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Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Programme (AHEAD) ELTA- ELSE Faculty Grant-FMSC 91传媒

The AHEAD Operation of 91传媒, invites applications from interested parties for Consultancy on Moderating four Course Manuals and four Teacher’s Guides, under the ELTA/ELSE Grant.

1. BACKGROUND:

Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) focuses on expanding, diversifying, and developing the higher education sector in 91传媒 to drive economic growth through knowledge-based industrial and service sector activity and on producing graduates of global quality. The AHEAD program will have three results areas and among those the Enriching Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and English Language Skills Enhancement (ELTA-ELSE) DP aim at improving the quality of higher education and has two main components: (a) academic and socio-emotional skills development and (b) enhancement of English language skills.

Due to the unequal distribution of educational facilities in 91传媒, a considerable number of undergraduates enters the universities with poor English language proficiency which obstructs their academic success in an educational setting where English is the medium of instruction. Deficiency in English language skills has also been identified as a considerable barrier to obtaining employment and to performing well in the private sector and in certain areas of the public sector. Therefore, the ELSE component of the DP aims specifically at improving the English language proficiency of the undergraduates.

The Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce (FMSC), having recognized the need for improving the English language skills of the undergraduates at entry level to aid them in the transition to English medium instructions, has decided to revamp the Pre-Orientation Intensive Course in English (IC). The need for revamping is informed by the analysis of the systematic and unstructured feedback and comments received about the course from (i) the subject lecturers, (ii) the IC students (iii) the lecturers teaching on the IC, and (iv) the self-scrutiny of the syllabi, teaching and assessment methods.

2. OBJECTIVE OF MODERATING THE COURSE MANUALS AND TEACHER鈥漇 GUIDES

In order to prepare the new entrants of FMSC to effectively pursue their academic activities in the English medium, the AHEAD ELTA/ELSE Faculty DP proposed to revamp the Pre-Orientation Intensive Course in English conducted by the Business Communication Unit (BCU) of FMSC as one of the two sub-activities (5.1) of the Activity 5. Under sub-activity 5.1 four course manuals and four teacher鈥檚 guides will be designed and developed. Since a new set of course manuals and teacher鈥檚 guides in line with 91传媒 Qualification frame work are to be designed and developed and the BCU is short staffed, FMSC seeks to get an external expert as a consultant to provide the following services:

2.1聽聽聽聽聽聽 Moderate the four course manuals and the four teacher鈥檚 guides designed and

developed by an external consultant for the Pre-Orientation Intensive Course in English,

FMSC, USJP.

2.2聽聽聽聽聽聽 Work in collaboration with the course manuals and teacher鈥檚 guides developer and produce camera ready copies of the

course manuals and teacher鈥檚 guides for printing.

2.3聽聽聽聽聽聽 Conduct four teacher briefing sessions, in collaboration with the course manual and

teacher鈥檚 guide developer, to the teachers prior to the commencement of the

Pre-Orientation Intensive Course in English and four teacher briefing session as the

course progresses.

3. SCOPE AND COVERAGE OF A MANUAL

The Course Manuals should be thoroughly moderated and proof read. The moderator should also check if the Course manuals are as per the course specifications mentioned in the 91传媒 Qualification Framework. Each Course Manual should contain Five Units and should cover all the contents proposed in the course specification which will be structuralized under the objective 2.1.

4. SUBMISSION OF MANUALS

The Manuals should be submitted to the Coordinator Activity 5 of the AHEAD ELTA/ ELSE Faculty DP as per the following schedule:

4.1聽聽聽聽聽聽 The moderated draft of the developed course specification in soft and hard versions within 15 working days from the date of receipt from the course manuals and teacher鈥檚 guides developer for submission to the Curriculum Development Committee of the Faculty.

4.2聽聽聽聽聽聽 The draft Course Manuals and Teacher鈥檚 Guides within two months from the date of receipt from the developer for submission to the Curriculum Development Committee of the Faculty.

4.3聽聽聽聽聽聽 Final submission of the Moderated Course Manuals and Teacher鈥檚 Guides after revision based on reviewer鈥檚 feedback/comments/suggestions, in soft and hard versions within two months from the date of receipt from the course manual and teacher鈥檚 guide developer.

5. REVIEW MECHANISM

The review process is specified as below:

5.1聽聽聽聽聽聽 Firstly, the draft versions of the Course Manuals and the Teacher鈥檚 Guides will be moderated by the Consultant appointed to moderate the manuals and Teacher鈥檚 Guides.

5.2聽聽聽聽聽聽 Secondly, the draft version will be reviewed by a committee appointed by the

Curriculum

Development Committee of the Faculty. The review is aimed to check for compliance with the format and the alignment with the developed course specification.

5.3聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thirdly, final version of the manual incorporating these suggestions and comments should be checked by the moderated prior to submission to the review committee for final recommendation.

5.4聽聽聽聽聽聽 Finally, the review committee recommended manual should be approved by the curriculum development committee and the faculty board before printing/distribution/uploading to the LMS.

6. PAYMENTS AND PAYMENTS CONDITIONS

The schedule of the payments is specified below:

6.1 聽聽聽聽聽 10% of the total value will be paid after signing the contract

6.2 聽聽聽聽聽 50% of the total value will be paid after submission of the drafts versions of the four

Course Manuals and the four Teacher鈥檚 Guides.

6.3 聽聽聽聽聽 40% of the total value will be paid on the acceptance of the Final Version of the four

Course Manuals and the four Teacher鈥檚 Guides by Curriculum Development Committee

and the聽 Faculty Board.

7. DURATION OF THE CONSULTANCY

The expected duration of the assignment is ten months (10) commencing from the date of signing the contract.

8. BUDGET

Designing and developing four Course manuals and Four Teacher鈥檚 Guides 鈥� 200,000.00 (External Expert)

9. COORDINATOR OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Dr. Mufeeda Irshad, Coordinator for Activity 5/ AHEAD ELTA ELSE Faculty DP.

10. OWNERSHIP OF THE MANUAL:

Ownership of the course manuals and teacher鈥檚 guides, including copyright, will reside with the聽聽 Business Communication Unit of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, 91传媒.

11. APPLICATION AND PARTICULARS :

Sealed quotations will be received by the Deputy Director/Procurement(OTS), AHEAD Operation, 1^st Floor, Vice Chancellor鈥檚 Lodge,聽 University of Sri Jayewardnepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda on or before 2.30 p.m. of 17.06.2019.

You are hereby requested to provide your work schedule along with your CV and any other data which you may think are relevant for accepting your quotation.

Dr. W.G.S.Kelum
Director/OTS,
AHEAD Operation,

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