Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and Evaluation
Context: In 2016, the Government of Saudi Arabia announced its ambitious transformation vision, Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, where a new Universities System was established. The new system aims to reduce bureaucracy in the academic environment and enable objective measurement of performance through the...
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In 2016, the Government of Saudi Arabia announced its ambitious transformation vision, Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, where a new Universities System was established. The new system aims to reduce bureaucracy in the academic environment and enable objective measurement of performance through the utilization of key performance indicators (KPIs). There are several KPIs that are related to faculty members’ performance. However, the assessment of the academic performance of faculty members can be diverse and challenging and may impact the ability of academic institutions to monitor and evaluate the progress in achieving the established key indicators.
Aims:
The aim of the study was to propose a low-cost system to monitor and evaluate the academic performance among health-related faculties.
Settings and Design:
In this report, we share our experience in Jazan University Faculty of Medicine to propose a low-cost system to monitor and evaluate the academic performance. This report provides a comprehensive description of data acquisition methods, data flow, data management, and data display.
Subjects and Methods:
The report describes the process of retrospective analysis of the routinely collected Faculty Academic Files (FAFs). Data extracted from the FAFs are used to assess academic performance of faculty members including activities related to teaching, research, administrative and clinical activities, continuous professional development, and provision of community services. Data analysis and display were performed by Microsoft Excel.
Results:
In 2020, the total number of observations extracted from collected FAFs exceeded 5000 and were inserted into the Academic Performance Database. Data analysis and visualization enabled estimation of several indicators necessary to assess academic performance of faculty members. The output of the system involves three main parameters including academic performance of each faculty member, academic performance according to departments, and ranking of faculty members according to the measured domains. Estimation of sum and average of activities in all departments enabled the development of benchmark on faculty level, which further allowed comparison between departments. The system output can enable the stakeholders of the faculty to visualize the academic performance of the faculty, perform situational assessment, and ensure appropriate resource utilization, data-driven decision-making, and planning.
Conclusions:
The system presents a comprehensive approach for data acquisition methods, data flow, data management, and data display in academic settings. However, there are some challenges pertaining to the systematic data acquisition and the need for more investment onto utilizing online and secure low-cost methods in order to enable easier data collection and management. The proposed enhanced system should be further developed to allow better data collection and continuous monitoring and evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e2180daeb0b455881bcefb956b8fd412025-08-20T03:15:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsHail Journal of Health Sciences1658-83121658-85922023-01-0151293510.4103/hjhs.hjhs_2_23Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and EvaluationIbrahim M. GosadiAnwar M. MakeenContext: In 2016, the Government of Saudi Arabia announced its ambitious transformation vision, Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, where a new Universities System was established. The new system aims to reduce bureaucracy in the academic environment and enable objective measurement of performance through the utilization of key performance indicators (KPIs). There are several KPIs that are related to faculty members’ performance. However, the assessment of the academic performance of faculty members can be diverse and challenging and may impact the ability of academic institutions to monitor and evaluate the progress in achieving the established key indicators. Aims: The aim of the study was to propose a low-cost system to monitor and evaluate the academic performance among health-related faculties. Settings and Design: In this report, we share our experience in Jazan University Faculty of Medicine to propose a low-cost system to monitor and evaluate the academic performance. This report provides a comprehensive description of data acquisition methods, data flow, data management, and data display. Subjects and Methods: The report describes the process of retrospective analysis of the routinely collected Faculty Academic Files (FAFs). Data extracted from the FAFs are used to assess academic performance of faculty members including activities related to teaching, research, administrative and clinical activities, continuous professional development, and provision of community services. Data analysis and display were performed by Microsoft Excel. Results: In 2020, the total number of observations extracted from collected FAFs exceeded 5000 and were inserted into the Academic Performance Database. Data analysis and visualization enabled estimation of several indicators necessary to assess academic performance of faculty members. The output of the system involves three main parameters including academic performance of each faculty member, academic performance according to departments, and ranking of faculty members according to the measured domains. Estimation of sum and average of activities in all departments enabled the development of benchmark on faculty level, which further allowed comparison between departments. The system output can enable the stakeholders of the faculty to visualize the academic performance of the faculty, perform situational assessment, and ensure appropriate resource utilization, data-driven decision-making, and planning. Conclusions: The system presents a comprehensive approach for data acquisition methods, data flow, data management, and data display in academic settings. However, there are some challenges pertaining to the systematic data acquisition and the need for more investment onto utilizing online and secure low-cost methods in order to enable easier data collection and management. The proposed enhanced system should be further developed to allow better data collection and continuous monitoring and evaluation.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/hjhs.hjhs_2_23academic performancefacultyjazanmedicinesaudi arabia |
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| title | Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and Evaluation |
| title_full | Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and Evaluation |
| title_short | Assessment of Academic Performance: A Shared Experience from Jazan Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia, and a Proposal for Systematic Monitoring and Evaluation |
| title_sort | assessment of academic performance a shared experience from jazan faculty of medicine saudi arabia and a proposal for systematic monitoring and evaluation |
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