www.odogwublog.com reports exclusively
that there was jubilation at Nnamdi
Azikiwe University yesterday when the
National Universities Commission announced full accreditation for the
department of Mass Communication. 
The
students and staff alike were in full
jubilation including the HOD Prof Stella Chinyere Okunna.
But
efforts to speak with Okunna on the issue did not get full attention as her joy
knew no bounds.
Okunna
told www.odogwublog.com that the staff
and students were happy for the development and have taken note on areas of
deficient and areas of strength to work hard next accreditation. She admitted
the score from NUC was high but did not mention the score and insisted they
would be spurred to do more to achieve more commendations and assured they
would not lose the accreditation during next accreditation process.
But
www.odogwublog.com investigations from
NUC revealed Mass Communication department did marvelous in the report of the
accreditation as presented below……………………….
NATIONAL
UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT
ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A.
SUMMARY
OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION: 30th November – 5th
December, 2014
UNIVERSITY:
Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka
DISCIPLINE:
Social Sciences PROGRAMME:
Mass Communication
PROGRAMME
SCORE: 81.2%
ACCREDITED STATUS: FULL
DEFICIENCIES REMEDIES
1.
The staff mix by rank of
23.5:35:3:41.2 1. The University
should ensure a staff does not meet the BMAS requirements. mix by rank of 20:35:45
2.
64.7% of the academic staff have
the 2. The University should
encourage all
Ph.D degree academic
staff to obtain the Ph.D degree.
3. The
classroom furniture are inadequate 3.
The University should provide adequate
classroom
furniture for the programme
4. The
library books, journals and
4. The University should procure adequate
e-resources are inadequate for the number of current books and
journals for
programme the
programme.
5. Funding
for the programme is inadequate 5. The
University should provide adequate
funding
for the programme
The total score for the programme is
81.2%. It scored 16.9 (91.9%) in academic content, 26.0 (81.3%) in staffing,
21.9 (81.1%) in physical facilities, and 12.5 (70.2%) in library. The programme
scored 2.3(76.6%) in funding. Employer’s rating was 2.0 (100.0%). Based on the
total score, the panel recommended FULL accreditation
status for the programme.
B.
APPROVAL
BY THE COMMISSION
Based on further analysis of the report,
the Commission upholds the recommendation of FULL accreditation status for the programme.
National
Universities Commission
Director,
Quality Assurance
Jubilation in Unizik as Mass Communication gets full accreditation, scores 81.2 percent
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