INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE IN CURRICULUM: PERCEPTION, LEARNING TO IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

Quality assurance began in production industry to prevent errors in products to make products that satisfied the customers. The principle of quality assurance moved from industrial trade to education. Higher Education provided internal quality assurance in curriculum that focused on standardized and qualified curriculum. Curriculum of higher education aimed to response the need and most satisfaction of the customers. The internal quality assurance of Higher Education Commission in curriculum level composed of 6 components and 14 indicators under 3 frames of principles; decentralization, participation and accountability. The P-D-C-A cycle was the process of internal quality assurance in curriculum level which had to do continually as routine activity in educational management.