Quality Assurance

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Quality Assurance 

Quality Assurance Department is mandated to set out the University’s mechanisms for assuring and enhancing quality of its academic provision through its core activities of teaching, learning and research and all related support services, taking account of the goals of the University Strategic Plan. Quality assurance is understood as a measure of the value of what we do and the system of benchmarking which we use to ensure academic business (teaching and learning and community service) is of the expected standard and is maintained and continuously improved. 

The Quality Assurance Department was established for the purpose of systematic monitoring and evaluation and ensuring that mechanisms in place are functional to ensure the standards are functional to ensure that standards are met.

The Department’s mission is to establish systems that ensure consistency, compliance and continuous improvement aiming to deliver high quality, reliable outputs while reducing risks and meeting stakeholder expectations.

The core values include customer centricity, proactive defect prevention, consistency, continuous improvement and objectivity. To this and the Department:

  • provides leadership for quality assurance and good practice in the university
  • monitor implementation of quality assurance policies in the University
  • monitors achievement of the set benchmarks to provide feedback to faculties
  • ensure that programmes comply with ZIMCHE guidelines
  • Consult regularly with stakeholders  
  • analyses student evaluation data and generates reports for both quality and management purposes. 

Achievements;  

     Facilitated the accreditation of the following programmes by ZIMCHE;

  • Master of Science Degree in SY and disaster Management Studies (MSDMS) 11/2 years.
  • Master of Science Degree in Conflict Prevention and early warning mechanisms (MCPEW) 1 ½ years.
  • Master of Science Degree in DEF and SY studies (MDSS) 1 ½ years.
  • Master of Science Degree in International studies (MSC IS) 1 ½ years.
  • Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSC SE)1 ½ years.
  • Master of Philosophy (M PHIL) 18 to 60 Months. 
    1. M PHIL Software Engineering.  
    2. M PHIL Aerospace Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in SY and Disaster Management        Studies (BSDMS) 4 years.
  • Bachelor of Science (HONS) Degree in Aerospace Engineering (BSCAE) 5 years.
  • Bachelor of Science (HONS) Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSCME) 5 years.
  • Bachelor of (HON) Degree in Software Engineering (BSC SE) 5 years.
  • Bachelor of Science Honours in (HONS) Degree in Electrical and     Electronics Engineering (BSC EEE) 5 years.
  • Bachelor of Science (HONS)Degree in Aviation Sciences Aircraft Systems and Operations (BAVASO) 4 years.
  • Bachelor of Science Honours in (HONS) Degree in Aviation Sciences Air Traffic Management (BAVATM) 4 years. 
  • Bachelor of Science (HONS) Degree in Defence and Security Studies (MDSS)
  • Bachelor of Science (HONS) Degree in Defence Logistics 
  • Bachelor of Science (HONS) Degree in Military Science and    Lairdship (LIMSL).
  • Doctor of Philosophy (D PHIL) 36 to 108 Months (Part-time).
  • DPHIL Software Engineering.