Academic Standards and Quality Assurance: The Impact of COVID-19 on University Degree Programs

COVID-19, caused by a member of the coronavirus family of viruses, has spread to most countries around the world since it was first recorded in humans in China in late 2019. Closing universities and cancelling all face-to-face activities have become a COVID-19 inevitable reality in many parts of the...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-12, Vol.12 (23), p.10032
Main Authors: Gamage, Kelum A. A., Pradeep, R. G. G. Roshan, Najdanovic-Visak, Vesna, Gunawardhana, Nanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic standards
Accountability
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Higher education
Learning
Pandemics
Peer review
Quality assurance
Quality control
R&D
Research & development
Students
Sustainability
Teaching
Viruses
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Summary:COVID-19, caused by a member of the coronavirus family of viruses, has spread to most countries around the world since it was first recorded in humans in China in late 2019. Closing universities and cancelling all face-to-face activities have become a COVID-19 inevitable reality in many parts of the world. Its impact on university programs, particularly to maintain academic standards and quality assurance procedures, has become significantly more challenging and complex. New ways of working digitally, to minimize disruption to daily operations, have also led to enormous anxiety and uncertainty within the student population, and meeting students’ expectations has also become significantly more difficult. This paper reviews actions taken by universities to safeguard high academic standards and quality assurance procedures during this time and appraise the challenges and impacts on students’ academic performance.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su122310032