FOR URAFRC RETREAT 21 ST -23 RD OCTOBER, 2010 BY DR. EDITH NATUKUNDA TLC PROGRESS REPORT ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGE??

INTRODUCTION The main direction of the current strategic plan 2008/09 – 2018/19 is to reposition Makerere University as a centre of Academic excellence refocused on Leaner centeredness, providing leadership as a Research driven University which is championing knowledge transfer partnerships and networking

INTRODUCTION CONT’ In order to effect this institutional and pedagogical shift the University Identified teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, as well as knowledge transfer partnerships and networking as its core Functions.

INTRODUCTION CONT’ Whereas the outgoing Makerere University Strategic Plan 2001/02 – 2006/07 had recognized and recommended the transformation of existing faculties and Institutes into larger colleges as one of the strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the overall organization and management, The Current University Council in its 2008 recommended that all Faculties & Institutes should implement college formation by the end of 2009.

INTRODUCTION CONT’ Based on the above, the URAF Reforms Committee was established to rationalize and prepare the process of institutional transformation with the TLC Sub Committee being charged with the Pedagogical, Teaching & Academic Structural reforms.

METHOD OF WORK The TLC has endeavored to identify, critique and re-engineer the Teaching and Learning as well as the College Formation processes through: Study of the existing literature on the transforming teaching and Learning functions and the devolution of powers to operational units Organizing workshops and inviting expert witnesses on pedagogical and Institutional reforms Benchmarking visits to Universities in Africa which has undergone similar reforms recently. Consultations with Stakeholders in University Teaching Units Development of recommendations &Policy Guidelines for the implementation recommended pedagogical and institutional changes

PROGRESS ACHIEVED The TLC as a Sub Committee of URAFRC has: Completed the process of review of the available literature and relevant legal and Policy Framework Literature on Higher Education reforms in Uganda and East Africa -Conceptional frameworks for pedagogical shifts to student centered learning and College formats -Theoretical orientation in re- engineering organizational Processes

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’ The Sub Committee has also identified the 10 Core processes relevant to Teaching, Learning and College formation (AS-IS) as per the mind map attached.

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’ The 10 processes can be further divided in 53 Sub Processes of the teaching and learning cycle 75% of the Identified core processes and Sub Processes have been interrogated using the analytical framework of process analysis and re-engineering.

SAMPLE OF THE CRITICAL EXAMINATION SHEET USED PRIMARY QUESTIONSSECONDARY QUESTIONS SELECTED POSSIBILITIES WHAT IS ACHIEVEDIS IT NECESSARY? IF YES, WHY? WHAT ELSE COULD BE DONE? WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? WHY IS IT DONEWHY THERE?WHERE ELSE COULD IT BE DONE? WHERE SHOULD IT BE DONE? WHEN IS IT DONE?WHY THEN?WHEN ELSE COULD IT BE DONE? WHEN SHOULD IT BE DONE? WHO DOES IT?WHY THAT PERSON?WHO ELSE COULD DO IT ?WHO SHOULD DO IT? HOW IS IT DONE?WHY IN THAT WAY?HOW ELSE SHOULD IT BE DONE HOW SHOULD IT BE DONE?

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’ The above analytical framework was used to produce the report on critical examination which is part of the TLC Sub Committee Retreat Report.

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’ The Sub Committee has also accomplished progress in terms of screening the AS-IS Process to Identify gaps, redundancies, duplication and inefficiencies on the basis of the emerging results, streamlined and rationalized T0-BE Processes have been proposed.

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’ Allow me to present the examples of Programmes Development to illustrate this point

PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONT’ Alongside programme development, allow me to present the TO-BE Organogramme of the college Formation process as part of the highlights.

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