I was thinking about the last time I saw a member of the UOP staff actually sit in a monitor another class. It happens all the time in pre-college educational system, but it doesn’t seem to happen at UOP. So if they are not monitoring the classes and the instructors, then I can only see one other option for how they are evaluating the curriculum, and the learning progression of the students.
1. They must monitor the submitted work.
2. They don’t monitor it at all.
It is possible that they could randomly sample the work submitted by students, but that would be tedious and inaccurate. Not every teacher is looking for the same in a paper, nor are they going to talking about the same topic. And a large portion of writing at this level is about style, which is extremely subjective.
So, becuase the first option doesn’t seem reasonable, this leaves me with the conclusion that UOP doesn’t actually monitor the content of the courses at all. I guess you could consider the surveys that they pass out and collect during each week 5 course as part of that, but how many students actually put real time and effort into those surveys. Most of my class mates simply circle down the line and turn it back in. If that’s the case, then the surveys’ are useless.
If UOP is not going to monitor the quality of the class room education, then how do they know what is going on. Are they intentionally turning the blind eye. Practicing the “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil” approach?
My guess is yes. That explains a large portion of why the academic quality is so poor, and why I am as frustrated as I am.
If anyone reading this has another opinion, please let me know. Becuase as it sits right now, I think UOP knows that they have a bad product, but if they dont’ actively try to prove it, they can keep convinceing themselves that they are a high-quality institution.
July 29, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Hey, I work for another school system that offers an online modality. I can only speak for my school here. I have a friend that monitors all of the classes, including the instructor posts, reviews the curriculum, and a number of things that are required in the class.
Can I ask, if you are unhappy why do you stay?
April 2, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Dude, they do monitor classes. I know that because I had a new instructor who did not know what he was doing. He was a first timer. However, I was unimpressed with the quality of some of the classes.
August 29, 2008 at 3:22 am
If you consider being the 800 pound Gorilla in an industry a bad product then you sir are smokin’ something. UOP leads the for profit education world by leaps and bounds in the markets with proven business techniques. Not all instructors are created equal, but you must realize that the whole quality bit is really in your court. Just observe how the system is designed and you will get it. You are smart. Stay positive. It will all make sense when you least expect it.
November 7, 2009 at 12:32 pm
I know this is an old post, but if I am reading it there is a chance others are as well. In my entire collegiate career (BS University of Wisconsin 126 credits, Phoenix College 24 credits I have never seen someone from administration sit in on a class to monitor it for quality. The only “quality control” I am aware of are the surveys handed out at the completion of each course.