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Continuous Quality Improvement in Higher Education A case study in Engineering School of Boras University

This thesis considers “Quality in Higher Education” from different points of view. The aim isto achieve continuous quality improvement in Engineering School of Boras University as acase study. In order to improve quality, the quality criteria and definitions in higher educationare discussed. Different improvement methods that have been successfully used to improvequality in Educational systems such as PDCA (Deming wheel) and EFQM (EuropeanFoundation for Quality Management) are shortly presented. These methods are applied inBoras University Engineering School to find out the roots problems and main barriers toimprove quality, and there are some different solutions suggested to implement in order toachieve continuous quality improvement in this especial department. Although this case isfocused on Boras University, the writer believes that the same methods and assessments canbe used in any kind of educational organizations.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hb-20963
Date January 2011
CreatorsShokraiefard, Ahoo
PublisherHögskolan i Borås, Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan, University of Borås/School of Engineering
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
RelationMagisteruppsats,

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