Quality assurance of degree programs in the field of computing by peer review in developing countries

Author

Ottmann, Thomas

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

April 29 2010-May 1 2010

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

90

Abstract

We report on experiences gained in an exercise for peer training carried out at several universities in East Africa. The goal of this initiative is to train peers for evaluating degree programs in the field of computing. The peer training is a joint initiative of the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, and the Inter University Council for East Africa, IUCEA. Its ultimate goal is to establish a quality assurance system at East African universities which guarantees that degree programs meet international standards.

Keywords

computer science education; educational institutions; quality assurance; East African universities; German Academic Exchange Service; Inter University Council for East Africa; computing field; degree programs; peer review; quality assurance system; Accreditation; Africa; Computer science; Computer science education; Councils; Cultural differences; Educational programs; Peer to peer computing; Quality assurance; Standards development; curriculum development; peer review; program evaluation; quality assurance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2010 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cappadocia

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4810-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITHET.2010.5480056

Filename

5480056