Designing an AI-Assisted Self-Evaluation Framework to Support Multi-Accreditation Study Program in Indonesian Higher Education

The Joanna Briggs Institute clinical fellowship program: a gateway opportunity for evidence-based quality improvement and organizational culture change.

Background: Accreditation of hospitals plays a significant role in increasing the safety, quality and effectiveness of medical services and increasing the efficiency of hospitals. This study has been conducted with the aim of investigating and comparing the international accreditation standards of the United States, Canada, Australia and France with the national accreditation system of Iran. Methods: This study examined the accreditation standards of five countries, United States, Canada, Australia, France and Iran, as a comparative study using a six-steps protocol in 2024. Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, ISI/Web of Science (WOS), Scopus and Iranian databases such as MagIran, SID and Irandoc were searched from 2017 to 2023. Ritchie's framework analysis method was used for data analysis. Results: The review and comparison of Iran's national accreditation standards with the international accreditation standards of USA, Canada, Australia and France showed that USA, having 304 standards and 1218 measures and covering clinical, managerial and organizational dimensions and education and research, has the most complete and comprehensive standards. In the accreditation standards of the United States, Canada, France and Australia, there is a joint emphasis on improving safety, clinical effectiveness, consumer information, staff development, accountability and patient and community participation. This is while in Iran, the emphasis is on creating facilities and basic information and checking the competence in human and technical resources. The percentage of compliance of Iran's accreditation standards with American, Canadian, Australian and French accreditation standards is 50%, 54%, 57% and 45%, respectively. Conclusion: Amendments should be made in Iran's accreditation system in order to improve the content of the standards. In order to improve its effectiveness, Iran's accreditation needs the transparency of standards and measures, specific classification and grouping for standards, the use of a comprehensive view in developing standards, and changing the scoring scale of measures.

Guidance on the development and validation of diagnostic tests that depend on nucleic acid amplification and detection

SIM Accreditation Cloud is a media accreditation simulation facility that is used by the Study Program and BPM in implementing and monitoring the feasibility of the study program whether it is in accordance with the standards that should be in creating a quality culture. In the face of the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture (PERMENDIKBUD) No. 5 of 2020 and the regulation of the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BANPT) No. 1 of 2020, related to the mechanism for extending the accreditation of universities and study programs that already use the Higher Education Accreditation Instrument (IAPT 3.0) and Study Program Accreditation Instrument (IAPS 4.0), so We need a system that can help Lancang Kuning University in the preparation and implementation of accreditation assessment simulations for both universities and study programs in order to be able to adjust the implementation and preparation of the mechanism for extending the validity period of accreditation for colleges and study programs. However, the fact is that until now there has been no study program that has proposed an extension of the accreditation period using the Study Program accreditation instrument. Lancang Kuning University has 21 Study Programs consisting of 9 Faculties, in implementing an internal quality assurance system, Lancang Kuning University has a Quality Assurance Agency in charge of managing a quality culture, but in the implementation of accreditation with IAPS 4.0 this has not been effective, this is proven to be absent from the study program. who are ready to apply with IAPS 4.0, because there are still obstacles in the preparation of accreditation instruments, while the need for accreditation ratings is very much needed by study programs so that they are able to compete and realize the vision and mission of the study program.

Veterinary clinical skills training is evolving rapidly around the world and there is increasing interest in Bangladesh in opening clinical skills laboratories and using models in teaching. The first clinical skills laboratory was opened at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in 2019. The current study aimed to identify the most important clinical skills for veterinarians in Bangladesh to inform the further development of clinical skills laboratories and ensure resources are deployed effectively and efficiently. Lists of clinical skills were collated from the literature, national and international accreditation standards, and regional syllabi. The list was refined through local consultation, focused on farm and pet animals, and was disseminated via an online survey to veterinarians and final-year students who were asked to rate the level of importance of each skill for a new graduate. The survey was completed by 215 veterinarians and 115 students. A ranked list was generated with injection techniques, animal handling, clinical examination, and basic surgical skills among the most important. Some techniques requiring specific equipment and some advanced surgical procedures were considered less important. As a result of the study, the most important clinical skills for a new graduate in Bangladesh have been identified for the first time. The results will inform the development of models, the use of clinical skills laboratories, and the design of clinical skills courses for veterinary training. Our approach of drawing upon existing lists followed by local stakeholders consultation is recommended to others to ensure clinical skills teaching is regionally relevant.

In this paper, the author discusses assessment of student learning in light of evolving accreditation standards. The author describes the Indiana Model—a comprehensive approach that includes: (a) a Course-Learning Objectives (CLO) classification system to organize and analyze the total array of course learning objectives addressed in a curriculum, (b) a direct Assessment of Student Learning system to demonstrate student learning outcomes, and (c) an indirect Assessment of Student Learning system to provide for the perspectives of consumers and other stakeholders. When integrated, the three systems may be used for curriculum analysis and development, assessment of student learning, and program evaluation—particularly in terms of student learning outcomes. The proposed integrated approach to student learning assessment addresses both university and professional accreditation standards.

This study aims to develop a strategy to speed improvements accreditation at the State University of Medan. This research is a development (Research and Development / R & D) with BMVIT policy development cycle. Data was collected using response sheets, questionnaires and questionnaires. The results obtained through this research are: 1) the target accreditation courses that will expire next year is ranked accreditation excellent, 2) the factors inhibiting the acceleration of accreditation in Study Program State University of Medan, among others: (a) a system that can be used to ease the study program to access the data; (B) The level of understanding of each course with the new accreditation system is still low; (C) The lack of assistance in preparing the study program accreditation instruments, while the supporting factors accelerating the increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a) Participation of the entire community of course is very good; (B) the infrastructure owned by their respective study program has been very adequate, 3) Strategy accelerated increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a). Perception related to the new accreditation system in stages; (B) Assistance study program in a sustainable and measurable; (C) Preparation of system data relating to the needs of accreditation instruments that can be accessed by programs with ease. while the supporting factors accelerating the increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a) Participation of the entire community of course is very good; (B) the infrastructure owned by their respective study program has been very adequate, 3) Strategy accelerated increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a). Perception related to the new accreditation system in stages; (B) Assistance study program in a sustainable and measurable; (C) Preparation of system data relating to the needs of accreditation instruments that can be accessed by programs with ease. while the supporting factors accelerating the increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a) Participation of the entire community of course is very good; (B) the infrastructure owned by their respective study program has been very adequate, 3) Strategy accelerated increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a). Perception related to the new accreditation system in stages; (B) Assistance study program in a sustainable and measurable; (C) Preparation of system data relating to the needs of accreditation instruments that can be accessed by programs with ease. 3) Strategies accelerated increase in Study Program accreditation State University of Medan, among others: (a). Perception related to the new accreditation system in stages; (B) Assistance study program in a sustainable and measurable; (C) Preparation of system data relating to the needs of accreditation instruments that can be accessed by programs with ease. 3) The accelerated Strategies to increase accreditation of all study Programs in State University of Medan, among others: (a). Perception related to the new accreditation system in stages; (B) Assistance study program in a sustainable and measurable; (C) Preparation of system data relating to the needs of accreditation instruments that can be accessed by programs with ease.

This study aims to see if universities that implement the ISO 21001 standard can meet the requirements of Indonesia’s National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (NAB-HE). This study begins by examining numerous Quality Management (QM) systems, including TQM, EFQM, MBNQA, and ISO 9001, as well as the relationship between accreditation and higher education and the benefits and drawbacks of using ISO 9001 to support accreditation. The concepts, management framework, and provisions of ISO 21001 were then recognized as a QM strategy to match the NAB-HE standards, both philosophically and practically. In the instance of Indonesia, universities can apply the ISO 21001 standard to facilitate the fulfillment of nine National Accreditation Board for Higher Education requirements at the institutional level (NAB-HE). Universities in Indonesia can use the ISO 21001 standard to reconcile the implementation of the National Standard for Higher Education (NS-HE), internal quality assurance systems, and compliance with national accreditation standards. Higher education institutions can improve their national accreditation ratings by embracing these criteria.

Purpose This study aims to reflect how German business schools respond to the diffusion of the triple accreditation: AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), and AMBA (Association of MBAs). Design/methodology/approach This study applies a multiple case study to conduct a qualitative analysis of perceived drivers, value and limitations of AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation in German business schools. Findings International accreditation is a seal of excellence for business schools to enhance international competitiveness and global networking, providing evidence of quality, performativity, transparency and accountability for stakeholders. International accreditation offers business schools international comparability and compatibility. International accreditation adds value and benefits to business schools. However, business schools may prioritize institutional strategies and resources to meet the requirements of international accreditations rather than a broader concept of good governance. Business schools should critically review their decisions on international accreditations in line with institutional strategic goals, mission, vision, core values and sustainable development. Research limitations/implications This study only focuses on international accreditations of German business schools. Further studies may focus on comparisons of national and international accreditations, impacts of international accreditation and perceptions of international accreditation from policymakers, accreditation bodies, academics and students. Practical implications This study offers guidance for the strategic decision-making of business schools on international accreditations, valuable feedback to international accreditation agencies and a reference for quality assurance practitioners, policymakers and accreditation bodies. Social implications This study discusses the social-cultural impacts of international accreditation and accreditation discrimination arising from the selectivity and the exclusivity of international accreditation. International accreditation may further enlarge their comparative advantages over non-accredited schools. International accreditation adds value and benefits to accredited business schools but puts non-accredited business schools in disadvantageous positions. Originality/value Business schools need to critically review their institutional strategies and decisions on international accreditation in line with institutional strategic goals, mission, vision, core values and sustainable development. The rational decision of business schools to adopt international accreditation should consider drivers, value, benefits, limitations, organizational effectiveness, transparency, social responsibility and accountability for all stakeholders. Business schools need to take effective strategies to ensure a higher quality of management education through high-quality teaching and good governance. When single accreditation is sufficient, promoting mutual recognition is advisable rather than the “beauty contests” of multiple accreditations at the national and international levels.

The purpose of this research to: 1) to find out data and information related to the commitment of higher education institutions in preparing their study programs to carry out international accreditation; 2) to find out the readiness of the study program in taking international accreditation; 3) to find out to what extent the preparation of the OBE curriculum has been developed by the study programs that will be prepared to carry out international accreditation.The research method used is descriptive method with data collection techniques using qualitative methods through an indept question approach. This research was conducted by using categorization analysis as a conclusion technique. Through this research, it has been found that the study programs at private universities in Medan have not prepared themselves well in order to face international accreditation. This can be seen from the implementation of OBE in SPMI that has not been implemented, so that the development of the OBE curriculum is also neglected. The main reason is the lack of commitment from the leaders of each university. The existence of national issues related to ongoing government programs is a top priority from the rectorate to the head of the study program. All preparation steps for international accreditation and all OBE curriculum development activities have not received serious attention.

We study the relationship between the quality of research and teaching in the Italian university system, at the study program level. We run a cross-sectional econometric analysis by using a very rich dataset collected by the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes on the BA and MA-level degrees of all universities in Italy in the academic year 2016/2017. We find that a positive relationship between teaching quality and research performance emerges if we take account of yardstick competition among study programs belonging to the same department. Indeed, previous theoretical results suggest that, despite the individual trade-off between teaching and research faced by individual academics, in multi-unit universities adopting a budget sharing rule based on both research performance and number of students, the negative relation between teaching and research is reduced or even completely counterbalanced. We find a confirmation of this hypothesis by proxying yardstick competition with the number of study programs activated per department. However, the teaching–research relationship is positive and stronger where study programs are relatively few and immediately comparable by the department managers. Such results emerge more strongly in MA-level degrees, where teaching is more aligned with individual research interests.

The quality of primary healthcare (PHC) has become of high importance. In 2009, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health launched the PHC accreditation program to expand and improve quality across the continuum of care. This study will explore the readiness of PHC centers in Lebanon to implement the newly developed accreditation standards including challenges and required actions/strategies. Seventy-two centers were sampled, and respondents were asked to complete a 65-item questionnaire adapted from the national PHC accreditation standards and two open-ended questions. Descriptive analysis was conducted to assess responses to each item. Thematic analysis was used to analyze open-ended questions. Scale scores were considerably low, particularly for areas that relate to quality of service delivery. Most respondents (59.8%) indicated not having a strategic plan on the basis of community needs. Close to 70% of respondents indicated that they do not monitor and investigate trends in rates of sentinel events, near misses, and adverse events. Moreover, 76.2% indicated not having a system for incident and accident-reporting, and only 22.3% reported using one. The PHC accreditation in Lebanon can potentially reform this essential health system component. Results provide insights for policymakers and managers to consider in their efforts to improve quality and performance of PHC centers in Lebanon.

In Australia, a national approach to accreditation of programs and regulation of health professions was adopted a decade ago. Accreditation standards and regulatory frameworks can drive change and provide support for interprofessional education and collaborative practice. There is a commonly held belief among Australian academics involved in health professional education, that accreditation and practice standards provide system-level support for interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice. Using a purpose-designed analysis framework and scoring scheme, we analyzed standards of accreditation and practice for 29 regulated, self-regulated and member health professions in Australia to determine the extent and accountability of statements related to interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice. Currently, in Australia, there is a fragmented and inconsistent approach to interprofessional education and interprofessional collaboration evident in accreditation and practice standards and, in general, there are more explicit requirements in standards of the regulated health professions. However, overall the concepts of interprofessional education and interprofessional practice are ill-defined and statements lack accountability and/or outcome measures. Our analysis provides a foundation for reform of Australian standards and an approach for analysis of accreditation and practice standards which may be useful in other jurisdictions.

PTB Reports,2020,6,1,33-40.DOI:10.5530/PTB.2020.6.6Published:March 2020Type:Research ArticleAuthors:Yousef Ahmed Alomi, and Adel Sadeq Author(s) affiliations:Yousef Ahmed Alomi*, Critical care clinical pharmacists, TPN clinical pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Adel Sadeq, Assistant Professor, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Abstract:Objectives: To explore reliability and validity of pharmacy research proposal survey in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a cross-section survey developed by the authors and the researcher team. It’s based on the updated literature, national and international accreditation standards organizations. The internal consistency reliability through, inter-rater reliability, item-item coloration, item-total coloration, split half reliability (Gutmann’s λ6), McDonald’s ω and Cronbach alpha. The validity consisted of face content validity, construct validity through exploratory factorial analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. All analysis had been done through Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS), Statistical Package of Social Sciences-Analysis of Moment Structures (SPSS-Amos) and Jeffrey’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP) Results: A total of 209 pharmacists responded. The majority of responders were Saudi 185 (88.52%). The among responders were males 108 (61.77%) and females 101 (48.33%). The three tests had been done of reliability of 17 questions of responders (204). The tests mean±SD was 3.788 ± 0.163, McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha and Gutmann’s λ6 were 0.975, 0.975 and 0.987, respectively and inter-item coloration was 0.705. The item-total coloration >0.7, McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha and Gutmann’s λ6 value if deleted was >0.97. By using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.954 and Bartlett’s test of sphericity with approximate chi-square was <0.001. The commonalities extraction for all questions was >0.7, the related components were two with the rotated component matrix >0.7 of all 17 questions in components 1 and 2 as suggested. They were confirmed by confirmatory with statistically significant (p<0.001) of the factor model, by factor analysis, by scree plot, pathway analysis and fit with the original survey. The confirmatory factor index was 0.871, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) was 0.853, Goodness of fit index (GFI) was 0.912, Expected cross validation index (ECVI) was 4.299. The collinearity of 17 questions was auto-correlation was 0.058 with not statically significant (p=0.403). The majority of 17 questions had Enjuone value had close to number 1, while 7 questions only had condition index less than 30. Most of questions had the Variance inflation factor (VIF) less than 10 except 4 questions, while only 4 questions had tolerance less than 0.1. Conclusion: The reliability and validity of a survey about knowledge of pharmacy proposals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were high. The pharmacist in pharmacy research practice can utilize the survey in the future. Keywords:Pharmacy, Proposal, Reliability, Research, Saudi Arabia, Survey, ValidityView:PDF (378.87 KB) PDF PDF Images Confirmatory analysis pathway diagram

PTB Reports,2020,6,3,96-104.DOI:10.5530/PTB.2020.6.18Published:March 2020Type:Research ArticleAuthors:Yousef Ahmed Alomi, and Ismail Hassan Amer Abu Rayah Author(s) affiliations:Yousef Ahmed Alomi*, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Abstract:Objectives: To declare reliability and validity of Biostatical Analysis used for Pharmacy Research Survey in Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a cross-section survey developed by the authors and the research team. It’s based on the updated literature, national and international accreditation standards organizations. The Internal consistency, reliability through inter-rater reliability, item-item coloration, item-total coloration, Split half reliability (Gutmann’s λ6) and McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha. The validity contained of face content validity, construct validity through exploratory factorial analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. All analysis had been done through Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS), Statistical Package of Social Sciences-Analysis of Moment Structures (SPSS-Amos) and Jeffrey’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP). Results: A total of 209 pharmacists responded. The majority of responders were Saudi 185 (88.52%). The among responders were males [108 (61.77%)] and females [101 (48.33%)]. The three tests had been done with reliability of 31 questions. The completed responders (185) (mean ± SD) was 3.236 ± 0.326 and McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha and Gutmann’s λ6 were 0.980, 0.980 and 0.990, respectively with CI 95% (0.975-0.983) and inter-item coloration was 0.607, while the item-total coloration >0.53 and McDonald’s ω, Cronbach alpha and Gutmann’s λ6 value if deleted was >0.97. By using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of sampling adequacy was 0.966 and Bartlett’s test of sphericity with approximate chi-square was <0.001. The commonalities extraction for all questions was >0.57, the related components were four of all 31 questions in four components as suggested. They were not confirmed by confirmatory with statistically significant (p<0.001) of the factor model, by factor analysis, by scree plot and pathway analysis and fit not with the original survey changed to 3 factor loading. The confirmatory factor index was (0.761), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) was (0.737), Goodness of fit index (GFI) was (0.844) and expected cross validation index (ECVI) (9.029). The collinearity of 23 questions was autocorrelation (2.609e -5) with not statistically significant (p=0.951). The majority of 23 question had Enjuone value close to number 1, while 11 questions had condition index more than 30. All of the 23 questions had The Variance inflation factor (VIF) less than 10 except four questions and had tolerance more than 0.1 except four questions. Conclusion: The reliability and validity related to the corrected survey of biostatistics analysts used in pharmaceutical research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were high. The pharmacy practice was properly used in further future research in Saudi Arabia. Keywords:Biostatical Analysis, Knowledge, Pharmacy, Reliability, Research, Saudi Arabia, Survey, ValidityView:PDF (452.29 KB) PDF PDF Images confirmatory analysis pathway diagram