Study Program Management Measures in Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology

Chapter One General Principle

Article 1 Study program is the basic teaching document to ensure the quality of teaching and the specifications of talent learning, is the basic basis for arranging teaching tasks, organizing the teaching process, assessing the quality of teacher’s teaching and student’s learning, and determining the teaching preparation, and is an important link in the realization of talent learning. In order to fully implement the educational policy of the Party, keep in mind the mission of educating talents for the Party and the country, accurately grasp the basic laws of higher education teaching and the laws of talent growth, adhere to the school-running philosophy of "educating people and pursuing excellence", and improve the formulation and management level of Study programs, ensure the scientific and relative stability of Study programs, and ensure the quality of teaching, these measures are formulated.

Article 2 The formulation of Study programs should follow the following principles:

1. The principle of the professional learning objectives and talent learning characteristics;

2. The principle of theory-practice integration;

3. The principle of well-round development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor;

4. The principle of coordinated development and comprehensive improvement of knowledge, ability, and quality;

5. The principle of education rules;

6. The principle of teaching students in accordance of their aptitude;

7. The principle of global optimization.

Article 3 The contents of the Study program shall include the major learning objectives, basic teaching requirements, major direction, length of study, graduation credits, course setting, course classification, credit distribution, teaching time, practical arrangement, compulsory courses and elective course arrangement, as well as the necessary written descriptions.

Chapter Two Formulation of Study Program

Article 4 The formulation of the Study program shall be under the leadership of the competent school leaders, and the Academic Affairs Office shall put forward the principled guidance on the formulation of the Study program for each specialty, which shall be reviewed and approved by the school and sent to each school in the form of a document. According to the requirements of the document, each school shall carry out a wide range of internal and external investigations to understand the demand for talents in the development of society, politics, economy and science and technology, the requirements of employers on the quality of talents, and the requirements of students on their own success. Each department, department director or professional leader shall formulate professional personnel learning plans according to the professional learning objectives.

Article 5 Each school shall organize professionals, relevant teachers and teaching management personnel to review, demonstrate and modify the Study program formulated by the school, and submit it to the Academic Affairs Office after approval by the president.

Article 6 The Academic Affairs Office shall, after reviewing the Study programs submitted by each college, submit them to the Teaching Work Committee of the University or the expert group entrusted by it for deliberation; Each school shall revise and finalize the draft according to the review opinions and submit it to the Academic Affairs Office, which shall submit the talent learning plan to the competent school leader for approval and issue it after approval by the competent school leader.

Chapter Three Implementation of Study Program

Article 7 The approved Study program shall be organized and implemented by the Academic Affairs Office and each school.
Article 8 The teaching tasks specified in the Study program must be strictly carried out. Teaching tasks are undertaken by relevant teaching units according to majors and courses, and the Academic Affairs Office is responsible for coordination and implementation. In special cases, the relevant teaching units can negotiate to solve the problem of the centralization of teaching tasks under the auspices of the Academic Affairs Office. Each teaching unit organizes and formulates the teaching syllabus according to the course classification.

Article 9 Procedures for Implementing the Study Program

1. Each teaching unit must plan the teaching schedule in advance. Based on the Study program of each program, they should propose the teaching plan for the next semester and submit it to the Academic Affairs Office.

2. The Academic Affairs Office is responsible for reviewing the plan and providing feedback and implementation suggestions to each teaching unit.

3. After reviewing, the Academic Affairs Office will issue the teaching task list to each teaching unit.

4. Each teaching unit will fill out the teaching task list with the information of the lecturers and related details and return it to the Academic Affairs Office. Based on this information, the Academic Affairs Office will arrange the teaching time and place for each course and form the schedule for the next semester.

5. Lecturers must prepare the teaching plan for their courses according to the syllabus before the start of classes. This plan must be approved by the head of the teaching and research office and the deputy dean in charge of teaching. During the implementation of the Study program, each teaching unit must ensure that the teachers, syllabi, textbooks, and necessary teaching conditions for each course are in place, and arrange all teaching activities accordingly. The names, hours, teaching semesters, and course numbers of courses and activities set in the Study program cannot be changed by any unit or individual without the consent of the Academic Affairs Office.

Chapter IV Revision of the Study Program

Article 10 The Study program must be relatively stable. In the absence of major changes in the theories and technologies at the forefront of the discipline, revisions are generally not made. If changes occur in social development, economic and political situations, or the school's educational direction and professional training goals, the existing Study program must be revised. Generally, a comprehensive revision is carried out every four years, with minor revisions possible annually. If the Study program needs to be revised, the following procedures should be followed:

1. If individual courses or activities need to be adjusted during the implementation of the Study program, such as changes in the hours of individual courses or activities, adjustments in the course sequence, etc., an application must be submitted before the teaching plan for the previous semester is arranged. The "Nanchang Institute of Technology Study program Execution Adjustment Approval Form" printed by the Academic Affairs Office must be filled out, explaining the reasons and plans for the adjustment. After being signed and stamped by the head of the teaching unit and reviewed and approved by the Academic Affairs Office, the adjustment can be implemented according to the approval opinion.

2. If a teaching unit needs to make a larger-scale adjustment to the Study program, such as changes in course settings, hour allocations, course sequence adjustments, course additions, deletions, or replacements, it must organize a discussion and submit a written report two months before implementation. This report must be approved by the Academic Affairs Office and the head of the teaching department before it becomes effective and can be implemented.

3. If the adjustment of the Study program involves issues related to other teaching units or activities, the department proposing the adjustment is responsible for contacting and resolving these issues and reporting the solution to the Academic Affairs Office for record.

Article 11 Any unauthorized changes to the Study program or teaching arrangements without following the corresponding change procedures will be treated as teaching accidents.

Chapter V Supplementary Provisions

Article 12 These measures shall be implemented from the date of publication, and the right to interpret them belongs to the Academic Affairs Office.