education
Implementati
on period Evaluation/
Strategies Implementation / action to be taken E.C Implementer Assessment
Yearly (2013-
Short term training for teachers on effective teaching # of training
2018)
methodology Coordinator given
2013-2018
# of teachers
based on special
Teachers shall teach based on their specialization Coordinator need director.
Yearly (2013-
From teachers perspective 2018)
Creation of awareness for teachers so that they shall focus on # of awareness
providing quality education Coordinator a created
2013-2018
Coordinator and Assessment of
promote active learning in class room staff member who practice it
2013-2018 # of smart class
Establishment of smart class Coordinator established
Yearly (2013- Amount of
2018) Coordinator and student: text
Student- text book ratio shall be improved staff member book ratio
Library
Yearly (2013-
Establishment of digital library 2018) Coordinator Assessment
Yearly (2013- Amount of
2018) College dean, student:
Student- computer ratio shall be improved ICT director computer
Yearly (2013- Coordinator,
Availability of broadband internet connection in ICT room 2018) ICT director Assessment
ICT room How to use computer also matter student efficiency (face Yearly (2013- Coordinator, IT
book, YouTube) 2018) director, IT Assessment

Promote and facilitate other teaching learning opportunities Coordinator, Assessment of

such as e-learning programs 2018 ICT director e-learning
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Evaluate the educational road map progress

Implementa
tion period Evaluation/
Strategies Implementation / action to be taken E.C Implementer Assessment
Yearly
(2013-2018)
Assessments of any improvement in
student on professional and social ethics Coordinator
Assessment of student’s performance 2013-2018
based on initial objectives
Assessments of any improvement in
student on thinking and decision making
skill Coordinator

Yearly
(2013-2018)
Coordinator
Assessing the cause of failure to achieve its and staff
Giving recommendation to MoSHE objective member
based on the finding

Yearly Coordinator
(2013-2018) and other
Revising curriculum if it is needed body

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 Organizational frame work

Implementa
tion period Evaluation/
Strategies Implementation / action to be taken E.C Implementer Assessment

Establish exam committee for social and

Establishment of different committee
natural science individually 2013 Coordinator

Establish disciplinary committee 2013 Coordinator

Coordinator
Assigning advisor for fresh student from Assigning advisor for students in each Yearly and staff
common course teachers class (2013-2018) member
Montering and follow up of student Coordinator
advisor relation 2014 and

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Leadership, good governance and stakeholder
collaboration

 Improve Human Resource Development, Institutional

Leadership and Resource Mobilization
 Improve and Maintain Good Governance Strategies
 economical, efficient and effective use of the allocated
financial and non-financial resources to this program
by the university
 Managerial Focuses on the teaching-learning process
that promotes learners' achievement of required
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 Cont.…
 ensure efficient and effective monitoring and evaluation
of organizational, business and individual performance
for continuous enhancement of service quality and
stakeholder satisfaction
 Establishing good governance through transparency,
accountability, rule of law and public participation

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THANK YOU
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