Title :
Institutional accreditation United Kingdom model — Scottish variation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of the accreditation philosophy and procedures adopted for higher education in the United Kingdom. Following an assessment of the needs and wants for accreditation, the paper discusses the role of the Quality Assurance Agency and then provides a detailed background to the innovative approach being taken in Scotland under the umbrella of Enhancement-led Institutional Review (ELIR), and discusses the policies, procedures and processes employed to implement ELIR.
Keywords :
accreditation; educational institutions; engineering education; Enhancement-led Institutional Review; Scottish variation; United Kingdom model; accreditation philosophy; institutional accreditation; policies; quality assurance agency; Accreditation; Educational institutions; Government; Monitoring; Quality assurance; Standards; ELIR outcomes; confidence levels; ehnancement-le institutional reivew; quality assurrance; reflective analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Institutional and Programme Accreditation (IWIPA), 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bangalore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-256-1
DOI :
10.1109/IWIPA.2011.6221143
