【Pursuing excellence and sustainable development—a united path towards evaluation.】

This abstract describes the background and objectives of the Department of Optometry at Dayeh University, which was established with the support of the Ministry of Education. The department emphasizes the transmission of optometric professional techniques and knowledge while valuing humanistic qualities and cultivating professional ethics. Its main goal is to foster high-quality optometric professionals, improve the quality of optometry and lens fitting for the public, and care for the visual health of society.

To ensure educational quality, the department has established a systematic self-assessment mechanism since its inception. It combines internal and external reviews to ensure the achievement of teaching quality, educational objectives, and student learning outcomes, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of its educational endeavors.

The evaluation process is time-consuming, and all faculty and staff members of the department are fully committed. Responsibilities are distributed among individuals based on evaluation criteria, and mutual support and coordination are ensured to facilitate the smooth progress of the evaluation preparation. During the preparation for evaluation, the department's primary focus is to define evaluation goals and review the current status to meet the evaluation requirements.

Preparation for evaluation includes the creation of a self-evaluation report that highlights the achievement of reference standards and quantifiable indicators. The self-evaluation process serves as the core of the overall evaluation and helps formulate future improvement strategies. Throughout the evaluation process, all members of the department are committed to executing the development goals and strategies, continuously improving the quality of education through feedback and guidance from external evaluators.

Following the announcement of evaluation results, the department continues to hold regular meetings to discuss improvement directions. It maintains the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) quality management cycle to periodically review and revise the curriculum and learning development goals, ensuring a steady and progressive development of the department while striving for excellence.

Evaluation serves as a periodic external audit of the department's teaching quality, while the integration of evaluation into daily practices is crucial for continuously challenging higher standards in teaching quality. The department will continue its efforts in promoting development, advancing steadily, and striving to enhance students' optometric professional capabilities.

【Excerpt from the issue No. 02, 2021 of TWAEA’s ePaper】