An Investigative Study to Evaluate the Quality of The BS Program at Gomal University and Its Affiliated Colleges Under the Semester System

Abstract

The study evaluates the quality of Bachelor of Study (BS) program at Gomal University and its affiliated colleges under the semester system by gathering stakeholders’ insights. It encompasses various aspects such as program objectives, teaching methods, assessment practices, student research projects/theses and the BS program’s rules, regulations and its requirements under the semester system. Participants in the study included deans, department heads and program coordinators from the university's eight faculties and forty-eight departments, along with principals or heads of departments from twenty-seven public sector and thirty-three private affiliated colleges. A reliable and validated research instrument (questionnaire) was utilized to collect data and initially it was distributed among 450 participants. The process of instrument development, other formalities and data collection took about 3 months. A total of 345 duly filled-in questionnaires were used to analyze data and the results reveal that to ensure quality in the BS program through the semester system, teachers may be trained in the areas of research, rules, regulations and requirements of the semester system. Regular, at proper intervals & continuous professional development courses may be launched for the professional grooming of the faculty members and teaching staff of the affiliated colleges to do justice to the semester system. The training areas may include the BS program objectives, teaching methods, assessment, research theses, and the semester system’s rules and regulations. . The study also gives some valuable suggestions for the future researchers to cover the BS program under the semester systems in all respects.