Director of Academic Planning welcomes you to the Unit.

The Academic Planning Unit (APU) of the Dominican University was established in_________. The Unit is located within the Administrative building of the University. The APC coordinates academic activities in the University; collects, manages and analyses data towards its academic enhancement while ensuring compliance with NUC’s Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) as directed by the Senate and Management. The office provides a range of management information and planning support to facilitate informed decision–making, planning and policy formulation, and the overall strategic development of the University.

The Unit facilitates effective co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of Academic development processes to strive to be a centre of excellence.

To ensure the provision of a conducive teaching, learning and research environment for staff and students as well as efficient and effective utilization of Academic resources in order to assist Nigeria to achieve greatness.

The Academic Planning Unit is to, amongst others:

• Monitor and enhance the conformity of the University with international standards
• Monitor and promote the quality of teaching and learning in the University;
  Monitor and collate information on as well as co-ordinate the conduct of NUC-funded research;
• Coordination of accreditation and Re-accreditation of academic programs and ensuring adherence to NUC Minimum Academic Standard (Quality Assurance).
• Prepare and revise the academic brief of the University, annual university statistical data and the periodic digest, university academic calendar, as well as lecture and examination time-tables;
• Evaluate proposals for new academic programs for submission to the Senate Curriculum Committee and the NUC;
• Maintain computer-based databanks including enrolment statistics for use in planning, budgeting, especially computation of the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of full-time and part-time students and other management requirements;
  Assess the University’s compliance with NUC guidelines on academic standards and performance, including accreditation, as well as the allocation of funds;
• Obtain up-to-date, relevant and accurate data for processing and/or for generating relevant information to guide University Management for accurate and timely decision making on University matters, especially such data as the staff and student records, financial records, research output, among others;
• Undertake researches and initiate other relevant matters that will be related to academic activities of the University; Monitor and prepare statistical data of qualified students for tertiary Institutions by sex and age to guide the University in providing Hostel accommodation and other facilities.
• Inform the Government of possible programs to be phased out in future and prepare their minds to accept what may soon be a reality;
  Foster cooperation with local and international institutions with similar objectives.

• Faculty of Humanities, Social and Management Sciences

Accounting

Business Administration

Christian Religious Studies

Economics

Mass Communication

Philosophy

• Faculty of Science

   Computer Science

• 1. Quality Assurance
  2. Academic Standard, Monitoring and Evaluation
  3. Data Management and Statistics
  4. Strategic Planning Unit
  5. Curriculum Planning and Development

   

  1.  QUALITY ASSURANCE 

  The Unit ensures all programmes comply with the national and international academic quality standards. This is essential in assessing the performance of Lecturers in the courses they teach. Students’ opinion is sought on the conduct of the courses by their teachers using a set of Questionnaire to assess certain parameters including: Regularity and Punctuality of Lecturers, Mastery of subjects’ knowledge, Presentation and Delivery skills, Relationship with students, Appearance and Use of Teaching Aids and Regularity of Continuous Assessment.

  Preparation for accreditation exercise.

  Coordinating the preparation of Academic Brief and guiding units of the University on the operations of the Academic Brief

  Analysis of students’ enrolment figures and ensuring compliance with guidelines such as admission quota, teacher/student ratio and science/arts ratio.

  Feasibility studies for the establishment of new academic programme(s).

  1. ACADEMIC STANDARD, MONITORING AND EVALUATION UNIT

      Functions

  • Conduct periodic needs assessment for the establishment of new academic programmes.
  • Supervise the development of curricula of new academic programmes for the university in compliance with the NUC BMAS.
  • Responsible for completion and submission of application forms for the establishment of new academic units and programmes, as well as splitting and merger of academic units and programmes in the University.
  • Ensure compliance with the due processes for the establishment of new units, programmes, departments and faculties in the University.
  • Conduct mock-accreditation exercises preparatory to NUC accreditation.
  • Supervise resources verification of academic programmes.
  • Supervise the accreditation of programmes in the University by the NUC.
  • Keep up to date records of academic programmes.
  • Keep up to date accreditation status of all academic programmes in the University.
  • Ensure that the NUC-BMAS for each discipline is available to all Faculties.
  • Ensure compliance with NUC Basic Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) of all academic programmes.
  • Provision and supervision of the completion of Self Study Forms (SSF) by departments and Faculties in readiness for NUC accreditation.
  • Ensure that only programmes with approved NUC-BMAS are allowed in the University.
  • Plan the academic programmes of the university in conformity with its Academic Brief and Strategic Plan.
  • Monitor the operations of all approved programmes as contained in the Academic Brief.
  • Expand the academic programmes of the university when and where necessary in compliance with the NUC BMAS.
  • Liaise with the NUC on academic matters and the relevant Professional regulatory agencies for quality control and accreditation.
  • Liaise with other universities within and outside the country for the purpose of academic cooperation, academic staff and students exchange programmes.
  • Responsible for the Production and or revision of academic brief, modelling it against the realities and goals of the University.
  • Responsible for the preparation of Academic Calendar for the University and ensuring its implementation.
  • All other activities that will enhance the delivery of qualitative education in the University.
  1. DATA MANAGEMENT AND STATISTICS

  The main objectives of the Data Management and Statistics unit are to provide a range of accurate information to the University for Planning and managerial decision-making produces a range of institutional statistics and undertakes data manipulation, analysis and interpretation to convert raw data into useful management information.

  Functions

  • Collection, Interpretation and Analysis of data from relevant bodies, for the internal evaluation of the performance status of the University on all NUC, approved funding parameters and guidelines.
  • Collation and analysis of the staff/students evaluation data.
  • Developing, managing and updating the website of the Unit.
  • Provision of database information on various aspects of University operations for use by the University as it deems fit; e.g information on University academic/material resources, facilities, etc.
  • Projection of students’ enrolment figures and corresponding staff strength.
  • Collection, analysis and interpretation of data from relevant Department/Unit and University Annual Statistical trends.
  • Documenting and Storing information on Academic Programmes of the University.
  • Collection, Analysis and Interpretation of data from relevant University bodies such as the Faculties, Centres, Institutes, Administrative Unit.
  • Developing a sound computerized database on all relevant information about staff and students in the University.
  • Collection of relevant data on changing trends in University activities e.g enrolment, staff mix, staff training and turnover, and passing such information for institutional-based research.
  1. STRATEGIC PLANNING UNIT

       Functions

  • Identify strategic initiatives within context of situation analysis.
  • Compile Corporate Strategic Plan and Action Plan of the University.
  • Monitor the implementation of the Corporate Plan, Strategic Plan and Action Plan regularly.
  • Identify operational strategic priorities.
  • Develops tactical plan and goals to achieve strategic priorities and targets.
  • Conduct Action Plan progress review.
  • Prepare periodic Performance Report.
  • Identify key institutional performance indicators
  • Compilation and analysis of data for the Organizational Results Framework (ORF).
  • Assist Deans of faculties and head of department to identify academic priorities and develop tactical plan, as well goals to achieve the priorities.
  • Identify challenges and operational values of the University.
  • Conducts situation analysis.
  1. CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

  Functions

  • Evaluating the current curriculum within wider self-evaluation arrangements.
  • Evaluation of students’ educational needs
  • Establish a value base for the program
  • Design of integrated plans for learning
  • Develop a conceptual framework.
  • Determine program goals and objectives.
  • Developmentof the plans.
  • Implementationof the program and logistics.
  • Establish program assessment procedures.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of the learning experience.

DIRECTOR

Rev. Dr. Benjamin Bem Kwaghgba

Telephone: 08052649557, 08114181847

SENIOR PLANNING OFFICER

Dr. Oluyinka Samuel Agboola

Telephone: 08161502633