عنوان البحث(Papers / Research Title)
Quality of Scientific Researches in Iraqi Universities and the great Challenges
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ستار,بدر,سدخان,المالكي ,Quality of Scientific Researches in Iraqi Universities and the great Challenges , Time 6/13/2011 5:13:16 AM : كلية تكنولوجيا المعلومات
وصف الابستركت (Abstract)
Quality of Scientific Researches in Iraqi Universities and the great Challenges
الوصف الكامل (Full Abstract)
Quality of Scientific Researches in Iraqi Universities and the great Challenges
Dr. Eng. Sattar B. Sadkhan - Chairman of IEEE IRAQ SectionComputer Technology College - University of
Babylon E-mail: drengsattar@ieee.org
ABSTRACT:
Scientific Research is a cornerstone for development of any nation around the World. QA and continuous improvement of the scientific research in Universities is fundamental to the mission of the universities and research institutes in the world. Computing and communications are becoming essential tools of science. Together, they make possible new kinds and degrees of collaboration among different disciplines. The fusion of computers and electronic communications has the potential to dramatically enhance the output and productivity of scientific researchers. A major step toward realizing that potential can come from combining the interests of the scientific community at large with those of the computer science and engineering community to create integrated, tool-oriented computing and communications systems to support scientific collaboration The scientific research in Iraqi Universities faces many challenges that affect badly (in many important aspects) its progress and establishments. It is well known that Iraq is one country of the third World. Most of countries of this world have great shortage in the effectiveness of the Scientific Research in comparison with the status of Scientific Research of the developing countries. The failure of such effectiveness has many reasons. Most of them belong to the academicals higher education status in the third world countries. In Iraq the status has another different side effect that initiated since April 2003.This paper introduces the challenges affect the scientific research in Iraqi universities, and how it will be possible to redirect (orient) the scientific research to be with Quality Assurance (QA) and can be tested under the umbrella of ISO. Also the main effects of the Information Technology are discussed and their affect on the Scientific Research Quality Assurance.
INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION:
QA and continuous improvement of the scientific research in Universities is fundamental to the mission of the universities and research institutes in the world. Scientific Research is a cornerstone for development of any nation around the World. Quality Assurance (QA) means two things: 1) a system for evaluating performance as in the delivery of services or the quality of products provided to consumers, customers, or patients; and 2) a planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that the product or system optimally fulfils customers or clients expectations, i.e. that it is problem free and well able to perform the task for which it was designed. The mechanism for the evaluation of the quality of scientific research, including the establishment of a continuous improvement process, is linked to the University s annual strategic planning process [5]. QA system, as applied to scientific research, will be designed to ensure that the standards of performance match those generally accepted in higher education. This includes performance of the research institutions as well as students and graduates. Currently a little has been done in terms of establishing performance indicators or assessing the quality of universities (from this point of view) inside many countries of the third world, even some of these countries have good starting approaches for ensuring the QA of Scientific Researches or Higher Education .Universities and Research Scientific Institutes are responsible for the quality of their research programs, and hence, they will desire to enhance the level of quality in their research programs. Students, generally, want Quality of learning programs that will enhance them to obtain useful degrees and good research results. There are two important types of dangers involved and facing the universities and institutions wish to improve the quality in the scientific research programs: a) Dangers arise when senior staff members behave as if Quality doesn’t matter.b) Dangers arise if QA specialists behave as if Quality is the only important thing.
Building a culture of Quality can help to resolve both of these dangers. To build such culture, every one must take ownership of enhancing Quality mechanisms and procedures in their own domains specialization field [2]. Self Assessment is a key driver in the QA program to be implemented in Scientific Research Institutes of universities. It is central to the process of seeking Quality andimproving Quality. This Fact leads universities to develop mechanisms to self-assestheir programs that have been developed to correspond to the university s strategic scientific research plans. Scientific Researchers must assess their performance againstthe key performance indicators on an annual basis. The respective goals and key performance indicators will correspond to the level of research, learning, teaching and administrative levels of the person, group, office, or program being assessed The main aim of this paper is to introduce the current status, challenges faced the Scientific researches inside Iraqi Universities. And also it provides the possibility of orientation the scientific research to be of good Quality and tested under the umbrella of ISO. The paper contains in addition to the section 1, other 6 sections. Section 2, summarizes the QA improvement programs for scientific researches, while section 3 provides the role of information technology in development of Scientific Researches. Section 4 introduces the scientific researches in Iraqi universities, and section 5 introduces the challenges affecting the scientific researches inside Iraqi universities. Section 6 provides the main propositions given by the author. Section 7 provides the conclusion.
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