Assessment Framework
Assessment Framework
Assessment is a critical milestone in the learning process for students to identify those areas of knowledge and transferable skills that may require further enhancement and development. Students should expect that each major will have a mix of assessment methods, depending on the areas that they are assessed for.
The courses in the program are assessed through partial and final exams, essay and/or research assignments, presentations, attendance, and where applicable project-based production.
Each of these assessment methods bears a percentage of the students' overall achievement to meet the requirements for success at each level of study towards their degree.
Assessment is undertaken individually and in groups. It is a continuous process throughout the semester. Students must complete and pass an average of eleven courses in total at each of the three levels of study leading to a degree.
Assessment in Al Maaref University is a well-balanced and gradual process that improves student learning with regard to desired outcomes, programs processes and resources inputs. It includes setting appropriate and transparent criteria that allow students to meet high-quality standards of learning.
The assessment is a formal endorsement of achievements and decisions on student performance in individual courses and overall course profile.
MCFA as well as the University, aim to provide students with feedback-evidence of how they are performing in their pursuance to meet the academic standards for acquiring a degree by the end of the study period.
This means that student's formative and summative assessment performance will be milestones to evaluate those areas that require further development in order to meet the learning objectives, outcomes and expectation of each study level and towards your final award.
Considering the above obligations, marks can be modified in the due course of monitoring and confirmation procedures. Once the marks are ratified after being monitored and confirmed by the Assessment Board, a student cannot appeal against the awarded mark for an individual assessment.
Major Assessment Subcommittees and Award Assessment Subcommittees,
In the academic calendar, you will notice that there are three main Major Assessment Subcommittee in an academic year. These Subcommittees are led by the Chair of the Departments including the Assistant Dean. Work submitted in Fall Semester, Spring Semester or Summer Semester will be marked and confirmed by the course assessment subcommittee in January/February, June, and July/ August.
The meeting of the Award Assessment Subcommittee is held one week after the Major Assessment Subcommittee’s meeting has taken place to confirm awards of students in the result of completing their program of study. Results (marks and awards) are uploaded on the MU-UMS within two working weeks following Award Assessment Subcommittees. All marks/ awards remain provisional until confirmed by the Subcommittees and results released.