MAEL102 Ensuring Quality in Educational Institutions Assignment Brief 2026 | IFE

As a course participant, you will form part of a Big Question Group. Each Big Question Group is named according to one of the sub-themes of the module.

Each Big Question Group is formed from approximately 4 course participants.

Kindly refer to the Resource Module PPT 1.0 for further details. A summative diagram showing the contributions for each forum may be found in Appendix A below.

Each theme is divided into 2 sub-themes. The Fora, and the corresponding themes and sub-themes are:

FORUM 1- THEME 1:  QUALITY IN EDUCATION

Sub-theme 1A: Theoretical Aspects of Quality in Education Sub-theme 1B: Practical Aspects of Quality in Education

FORUM 2- THEME 2: MEASURING QUALITY IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Sub-theme 2A: Ways of Measuring Quality in Educational  Institutions

Sub-theme 2B: The Purpose of Measuring Quality in Educational Institutions

Forum 3- THEME 3: LEADERSHIP FOR QUALITY IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Sub-theme 3A: Managerial Strategies to Ensure Quality in Educational Institutions

Sub-theme 3B: Leadership Strategies to Ensure Quality in Educational Institutions

For each forum, the task of the BIG QUESTION GROUP is to: Post a few reflections on the sub-theme and pose a ‘Big

Question’ to the other participants. The aim of the ‘Big Question’ is to evoke a healthy exchange of informed ideas. It could problematise the sub-theme being discussed, connect literature with the local scenario, inquire about practical implications, or incite the development of counterarguments.

The title of the group post should be clear

Eg. BIG QUESTION GROUP 1A: THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF

QUALITY IN EDUCATION

The Big Question should be in UPPERCASE, at the end of the post.

For each forum, the task of the rest of the course participants is to reply to ONE Big Question (eg. the Big Question posed by Subtheme 1A group or the Big Question posed by Sub-theme 1B group). The title of the individual post should be clear

Eg. REPLY TO BIG QUESTION 1A

Through further individual posts, course participants might choose to react to other posts/ expand on their ideas/ contribute to the developing discussion.

TOTAL MARKS FOR FORA CONTRIBUTIONS = 35 MARKS:

o BIG QUESTION GROUP CONTRIBUTION= 25 marks

o INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION= 5 marks x2= 10 marks

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION: An individual post of approximately 100 words.

18 marks

• Explains the sub-theme in an accurate and concise way
• Refers to the Recommended Readings/ other Module Resources/ other academic sources
• Critically engages with literature
• Connects salient outcomes from the literature with the local context

7 marks

• Captures the course participants’ attention
• Encourages the course participants to engage with the subject
• Challenges the course participants
• Is broad enough to be relevant to all course participants

10 marks (5 marks per question)

• Demonstrates that ideas and opinions have sound academic roots
• Connects theory with practice
• Includes personal reflections and/or personal experiences (whilst safeguarding the anonymity and confidentiality of third parties)

The Action Plan template may be found in Appendix B below. The Explanation of the Action Plan template may be found in Appendix C below.

Justify your decision for focusing on the selected Key Area and Priority Development Target by referring to data you might choose to collect and/or observations that could inform your decision. Explain the reasons underpinning the design of the different aspects of the Action Plan.

As an educational institution leader, how could one facilitate the successful implementation of the proposed Action Plan? Which leadership and managerial styles and approaches do you feel would be best suited?

In the essay, apart from the recommended readings, you are expected to refer to other relevant literary sources to substantiate your arguments and claims.

18 marks

• The Action Plan is well-designed and includes all relevant details
• The Priority Development Target and Success Criteria are clearly explained
• The proposed Action Plan is linked to a national policy
• The Actions and Steps needed to execute the plan are delineated in a structured way
• The Timescale is realistic
• The Coordinator/s are competently selected
• Strategies to monitor and evaluate the Action Plan are presented and explained
• The Action Plan is achievable
• The Action Plan is of sufficient value to justify the time and effort to be invested in it

12 marks

• Justifications for choosing the particular Key Area and Priority Development Target are convincingly argued
• Data that could be collected and/or observations that could help inform the Key Area and Priority Development Target selected are described
• The reasons behind the decisions made when planning the different aspects of the Action Plan are clearly explained

12 marks

• Leadership and Managerial approaches, styles and strategies to facilitate the successful implementation of the proposed Action Plan are clearly delineated
• Practical measures for successful implementation are presented

4 marks

• The language is free from grammatical errors
• Sentence construction is correct
• Ideas are communicated in a clear way

11 marks

• Arguments are well-built and are developed in a logical way
• Arguments are balanced
• Claims and arguments are substantiated by literary sources
• Apart from the Recommended Readings/ other Module Resources, reference is made to self-sought academic sources
• The language style befits an academic piece of writing
• The essay has a coherent and cohesive organisation
• The introduction gently immerses the reader in the discussion
• Signposting is evident throughout the essay
• The essay engages the reader
• The essay is written in a fluent manner
• The conclusion brings together and draws to a closure, the main ideas discussed in the essay

8 marks

• Referencing is consistent and in accordance with APA 7^th edition referencing style