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The PUP Open University System (OUS) is committed to providing an excellent educational experience to professionals, graduate students, post-baccalaureate, and undergraduate students. The OUS Accreditation emphasizes quality assurance and a commitment to continuous quality enhancement of all its processes to serve the stakeholders. All programs offered are Level 4 and Level 3 AACUP-approved programs. It also complies with Republic Act 10650 in all its areas of implementation. To ensure that programs meet established quality standards and are competent to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks, the university provided a Quality Assurance Coordinator to assist in the overall compliance, documentation, and conformity of standards, rules, and regulations implemented by CHED and the ISO QMS2015 in monitoring and evaluation of the risks and opportunities for its Distance Education Programs.
Profile of HEI/DE Provider
Profile of HEI/DE Provider
Regional Jurisdiction: NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
Name of HEI: POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – OPEN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Address of HEI: ANONAS STREET, STA. MESA, MANILA CITY, PHILIPPINES
Name of Head/President/CEO: DR. MANUEL M. MUHI
Degree Programs Offered via Distance Education (DE)
Degree Programs Offered via Distance Education (DE)
BOR approval
Advanced Studies
Post Baccalaureate Program
Baccalaureate Programs
I. Institutional Management and Commitment (Sec. 16)
I. Institutional Management and Commitment (Sec. 16)
16.2 The HEI's mission, budget, and policy statement shall reflect its commitment to its distance education program.
16.2 The HEI's mission, budget, and policy statement shall reflect its commitment to its distance education program.
16.3 The HEI shall have the organizational structure and clear institutional procedures for managing and ensuring academic oversight over its distance education system.
16.3 The HEI shall have the organizational structure and clear institutional procedures for managing and ensuring academic oversight over its distance education system.
Copy of approved organizational structure and procedures for managing the DE unit
Functions of the delivery units under the Open University System
16.4 The HEI shall designate a competent key person who will manage and be responsible for its distance education system.
16.4 The HEI shall designate a competent key person who will manage and be responsible for its distance education system.
16.5 The HEI shall have an Internal quality assurance management system appropriate to DE programs.
16.5 The HEI shall have an Internal quality assurance management system appropriate to DE programs.
Policies and procedures for the Quality Assurance management of DE programs
16.6 The HEI shall show evidence of a program of continuous self-evaluation directed toward program improvement targeting more effective pedagogy, advances in the assessment of student achievement of intended outcomes, improved retention rates and effective use of resources.
16.6 The HEI shall show evidence of a program of continuous self-evaluation directed toward program improvement targeting more effective pedagogy, advances in the assessment of student achievement of intended outcomes, improved retention rates and effective use of resources.
Documented program of continuing self-evaluation
II. Curriculum Development and Approval (Sec. 17.1)
II. Curriculum Development and Approval (Sec. 17.1)
Curricula for the degree program being offered via DE.
Curricula for the degree program being offered via DE.
Curriculum/la with CHEDRO notation
Advanced Studies
Post Baccalaureate Program
Baccalaureate Programs
Curriculum/la is/are updated/revised according to the new PSGs
Detailed syllabi defining appropriate learning outcomes per course and assessment of learner's performance.
Detailed syllabi defining appropriate learning outcomes per course and assessment of learner's performance.
Detailed syllabi defining appropriate learning outcomes per course and assessment of learner's performance
Advanced Studies
Post Baccalaureate Program
Baccalaureate Programs
Detailed syllabi are updated/revised in compliance to the new PSGs
III. Institutional Materials Development (Sec. 17.2)
III. Institutional Materials Development (Sec. 17.2)
17.2.1. Instructional materials shall be appropriate to learning needs both in content and medium of delivery.
17.2.1. Instructional materials shall be appropriate to learning needs both in content and medium of delivery.
Copy of all learning packages and instructional materials for all programs offered via DE
Advanced Studies
Master in Public Administration (MPA)
Post Baccalaureate Program
Baccalaureate Programs
17.2.2. The HEI shall prepare a set of well-written, well-structured and well tested self-instructional materials for every course.
17.2.2. The HEI shall prepare a set of well-written, well-structured and well tested self-instructional materials for every course.
17.2.3. The amount of material covered in the course and the depth with which it is covered shall equal that of a classroom-based course.
17.2.3. The amount of material covered in the course and the depth with which it is covered shall equal that of a classroom-based course.
17.3.6. The HEI shall undertake a periodic internal review, evaluation and updating of all its instructional materials. Materials shall be updated and revised at least every five years.
17.3.6. The HEI shall undertake a periodic internal review, evaluation and updating of all its instructional materials. Materials shall be updated and revised at least every five years.
Defined and documented procedures/guidelines and policies for the periodic review and updating of learning packages
Documentary evidence on periodic internal review, evaluation conducted to update all its instructional materials. Materials shall be updated and revised at least every five years.
17.2.4. If the HEI itself is developing such course materials as specified above it must have a pool of qualified:
17.2.4. If the HEI itself is developing such course materials as specified above it must have a pool of qualified:
• subject matter specialists with at least a Masters Degree (Doctorate degree holders for doctoral programs) in the subject area they are assigned to develop;
• subject matter specialists with at least a Masters Degree (Doctorate degree holders for doctoral programs) in the subject area they are assigned to develop;
• readers who shall critically review the work of the subject matter specialist;
• readers who shall critically review the work of the subject matter specialist;
• a team of related experts: Instructional design specialists, production design specialists, and such other related skills needed to transform the material into learning packages suitable for delivery via the distance mode.
• a team of related experts: Instructional design specialists, production design specialists, and such other related skills needed to transform the material into learning packages suitable for delivery via the distance mode.
List of DE specialists invovled in the periodic review and updating of each learning package
Special Order involved in the periodic review and updating of each learning package
17.2.5. The HEI shall comply with appropriate Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws in the development and utilization of course materials, including pre-existing learning packages suitable for delivery via distance mode.
17.2.5. The HEI shall comply with appropriate Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws in the development and utilization of course materials, including pre-existing learning packages suitable for delivery via distance mode.
Documentary evidence of having complied with appropriate copyright laws (if the institution is using pre-existing course materials developed by other institutions)
IV. Delivery Mode/Strategies (Sec. 17.3)
IV. Delivery Mode/Strategies (Sec. 17.3)
17.3.1. The HEI shall provide a core of qualified faculty members (Masters degree for masteral programs and Doctorate degree holders for doctoral programs in the subject area they are assigned to handle) who shall perform the teaching functions of student evaluation/ assessment, issuance of grades and academic consultation.
17.3.1. The HEI shall provide a core of qualified faculty members (Masters degree for masteral programs and Doctorate degree holders for doctoral programs in the subject area they are assigned to handle) who shall perform the teaching functions of student evaluation/ assessment, issuance of grades and academic consultation.
List of tutors who will handle the courses in the DE program
Advanced Studies
Post Baccalaureate Program
Baccalaureate Programs
17.3.2. The HEI shall provide for regular faculty-student and student-student interaction or feedback on their learning, either face-to-face or via alternative and/or other interaction formats.
17.3.2. The HEI shall provide for regular faculty-student and student-student interaction or feedback on their learning, either face-to-face or via alternative and/or other interaction formats.
Copy of policies and guidelines for
counseling
testing
library resources
and maintenance and upgrading of equipment and facilities and documentary evidence
17.3.5. Students shall be provided access to resources for learning such as libraries and electronic information sources.
17.3.5. Students shall be provided access to resources for learning such as libraries and electronic information sources.
Copy of policies and procedures on course delivery
and copy of MOAs with learning centers (if applicable)
Copy of physical inventory of learning resources, appropriate media and other technical support per learning center
V. Student Assessment
V. Student Assessment
17.3.3. The HEI shall prepare a set of validated instruments or assessment processes on performance standards to gauge the learner's progress in the course. Frequency of academic assessment/evaluation and the manner by which these are administered shall also be indicated.
17.3.3. The HEI shall prepare a set of validated instruments or assessment processes on performance standards to gauge the learner's progress in the course. Frequency of academic assessment/evaluation and the manner by which these are administered shall also be indicated.
Copy of policies and guidelines on the assessment process including security of assessment procedures
Copy of assessment instrument with actual student answers
17.3.4. Examinations (paper, online, demonstrations of competency) shall take place in circumstances that require firm student identification. The HEI shall put in place processes for disciplinary procedures and adherence to intellectual honesty.
17.3.4. Examinations (paper, online, demonstrations of competency) shall take place in circumstances that require firm student identification. The HEI shall put in place processes for disciplinary procedures and adherence to intellectual honesty.
Copy of assessment instrument with actual student answers
17.4.4. Students shall be regularly provided with information on their academic progress.
17.4.4. Students shall be regularly provided with information on their academic progress.
VI. Student Support Services (Sec. 17.4)
VI. Student Support Services (Sec. 17.4)
17.4.1. Students shall be given full and clear information about the nature and expectations of the program of study, tuition and other fees, the technology employed so that they can make informed decisions about undertaking a program.
17.4.1. Students shall be given full and clear information about the nature and expectations of the program of study, tuition and other fees, the technology employed so that they can make informed decisions about undertaking a program.
17.4.2. Guidance on study skills, orientation on independent study, practice on the technology and timely intervention regarding student progress shall be provided.
17.4.2. Guidance on study skills, orientation on independent study, practice on the technology and timely intervention regarding student progress shall be provided.
Copy of student orientation materials indicating available services to students
Sample Student Orientation Recording via Facebook Live - BROADKADAHAN 2.0 Experience The BABROUMN
Student Orientations Assembly - BROADKADAHAN
Copy of policies and procedures on student support services
17.4.3. Students shall be provided access to grievance procedures.
17.4.3. Students shall be provided access to grievance procedures.
Copy of policies and procedures on student support services (i.e., grievance and academic progress information)
17.4.5. The HEI shall provide clear admission and retention policies and procedures.
17.4.5. The HEI shall provide clear admission and retention policies and procedures.
Copy of admission and retention policies
Other Evidences
Other Evidences
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