Quality Review Reports
As quality assurance reports are available, they are published here.
BA Fine Art Review Report (Panel Visit March 2023) with FA Response June 2023
BA Visual Culture Review Report (Panel Visit January 2023) with VC Response March 2023
Academic Affairs Review Report (Panel Visit April 2022) with AA Response July 2022
Institutional Quality Review Report (Panel Visit October 2021) including NCAD's initial response to the report
Institutional Review Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) Update November 2022
School of Education Review Report (Panel visit 09 February 2022) including NCAD's iniital response to the report
BA Product Design and Interaction Design Review Report (Panel visit June 2021) including NCAD's initial response to the report
BA Product & Interaction Design Quality Improvement Plan June 2022
BA Product & Interaction Design QIP Update Nov 2022
BA Product & Interaction Design QIP Update Dec 2023
Institutional Quality Review Report (Panel Visit March 2017) including NCAD's initial response to the report
Quality Improvement Plan (in response to Institutional Quality Review) August 2017 as accepted by UCD in December 2017
Quality Improvement Plan Update 02: May 2018 as accepted by UCD in May 2018
Quality Improvement Plan Update 03: October 2018 as accepted by UCD in December 2018
Quality Enhancement Process 2021
Library - Peer Review Group Report - July 2016
Library - Preliminary Response - September 2016
MSc in Medical Device Design - Peer Review Group Report - July 2015
MSc in Medical Device Design - Quality Improvement Plan - October 2015
Internal Reviews of Masters and Doctoral Provision within NCAD 2014
An external review of Programme Documents took place as part of the 3+2(+3) process. Project plans, review reports and the Coordinating Committee response are published below.
3+2(+3) Process and Review Documents 2011 - 2013
3+2(+3) Planning | 3+2(+3) Programme Document Review | 3+2(+3)Curriculum Review Group Response |
Implementation of 3+2(+3) 2010 |
Allan Davies is a consultant in Higher Education Art and Design. Prior to this he was a Senior Adviser at the Higher Education Academy and before that he was Director of the Centre for Learning in Art and Design (CLTAD) at the University of the Arts. He is a QAA reviewer and was a member of the original QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Art and Design panel. |
NCAD 3+2(+3) Curriculum Review Group Response |
The Change to 3+2(+3) - Outline of Principles |
Richard Siegesmund is Professor and Head of Art+Design Education at Northern Illinois University. He holds a Ph.D. in Art Education from Stanford University. From 2011-2011 he served at the University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art. His scholarship deals with arts-based research methodology, aesthetics as a philosophy of care, and how these research directions lead to a new conception of visual literacy as a fundamental human skill. |
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Implementation Plan Key Steps 2011 |
Reports from Quality Reviews: Cycle 1