Development of the learning outcomes is promoted through the following teaching and learning methods:
1) STUDENTS ASSESSMENT IN PROGRAM COURSES
The students' comprehension, performance and improvement in program courses are assessed through two examinations (mid and final) as well as course work each semester for each course. The mid-exam weighs 30%, course work weighs 30%, while t h e final exam weighs 40%. Assignments, quizzes, practical exams, projects and/or research papers may be considered as course work. An E-learning system is used for delivering teaching materials for most courses at UJ including the PHYS courses. Students can download assignments through the course website and then can upload their work directly through the system without any need to submit printouts. Similarly, automated exams are used for several courses especially those with multiple sections. In order to evaluate the cumulative knowledge of students, they should fulfill and pass the practical labs and the graduation project requirements.
2) STUDENTS ASSESSMENT IN GRADUATION PROJECT
Graduation projects are evaluated by a committee of faculty staff and fellow students during project presentation. It is the common responsibility of both the student and the project advisor to deliver a proper project that shows that the student has achieved the outcomes of the graduation project. The grading of the project is divided as follows:
Subject choice 10% Research work 30% Thesis 30% Demonstration and presentation 30%
3) ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT TRAINING FULFILLMENT
Each PHYS student should engage in practical training on advance physics subjects. Advanced physics labs are designed to give the student the practical experience he/she needs upon graduation. The student will submit a professionally written scientific report on each experiment he/she performs in these advanced labs. The report submitted by the student need to follow common practices outlines for reporting scientific research findings and these reports are graded accordingly. Each submitted report needs to include the following items: Title, Objectives, Short Introduction and Theory, Data and Data Analysis, Results, Conclusions, References.
4) ASSESSMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS AND PROGRAM
COURSES
At the end of each semester and upon completing each course, students are asked to evaluate their professors and the courses they attended through the semester. Students evaluate the courses and staff by answering a questionnaire designed and prepared by the Human Development Centre at the University of Jordan. A full and continuous evaluation of both instructors and taught courses is conducted in order to monitor the quality of teaching. The assessment results are evaluated and saved at the University, Faculty and Department levels for quality assurance, course evaluation and development, and staff improvement.
5) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Each faculty staff at UJ including PHYS department should use the Department assessment website (www.grades.ju.edu.jo) in order to enter his/her students' grades and evaluations. The online system produces statistical reports about grades' distribution and the average and median grades in addition to various sections' statistics. This information helps the instructor to study and analyze the performance and the improvement of his/her students. The assessment data is stored in the system for archival and to be accessible by the registration unit, so they can be announced later for students.
At the end of the academic year, the Assessment Committee at the faculty level reviews assessment data for each course along with instructors' feedback and students' evaluations acquired from the questionnaires. If some updates or changes are suggested to any course syllabus or evaluation process related to the PHYS program, recommendations are sent from the assessment committee to PHYS department committee at the faculty of science for further discussions and voting.