SWOT Analysis M Ed program ALLAM IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSIRY

ISLAMABAD-PAKISTAN

Abdul Ghaffar Tahirag_tahir71@yahoo.com

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

The Allama Iqbal Open University, a Mega university, was established in 1974 under an Act of Parliament. Its name was Peoples Open University The main campus of the university is situated in sector H-8, Islamabad. It was 2nd Open University of the world and first of its kind in Asia and Africa. The aim of establishing AIOU was to provide affordable and accessible education through distance learning at the door step to those people who could not continue their education journey through formal system of education

The AIOU operates on semester system and admits students in Autumn and Spring semesters. At present, the AIOU is offering programs from matric to PhD level in different disciplines under the different faculties and departments. Faculty of education is the biggest faculty of the university

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

The origin of the Faculty of Education predates the university itself. The National Institute of Education was established in1973 under the Federal Ministry of Education. It became part of the university in June 1975 as Institute of Education in the Faculty of Social Sciences. In 1984 it got the status of Faculty of Education.

DEPARTNENTS OF THE FACULTY

The faculty comprises of the following seven departments:• Distance Non-Formal and Continuing Education

• Educational Planning, Policy Studies and Leadership

• Elementary Teacher Education

• Secondary Teacher Education

• Science Education

• Special Education

• Institute of Mass Education and Literacy

PROGRMS OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION

The faculty has developed and lunched more than 190 courses in various disciplines from SSC to PhD programs

It is know fully recognized by both the Govt. of Pakistan and international agencies as the prime national providers of professional education and training at all level

The faculty is offering the following academic programs; PhD (M.Phil based) Distance Non-Formal and Continuing Education PhD (M Phil based) Educational Planning and Management. PhD (M Phil based) Secondary Teacher Education PhD (M Phil based) Special Education MS / M Phil leading to PhD Distance Non-Formal and Continuing Education MS / M Phil leading to PhD Educational Planning and Management MS / M Phil leading to PhD Secondary Teacher Education MS / M Phil leading to PhD Special Education M.Ed Distance Non-Formal and Continuing Education M.Ed Science Education M.Ed Secondary Teacher Education M.Ed Special Education M A Distance Non-Formal and Continuing Education M A Educational Planning and Management M A Special Education M A Science Education

B Ed Bachelor of Education PG Diploma Educational Planning and

Management PG Diploma Special Education PG Diploma Physical Education CT certificate of teaching SSC level courses of education HSSC level courses of education BA level courses Literacy program

M ED PROGRAMME The emerging need and shortage of human

development resources mixed with higher qualification of leadership in the field of education at the national level demand personnel, who has sound professional and academic background in the relevant field. The M Ed program provide such academic opportunities to teachers. These national opportunities are aimed at providing education and training facilities in the country to the persons such as working teachers, tutors, administrators, extension workers and interested education graduates.

SPECIALIZATION

Student may chose any one of the four specialization;• Distance and non formal education

• Science education

• Secondary teacher education

• Special education

ELIGIBILIY FOR M ED PROGRM

BA/B Sc at least second division. along with B Ed at least second division

or BS Ed at least second division

M Ed PROGRAM (SECONDRY TEACHER EDUCATION) fundamental of education educational research curriculum development and instructions educational psychology elementary education secondary education teacher education in Pakistan higher education Islamic system of education educational measurement and evaluation text book development thesis

S W O T

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

SWOT ? Strengths are attributes of the organization that are

helpful to the achievement of the objective. Internal positive point of the M Ed. program.

Weaknesses are attributes of the organization that are harmful to the achievement of the objective. Internal negative point of the M Ed program

Opportunities are external conditions that are helpful to the achievement of the objective. External positive point of the M Ed program

Threats are external conditions that are harmful to the achievement of the objective. External negative point of the M Ed program

Strengths

Semester system Cheap available degree New mode of assessment (assignment) Free provision of book and study material Especially women can achieve living within

their house New mode of instruction. e.g. Instruction on TV

& Radio Especially fruitful for remote areas Along with the job you can achieve the degree

Weaknesses

Less contact of student and teacher No strict tutorship criteria (subject specific) No proper evaluation system for assignment No check over on assessed assignments No concept of co-operative or group learning No intra class fellows contact Low textbooks quality (cut-copy-paste)

Opportunities

Tutorship School teachers Subject specialist Head Teacher/ Headmaster Lectureship in colleges & universities Further study for M S/M Phil / PhD Equally academic & professional degree

Threats

Less assessment approach Low quality education Having no role model Less communication skill Less competent in field Less confident in performance Low interpersonal skills