Area III

STRENGTHS

1. The curriculum of BS Information Technology Program provides the development of knowledge and learning of the application theories and skills demonstration in the field of IT and in actual work setting.

2. The BSIT curriculum exceeded the minimum number of units as prescribed in CMO No. 53, s. 2006.

3. The program under survey is headed by a highly qualified Dean and assisted by equally qualified Department Chairperson.

4. Eighty percent of the faculty members are holders of verticalized masters’ degrees.

5. Based on the documents presented and confirmed by some alumni interviewed, majority of the BS Information Technology graduates grained relevant employment.

6. The curriculum of BS Information Technology program integrates values, culture and tradition as reflection of national customs in subjects.

7. Faculty members are encouraged to produce instructional materials such as modules, visual aids, manuals and others.

8. There are state-of-the-art computer laboratory rooms with 1:1 computer-student ratio.

RECOMMENDATION NO. 1:

The campus may consider the provision of well-documented planning and designing of the BSIT curriculum participated in by the different stakeholders including the attendance, minutes of the meetings, feedback, and proof that the curriculum was revised based on the suggestions or recommendations from the stakeholders.

 COMPLIANCE:

The revision and enrichment of the BSIT curriculum are governed by the established University procedure under its Quality Management System, which is certified to be compliant with the ISO 9001:2015 standards. The Curriculum Development Procedure (PM-PSU-03-AA- 02) covers the development and review of existing and new curriculum, assessment of compliant and non-compliant courses, drafting, evaluation, approval, and monitoring of the curriculum.

Following the established QMS procedures on curriculum revision and enhancement, consultations and planning of the BSIT curriculum revision and enhancement were conducted starting in 2017 involving various stakeholders such as industry representatives, alumni and students. Curriculum amalgamation in 2018 was also conducted on all PSU campuses offering
the BSIT program, where the PSU-Urdaneta City Campus was selected as the lead campus. The updated curriculum was submitted to the Commission on Higher Education for contents notation.

Responding to the changes, even with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University initiated another University-wide curriculum enrichment in 2021 which included the BSIT curriculum. The Urdaneta City Campus again served as the lead campus on the BSIT curriculum revision and enrichment. The enhanced curriculum were presented to the Commission on Higher Education for contents notation.

Documentation of these activities was performed through notices, minutes of the meetings, attendance list, and narrative reports.