The Faculty of Social Sciences - About FQAC
The Quality Assurance cell of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya established in 2016 according to the guidelines given by the Quality Assurance Council of the University Grant Commission (UGC) based on Circular 04/2015. FQA Coordinating all quality assurance-related activities in the faculty in liaison with the Quality Assurance Center of the University. The FQAC promotes faculty-level best practices to enhance the quality of the academic programmes offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences and maintain a quality learning environment for all students and the staff of the faculty. It also works with other related stakeholders including non-academic staff to coordinate quality assurance activities and maintain the quality of teaching learning and administrative process.
Committee Members
Dr. R.M.G. Wasantha Dissanayaka Senior Lecturer
Coordinator – Department of History
Mr. B K K G PereraLecturer
Coordinator - Department of Geography
Dr. D L I H K PeirisSenior Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of Sport Science and Physical Education
Ms. W M Sarasi Chaya BandaraSenior Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of Political Science
Mrs.Dilakshi R. De SilvaSenior Lecturer
Coordinator – Department of Philosophy
Dr. K.R.N. HarshaniSenior Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of Library & Information Science
Ms. Amali Uthpala Nandasiri Senior Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of Mass Communication
Mr. R M Auchithya Rathnayake Lecturer
Coordinator – Department of Sociology
Mr. Hashan Wijesinghe Senior Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of International Studies
Mr. Sameera MadusankaInstructor
Coordinator - Department of Information Technology
Ms W C L Weerakkody Lecturer (Probationary)
Coordinator - Department of Social Statistics
Mr. Sumedha Viraj Aponsu Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of Archeology
Mrs. Senani Werake Senior Lecturer
Coordinator - Department of Economics
Roles and Responsibilities
The Committee of the FQAC shall be responsible for
- establishing its own internal policies and procedures, and maintaining and
- monitor the required standards of;
- curriculum revision
- program delivery
- student assessment
- student and peer evaluation of teaching,
- key performance indicators,
- operational procedures with respect to governance and management.
- organizing workshops, awareness programs, seminars, and training programs for students, and academic and non-academic staff members of the faculty to enhance the quality of the teaching-learning process
- conducting surveys to get feedback from students, staff, and other stakeholders and submitting recommendations to the Faculty Board based on the responses to continuously improve the quality of the teaching-learning process
- facilitating and promoting good practices followed by other faculties/institutes
- preparing QA-related guidelines, manuals, and evaluation forms for the faculty
