A Model for Jordanian National Qualifications Framework

Abstract

A national qualifications framework (NQF) has become a necessity to support structural reform of the higher education system in Jordan at different institutional levels. The development and implementation of the Jordanian NQF focused on the needs of Jordanian higher education and its key stakeholders; will contribute to organizing the standards of Jordanian qualifications and other awards, and aid transparency of quality assurance at national and institutional levels. The framework also sought compatibility with international norms and expectations, including those of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), thus assisting mobility, employability and internationalisation in Jordan and its international partners.

Information literacy: assessment of undergraduate and graduate nursing students

“…, 2019). All previous evidence necessitates research to understand better the students' perception regarding their information literacy and skills in Jordan (Al Zoubi et al. , 2019).…”

“…However, the National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in Jordan asserted that students in higher education should be able to effectively use basic information and computer technology and numerical skills in tackling and resolving problems in educational settings and everyday life. Accordingly, all programs in Jordan integrate this competency in their curricula and embedded information literacy through programs courses as an essential outcome (Al Zoubi et al, 2019). All previous evidence necessitates research to understand better the students' perception regarding their information literacy and skills in Jordan (Al Zoubi et al, 2019).…”

“…Accordingly, all programs in Jordan integrate this competency in their curricula and embedded information literacy through programs courses as an essential outcome (Al Zoubi et al, 2019). All previous evidence necessitates research to understand better the students' perception regarding their information literacy and skills in Jordan (Al Zoubi et al, 2019). Donham (2014) found that information competency was improved throughout years of studying.…”

A Bachelor Degree Program in IoT Engineering

“…In this paper, the design of a bachelor degree program on IoT Engineering is described, in addition to the dispute around its creation and the challenges faced in its set up during a stakeholder consultation process. The design of the curriculum followed a closed-loop technical knowledge map (TKM-map) which connects theoretical courses to practical laboratories and technical training across the different layers of the curriculum [8], while respecting ABET accreditation criteria and the Jordan national qualifications framework hierarchy [9].…”

“…The remaining 39 credit hour were borrowed from a pool of courses offered by the communication engineering, computer engineering, and network engineering and computer science programs, almost equally with 6.25% of the total credit hour each, as shown in Figure (4). The proposed IoT BSc program could easily fit the criteria of incorporation in the Jordan national qualifications framework by positioning it at level 7 in a 10-level hierarchy designed for both academic and vocational pathways [9]. The descriptors of the framework were formulated in terms of learning outcomes in order to reinforce the orientation of education, training and qualification systems in terms of knowledge, skills and competencies.…”