Project Management, Coordination and Monitoring.
Description
– ICT- 4MRPQ management and implementation is drawn from three HEIs in Uganda (MUBS, MAK and MUST), two HEIs from EU member countries (VU Amsterdam & ULisboa), one HEIs national regulator (NCHE); and two HEIs support companies (UCCSRI and, Kyazze, Kankaka & Co. Advocates). Each of these institutions will bring 1 core
member representation to make a total of Eight (8) partners making up each of the “Core Implementation Teams
– Orienting the project team, strengthen its capacity to successfully undertake this project
– Setting parameters for the Project Advisory Group which will ensure quality Monitoring, Planning and Control. This Advisory Group will be composed of academics and practitioners. These will include: (i) A representative from the University Council of each of the 3 HEIs in Uganda, (ii) The Executive Director of National Council for Higher Education
(NCHE), (iii) a designated representative from the EU Delegation in Uganda (this will represent EU as the funder and will protect interests of the European partners, – VU and ULisboa); (iv) a representative from UNESCO Uganda country office; (v) a representative from the private sector /employers, and (vi) An ICT systems expert..
– Active stakeholder participation and involvement in setting an ICT enabled masters Research quality improvement framework.
– Listing of university expectations, interests, and roles in identifying & monitoring critical aspects of a quality master’s research journey
– Drafting University roadmap on reducing inconsistencies & contradictions in a master’s research journey and Vivavoce conduct
Buying project office supplies and needs
Managing financial disbursement ad reporting
Objectives
- To update the Research Process Quality Management Policies and Guidelines (at national level – NCHE; and at university level) in the context of master’s students’ research.
- To increase the capacity of Uganda’s NCHE and HEIs to participate in the definition, implementation and monitoring of master’s research policy reforms necessary for setting a national common master’s student research agenda.
- To document critical aspects of the master’s student research journey which should be monitored for relevancy to national
development priorities and quality both within and between Uganda’s HEIs. - To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers).
- To increase the number of master graduates capable of conducting quality and impactful and/or relevant research along with increased skilled research supervisors and administrators.
- To promote local and international mobility and cooperation in exchanging good practices among and between NCHE,
individual HEIs in Uganda and HEIs in Europe at institutional level fostering systemic improvements in master’s degree research process quality and innovations management.
Systems Planning for E-Supervision Development
Description
Document, Literature & Policy reviews (National Policy Reviews, and In-House individual university policies.)
Gap Analysis for an ICT enabled research management framework
Setting a framework for the compendium of nationally relevant research priorities
Defining scope of work for the E-Supervision system development
Stakeholder Engagement & Analysis to inform E-Supervision system functionalities
Objectives
- To increase the capacity of Uganda’s NCHE and HEIs to participate in the definition, implementation and monitoring
of master’s research policy reforms necessary for setting a national common master’s student research agenda. - To document critical aspects of the master’s student research journey which should be monitored for relevancy to national
development priorities and quality both within and between Uganda’s HEIs.
Systems Planning for Mobile Application Development
Description
– Compilation of user data specifications, needs, policy & institutional requirements of the App.
– Profile of regulative role in identifying & monitoring critical aspects of the and MobileApp
– Active stakeholder participation and involvement in setting an ICT enabled masters Research quality improvement
framework.
– List of university expectations, interests, and roles in identifying & monitoring critical aspects of a quality master’s
research journey
Objectives
- To document critical aspects of the master’s student research journey which should be monitored for relevancy to national
development priorities and quality both within and between Uganda’s HEIs. - To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination
against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers). - To increase the number of master graduates capable of conducting quality and impactful and/or relevant research along with increased skilled research supervisors and administrators.
Designing and Development of E-Supervision platform and a Mobile App
Description
– Consult with the IT specialist on hosting of the database.
– Develop standard queries to generate instant reports.
– Develop an offline data entry mode/system.
– Develop and finalize an interactive database that will suits user and reporting needs.
– Planning system implementation.
Running an “E-Supervision MobileApp development” through organizing a Hackathon Competition. This will be a
design sprint-like event in which computer programmers mainly university students in Uganda, and recent graduates
involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers, product managers, project managers,
domain experts, and others will compete in designing the MobileApp for E-Supervision.
Specifications of software for research data input / output media, designing the database, and specifying backup
procedures for the E-Supervision Platform and, MobileApp
Objectives
- To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination
against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers). - To increase the number of master graduates capable of conducting quality and impactful and/or relevant research along with increased skilled research supervisors and administrators.
Systems Analysis for E-Supervision Platform & Mobile App
Description
– Project team members will interact with key informants to obtain facts / data in the context of master’s research and
viva quality improvement pathways (skills needed, content, learning, responsibility, respect, assessment fairness levels
needed, experiences which increase authenticity, assess knowledge and tests understanding of students).
– A description of the main functional blocks or modules that will be included in the E-Supervision platform and Mobile
App
– Compilation of user data specifications, needs, policy & institutional requirements
– Profile of regulative role in identifying & monitoring critical aspects of both, the Electronic Research Supervision
system, and Mobile App
– Software needed is specified and necessary procurements made
Objectives
- To document critical aspects of the master’s student research journey which should be monitored for relevancy to national
development priorities and quality both within and between Uganda’s HEIs. - To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination
against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers). - To increase the number of master graduates capable of conducting quality and impactful and/or relevant research along with increased skilled research supervisors and administrators.
Capacity Building of Beneficiaries and HEIs
Description
Training staff and students in cultural values, beliefs, “hearts and minds” of (i) University administration & staff, (ii)
research students and (iii) Examiners
Writing research methods manuals / handbooks for students and staff
Organising interactive training in Research methods and management of research
These will be offering overall configuration of the ICT information system, monitoring of system use and serves as the secondary level of support to complement the technical support from EU partners (ULisboa & VU Amsterdam)
This will be received from EU partners to support Uganda counterpart HEIs
Acquisition of technology (including purchase of copyrights) at each participating HEIs in Uganda
Objectives
- To increase the capacity of Uganda’s NCHE and HEIs to participate in the definition, implementation and monitoring
of master’s research policy reforms necessary for setting up a national common master’s student research agenda. - To document critical aspects of the master’s student research journey which should be monitored for relevancy to national
development priorities and quality both within and between Uganda’s HEIs. - To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination
against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers).
Output Dissemination, Knowledge Exchange & Change Processes Communication & Dissemination
Description
Replicating and disseminating usage of E-Supervision Platform and Mobile App all aimed at increasing number of user communities
Promoting and publicizing information that changes cultural values, beliefs, “hearts and minds” of (i) University
administration & staff, (ii) research students and (iii) Examiners towards uptake and utilization of ICT in research
management
Acquisition of technology (including purchase of copyrights)
Installations, configurations, maintenance support at each involved university
Objectives
- To update the Research Process Quality Management Policies and Guidelines (at national level – NCHE; and at university
level) in the context of master’s students’ research. - To increase the capacity of Uganda’s NCHE and HEIs to participate in the definition, implementation and monitoring
of master’s research policy reforms necessary for setting up a national common master’s student research agenda. - To document critical aspects of the master’s student research journey which should be monitored for relevancy to national
development priorities and quality both within and between Uganda’s HEIs. - To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination
against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers)
Learning Mobility & Cross-cultural Exchange
Description
Organizing regular interactive workshops & scientific exchanges platforms
Organizing international knowledge exchange gatherings that involved all project stakeholders in and outside Uganda,
in addition to the project consortium partners
These are meant to impart knowledge and exchange scientific ideas to include from the industry, as well as country-border
Undertaking study visits within Uganda by HEIs to align masters research of students with industry /employers /
practitioner needs and with National/ local development needs
Best practice exchanges from European partners to support Ugandan counterparts in up taking ICT when managing
research process
Undertaking joint study visits within Uganda and in Europe by all partners so as to align masters research of students
with industry /employers /practitioner needs and with National/ local development needs
Buying resources necessary for successful international mobilities (Air ticket; Hotel accommodation; Visa, etc)
Objectives
- To increase the capacities of Uganda’s NCHE and HEIs to participate in the definition, implementation and monitoring
of master’s research policy reforms necessary for setting up a national common master’s student research agenda. - To build capacity in using ICT as a digital skill inclusion mechanism which can reduce various forms of discrimination
against women /girls (both students and facilitators / lecturers). - To promote local and international mobility and cooperation in exchanging good practices among and between NCHE,
individual HEIs in Uganda and HEIs in Europe at institutional level fostering systemic improvements in master’s degree
research process quality and innovations management.