QA4ODFL1 (PAC) Understanding policy

Policy is a law, regulation, procedure, administrative action or practice of governments and other institutions. In education it is a set of guidelines or rules that aims at improving the quality of education.

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Policy in the context of Quality Assurance in QA4DFL1 is a system of laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines established by the government to guarantee the provision of high-quality education in schools and to attain educational goals to help address societal problems/issues

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A policy is a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis to guide our actions especially when making decisions.

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Policy serves as a guideline towards professionals while they are pursuing their professional assignments. It holds individuals accountable and facilitates decision making in the organisation.

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Policy refers to a set of rules, principles, or guidelines that are established and implemented by a government, organization, or institution to achieve specific goals or objectives. A policy may be formal or informal, written or unwritten, and may cover a wide range of areas, depending on the intent of the policy.

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A Policy is an overarching guiding principle that governs and directs a specific cause in a particular context, e.g. education ensuring that institutions adhere to their mandates.
Georgenoel hit the nail on the head. Thank you for such a deep
insight on policy definition and explanation

Excellent understandings of policy!!

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Policies are designed to provide instructions and guidelines to people on how to operate and what outcomes they should achieve when running a organisation. It is generally written down and is stipulated as a formal document.

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policy is a set of rules or regulations to be followed when taking an action

Learning Activity 2:
Child Protection Policy - Policy was made by the University Council and its main objective is to protect students and avoid mistreatment or unfairly assessments based upon their gender or race. Every students have the right to learn and participate in all activity regardless of gender or race. The content of the policy should be explained more openly and students should be away of this policy as well.

Learning Activity 3:
Language of communication is one thing I have noticed that need to be regulated by policy.
Individuals have their own mother tongue and different race of students attend university therefore, the common language of instruction in lecture room shall always be english and english shall always be spoken while in lecture room.

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Policy is a guidelines for a person to understand what is needed to follow and to follow the rules required. Following policy makes the environment a safe place

Education includes communities, people with different cultures, nationality etc. So in order for the people to work together policy is introduced.

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Policies are a set of guidelines and standards to make improved and enhanced decisions.

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Policies are rules and procedures that are established in order for the school to function effectively.

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Policy is a document that spells set of actions in a given context e.g Human resource, examinations, training & Education, Emergency response etc

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Policy are guidelines about implementation of processes or system or guidelines on how to manage an institutions.

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In context of ODFL quality assurance is measures taken to ensure ODFL is fit for predetermined purpose.

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To define policy in 4 point;

Purpose: Policy is a set of actions taken by government to address social issues and achieve desired outcomes.

Scope: Policy provides general parameters for decision-making rather than specifics on what exactly should or should not be done.

Implementation: Policy is interpreted and implemented by various actors, such as educators, administrators, and other stakeholders.

Clarity: Clear and explicit policy statements make implementation easier and help ensure that all stakeholders understand the desired outcomes of the policy.

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Hi everyone,
Policy in simplest term for me is, a document created to guide one to make a decision and a sensible outcome.

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Policy is a set of law, regulations, procedures practiced within an organization to ensure effective leadership and management.

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