Pir Mehr Ali Shah ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RAWALPINDI Self Assessment Report 2010 - 2012 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY M.Sc. Sociology Program Team: 1. Dr. Aneela Afzal (Coordinator) 2. Mrs. Nazia Rafiq (Member) 3. Miss Faria Ibad Mirza (Member) 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………… 03 CRITERION 1: PROGRAM MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES …….. 04 PROGRAM ASSESSMENT RESULTS ………………………………………………. 07 TEACHER EVALUATION ………………………………………………………….. . 10 STUDENT’S COURSE EVALUATION ……………………………………………… 41 SURVEY OF GRADUATING STUDENTS ………………………………………….. 97 ALUMNI SURVEY ……………………………………………………………………. 105 CRITERION 2: CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ORGANIZATION ………………112 CRITERION 3: LABORATORIES AND COMPUTING FACILITIES ………….. 116 CRITERION 4: STUDENT SUPPORT AND ADVISING …………………………. 117 CRITERION 5: PROCESS CONTROL ……………………………………………... 119 CRITERION 6: FACULTY …………………………………………………………… 122 CRITERION 7: INSTITUTIONAL FACILITES …………………………………… 125 CRITERION 8: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ……………………………………... 127 SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………………………. .128 CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………….130 ANNEXURES …………………………………………………………………………....130 FACULTY RESUME …………………………………………………………………. .131 List of Tables Table 1: Program Objectives Assessment …………………………………………….. 05 Table 2: Program Outcomes and their Relationship with Objectives ………………. 06 Table 3: Quantitative Assessment of the Department ………………………………. 110 Table 4: Present Performance Measures for Research Activities …………………. 110 Table 5: Sociology Courses versus Program Outcome ……………………………… 114 Table 6: Faculty Distribution by Program Area in Sociology …………………….. .. 122 Table 7: Enrollment in Sociology Program ………………………………………….. 128 List of Figures Figure 1: Faculty Member’s Evaluation Comparative Chart ………………………. 09 Figure 2: Course Taught Comparative Chart ………………………………………... 42 Figure 3: Faculty Survey ……………………………………………………………. ..124 2 INTRODUCTION The Department of Sociology was established under the umbrella of Department of Agricultural Economics in the year 1997. A new program of Masters in Sociology was prepared and first time admissions was offered in 1997.Then Department of Sociology and Anthropology was established in 2004. The schemes of studies of Sociology was revised in the year 2010 to make the program more responsive to meet the current demands of the degree program and job sector. The programs of Sociology is designed to provide necessary skills in understanding Sociology, to further provide analytical approach in understanding the developmental issues of Pakistani society especially the rural Pakistan. The existing curriculum targets the needs to have productive and progressive social scientists and addresses newly emerging issues in Pakistan. The Department provides a variety of important sub-disciplines for instance Development, Modernization, Industrialization, Social Mobility, Economic Empowerment, Resource Allocation and Mobilization, Gender Mainstreaming, Indigenous Knowledge and insights to furnish the professional abilities and calibers of under training graduates to better understand and contribute towards the developmental and progressive needs of society. The Self Assessment Report (SAR) contains eight criteria. The first criterion outlines the program mission and objectives. Criterion-2 provides information about the curriculum development. Criterion-3 enlists the computing facilities and other relevant information. Criterion-4 provides information about student support. The last four criteria contain the information about the Faculty, Process Control, Institutional Facilities and Institutional Support. 3 CRITERION 1: PROGRAM MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES Standard 1-1: Documented Measurable objectives that support Department mission statements M.Sc Sociology degree program intends to deliver quality teaching, conduct research and extends knowledge and imagination by showing theory in indigenous problem based practice and research in action. With particular focus on the significance of social structure and by highlighting social policy around the world as well as to advise students to look at the available materials and limited resources and make connections to your own life and experiences. This approach will also make students scientifically focus towards the social problems faced by the people, their interaction and role in various situations. Documented measurable objectives Strategic objectives of the Department of Sociology 1. To develop Sociology in order to contribute to the society by providing the social engineers to operate the societal processes and deliver concrete and market compatible know-how and hands on skills. 2. To make sure that the research is being conducted that meet the requirements of understanding the accelerated change process in society. 3. To strengthen the discipline through imparting knowledge to create global awareness and critical thinking. Main elements of strategic plan to achieve mission and objectives  Establishment of faculty-students network of research orientation in more organized manner.  Designing and constantly updating the curricula under the guidelines of HEC involving core subjects, elective subjects, specialized areas and study tours.  Setting up of well equipped specialized research facilities depending on the available resources. 4  To look for starting new programs like Ph.D in Sociology to equip the students to be able to have more practical skills in their field in order to enable them to serve the country more effectively and efficiently.  Collaborate with the INGOs, NGOs for conducting research oriented chores to produce more targeted and action research addressing the burning issues of society.  Collaborate with Government Departments, INGOs and NGOs for launching development projects to practically contribute towards creating better understanding of planned changes, their outcomes and impacts as well as to broaden the understanding of indigenous societies of Pakistan. The assessment of program objectives through different criteria is presented in Table 1 Table 1: PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT S. How When Improvement Improvement Objective # Measured Measured Identified made Development The faculty of Sociology On the basis During Intra started discipline to of feedback different departmental sharing their provide social from different professional consultation approaches 1 engineers and development gatherings & with faculty and during delivery of scholars and meeting students teaching concrete and development them in required specific marketable practitioners person courses skills Internal Seminars of evaluation During the professional of the Encouragement current year Researches organizations research to the students students were meeting the 2 plus the trends of the towards the new given societal challenges students research consultations requirements faced by the and already interests & new topic society completed allocated work Strengthening Students Students are fields to Through prefer to Related provided the create entry tests, remain strict subjects to be inter- 3 awareness of interviews to their own recommended disciplinary related and research own previous or studies approach critical interest study during study thinking interest Program Learning Outcomes All the students in Sociology should possess the ability of: 5 1. Developing effective communication skills including active and loud listening during presentations, oral discussions, review articles etc 2. Preparation of research projects based upon identification of problems and use of new analytical techniques. 3. Identification of priority problems and their solution by enhancing knowledge and vision through new curriculum integrated approaches. Standard 1-2: The program must have documented outcomes for graduating students. It must be documented that the outcomes support the program objectives and that graduating students are capable of performing these outcomes.  The program outcomes support the program objective as illustrated in the table 1 given below Table 2: PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH OBJECTIVES Objectives 1 2 3 s e m 1 +++ +++ ++ o c t 2 u + ++ + O 3 +++ +++ ++ + = Moderately satisfactory ++ = Satisfactory +++ = Highly satisfactory Skills and Capabilities Reflected in Performance as Sociologist:  To understand the basic concepts, theories and computer based research as a yardstick to measure their mastery of the content on various sociological aspects.  To inculcate efficient communication on various sociological aspects (written and oral) with the application of computer and internet.  To deliver effectively in writing, oral demonstration to use modern tools, techniques and skills for their profession and market place job competition.  To formulate and design the experiments/project and to work effectively in a team, to manage a problem and absorb ability to recognize their future needs. 6 PROGRAM ASSESSMENT RESULTS Faculty Course Review Report Course Title Credit Assessment No. of Comments Any changes Semester % Grade Course Code Value Methods/ Students on for Course in Instructor Exams curriculum Future A B C D W F SOC Rural Social 3(3-0) Mid Term 38 Nil Nil Fall 26 14 14 0 0 0 Faria 712 Institution and Final Mirza Term SOC Diffusion of 3(3-0) Mid Term 33 Nil Nil Fall 9 18 5 2 0 1 Faria 702 Innovation and Final Mirza Term SOC Demographical 3(3-0) Mid Term 34 Nil Nil Fall 64 55.88 20.05 5.88 0 0 Faria 707 Factors & and Final Mirza Development Term SOC General 3(3-0) Mid Term 35 Nil Nil Fall 2.85 71.42 20 2.85 0 2.85 Faria 701 Sociology and Final Mirza Term SOC Community 3(3-0) Mid Term 91 Nil Nil Fall 12 22 40 21 0 0 Asma 704 Organization and Final Zafar Term SOC Rural & Pastoral 2(2-0) Mid Term 195 Nil Nil Fall 18 39 31 9 0 0 Asma 501 Sociology and Final Zafar Term SOC Social 3(3-0) Mid Term 25 Nil Nil Fall 8 28 48 8 0 0 Asma 708 Psychology and Final Zafar Term SOC General 3(3-0) Mid Term 80 Nil Nil Fall 36 44 15 3 0 0 Asma 701 Sociology and Final Zafar Term SOC Rural Social 3(3-0) Mid Term 34 Nil Nil Spring 32 47 21 0 0 0 Faria 713 Organization and Final Mirza Term SOC Population 3(3-0) Mid Term 43 Nil Nil Spring 23 47 30 0 0 0 Faria 7 711 Trends & and Final Mirza Problems in Term Rural Society SOC Social Problem 3(3-0) Mid Term 31 Nil Nil Spring 9.67 64.50 25.88 0 0 0 Faria 714 of Pakistan and Final Mirza Term SOC Sociology of 3(3-0) Mid Term 32 Nil Nil Spring 3.12 71.87 25 0 0 0 Faria 710 Developing and Final Mirza Countries Term SOC Social 3(3-0) Mid Term 92 Nil Nil Spring 21 18 16 8 0 0 Asma 708 Psychology and Final Zafar Term SOC Demographical 3(3-0) Mid Term 39 Nil Nil Spring 33 59 5 2.5 0 0 Asma 707 Factors & and Final Zafar Development Term SOC Rural & Pastoral 2(2-0) Mid Term 2 Nil Nil Spring 50 50 0 0 0 0 Asma 402 Sociology and Final Zafar Term SOC Sociology of 3(3-0) Mid Term 45 Nil Nil Spring 4 53 31 11 0 0 Asma 710 Developing and Final Zafar Countries Term 8 Program Assessment Results Faculty members were evaluated by the students at the end of the semester in accordance with Proforma-1 and 10. Comparative graph of the faculty member is presented below in figure no 1. Faculty members are represented as F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5 instead of mentioning their names. Faculty members during the session Fall 2010- Spring 2012 Faculty member 1. Mr. Ashfaq Hussain Mirza Faculty member 2. Dr. Aneela Afzal Faculty member 3. Ms. Asma Zafar Faculty member 4. Ms. Faria Ibad Mirza Faculty member 5. Mr. Ali Kamran Figure No. 1 Faculty Member’s Evaluation Comparative Chart 3.4 3.32 3.3 3.26 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.06 3 3 2.9 2.8 F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5 The comparative graph is made from accumulated scores of all the courses during four semesters i.e. Fall 2010 to Spring 2012 by the faculty members of Sociology. The graphs suggest that faculty members 2 has the highest score 3.32, F3 score 3.26 whereas faculty member 5 has minimum score of 3. The courses taught by the same faculty member with the same course title over the entire session are evaluated once in the SAR. In case the same course is taught by any other faculty member is separately evaluated. All the courses relate to Degree in M.Sc. Sociology. 9 Proforma 10 Teacher Evaluation Form Faculty member-1 (Fall 10) SOC-703 81 % students strongly agreed that the faculty member was well prepared and 84 % students strongly agreed that the course was timely completed and it demonstrated knowledge of the subject in a diligent manner. Whereas 35% of the students were of the view that the instructor was unable to communicate the subject matter effectively. Overall he remained successful in completing the course on time. He had helping and problem solution attitude towards the students. He provided strong theoretical and real world applications. While 74% of the students felt the need of additional reading material for the course. 1. The Instructor is prepared for 2. The Instructor demonstrates each class knowledge of the subject UC, 0, 0%S.D, 0, S.A UC, 0, S.D, S.A A, 6, 19%D, 00%, 0% A, 9,D , 00%, 0% 0, 0% A 29% A UC UC D D S.A , 25, S.A , 22, 81% S.D 71% S.D 4. The Instructor provides additional 3. The Instructor has completed the material apart from text whole course D, 0, 0% D, 1, S.D, S.A S.D, S.A UC, 4, 3%0, 0% A, 5, U16C%, 0, 0%0, 0% 13% A A S.A , 15, UC UC 50% A, 10, D D 34% S.D S.A , 26, S.D 84% 6. The Instructor communicates the 5. The Instructor gives citations subject matter effectively regarding current situations With UC, 2, 6% reference to Pakistani context D, , 0% A, 11, S.A D, 1, 3% S.D, , 0% S.A 35% S.D, , 0% A A UC, 5, 16% S.A , 15, S.A , 18, UC 49% UC 59% D D A, 10, 32% S.D S.D 10