Statement of Value
The aim of NCT is to develop workers that can appreciate the practical, social and ethical aspects of their chosen works, with the skills and competence to do their jobs effectively in the emerging culturally diverse workplaces within the changing contexts in the country.
In order to realize this, NCT is constantly polishing an educational model anchored on the holistic concept of learning. It tries to combine the intellectual requirements of disciplinary knowledge and the outcomes of application-based tasks with personal skills, ideas and approaches developed through engagement with actual practice in the industries and the community.
NCT supports and enhances teaching and learning through a flexible and dynamic approach which is expressed through stimulating teaching, the effective use of technology and an information-rich environment.
Aside from the more traditional curriculum practices, many NCT students experience diverse complementary activities in extra-curricular learning in the community, workplace and other organizations.
NCT shows its commitment to the betterment of quality teaching and learning through recognition of good teaching practice, academic staff development activities and other improvements obtained from feedback surveys and an annual review of performance.
Teaching & Learning Plan
Our objectives and strategies for teaching and learning are included in the College Strategic Plan teaching and learning components. The strategic plan shows the directions for teaching and learning the College is currently pursuing, as well as the student experiences that reflect our approach to the College’s development.
The College's strategic approach to teaching and learning has reflected continuity in approach such as:
- We have continued to put emphasis on application-based learning and the development of relevant skills to enable students to work in that environment.
- Our technology platforms are now well-established, allowing us to adapt to new learning environment and give our students better learning experience.
Teaching & Learning Policies
Academic Staff Manual
Assessment
Academic Conduct
Teaching & Learning Resources
Aside from the Library and the Learning Resources Centre, both students and staff can access the eLearning facility of the College to add/download course materials that are relevant to them. The Educational Technologies Centre (ETC) also provides Internet connectivity to all staff so that they can use the Web for the preparation of their teaching materials, and the Educational Services Section of the ETC provides varied services in helping the staff prepare these materials such as printing and publication.
External Links
NCT eLearning (NCT eLearn)
NCT eLearn is part of the College's ETC portfolio. The NCT eLearn represents the College's commitment to enable new pedagogies and technologies in the teaching and learning goals of the staff through eLearning.
The ETC, with support from the AD Academics, does this by providing course management and educational technologies support to academic departments and individual staff, as well as students through various relevant activities and materials.
Vision
To support the College community to enhance the student learning experience and the other stakeholders with sustainable learning technologies that promote active and dynamic approaches to teaching and learning.
Principles
The eLearning initiative at the Nizwa College of Technology aims to assist the provision of quality student learning experience through:
improving learning outcomes
adopting a student perspective on teaching and learning
using QA for the purpose of improvement
developing College-wide skills for use of e-learning technologies
Click to visit NCT's eLearning Project.
Contact Us:
Nizwa College of Technology
Tel. 25446500
Fax. 25431814
Assistant Dean for Academics
The Assistant Dean for Academics will have the responsibility to ensure that the teaching and learning process in the College is running properly and effectively.
As such, he will have the following responsibilities and authority:
- Supervising the College academic activities
- Monitoring the performance of teaching staff, in collaboration with the concerned heads of centers and departments
- Specifying College needs for teaching and technical support staff in coordination with the centers, departments and concerned bodies
- Specifying College needs for the supplies required for academic activities such as equipment, study halls, educational resources, computers, workshops, laboratories, and working towards developing them
- Preparing all the needed information and statistics
- Offering technical assistance to the Dean in organizing examinations, including the formation of committees, determining the number of invigilators, as well as supervising the preparation of question papers and schedules
- Supervising the implementation of quality assurance measures in academic activities, and suggesting means of developing them
- Supervising the publication of scientific pamphlets, magazines and periodicals
- Supervising and organizing lectures, seminars and meetings
- Submitting periodical reports on the different academic activities to the Dean
- Evaluating the performance and forwarding the appraisal forms of the heads of the departments, and the technical support staff he supervises to the Dean
- Acting for the Dean in his absence
- Carrying out any duties assigned by the Dean or the College Council