The duties and responsibilities of the Coordinator/ Faculty Quality Assurance Cell fall into three main categories:

1. Coordination of Academic Affairs and Related Activities
   Liaise with curriculum development committee in internalizing the following academic reforms:
   1. Adoption of guidelines and benchmarks prescribed by Sri Lanka Qualification frame work manual for level and qualification descriptors in designing the curricula of study programmes and course including the adoption of course unit system, Unified GPA System, outcome-based Education and student- centered learning (OBE-SCL) approach into curricula development of study programmes and courses, and blended teaching and learning, and summative and formative assessments
   2. Adoption of blended- teaching and learning – uses ICT tools with conventional pedagogical methods, and 
   3. Adoption of inter- faculty credit transfer, synchronization of academic programmes, and  interfaculty cooperation & resource sharing, and
2. Coordination of Internal Quality Assurance Related Activities
   Function as the officer-in charge of Faculty Quality Assurance cell (FQAC) of the Faculty and promote the following IQA related activities within the Faculty hence in liaison with CQA of the University:
   1. Adoption of university approved by laws for the operationalizing internal Quality Assurance system that would empower FQACs to promote internalizing university approved / prescribed by – laws/guidelines/manuals for curricular development,teaching and training and assessments.
   2. Adoption and implementation of quality enhancement mechanism (such as PDCA Quality Development System) for internalizing quality principles and culture – i.e.promote adoption of best practices and standards, conduct of IQA reviews on regular basis, and design and commence succeeding quality enhancement cycles based on preceding IQA review findings,
   3. Promoting the adoption of university prescribed procedures within the faculty (such as manual on academic Development and planning, Examination by- laws, Students’ disciplinary by- laws, laboratory manuals. Etc.),
   4. Liaising with the CQA and UGC-QAC and other external agencies, in facilitating the conduct of external reviews,
   5. Assisting CQA in preparation of institutional Self-evaluation report (SER) and coordination of the preparation of programme-specific SERs for External Quality Assurance Reviews, and
   6. Providing advice and guidance on QA matters to all Departments/Center/Unit.

(Adopted from QMEU, University Calendar, Eastern University, Sri Lanka)

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