THE APPLICATION OF ACCREDITATION STANDARDS INSTITUTIONAL IRAQI IN IRAQI UNIVERSITIES USING DEMING CYCLE (PDSA)" AN APPLIED STUDY IN THE COLLEGES OF SUMER UNIVERSITY - IRAQ"

The aim of this study was to reveal the role of the Deming Cycle in the application of Iraqi institutional accreditation standards in colleges of Sumer University - Iraq. The study adopted the applied approach through the application of the Deming Cycle in the colleges of Sumer University, namely (College of Administration and Economics, College of Basic Education, College of Agriculture, College of IT, College of Science, College of Law) and knowing its contribution to the application of institutional accreditation standards. Data collection was based on the checklist in order to diagnose the gap between the actual application of institutional accreditation standards in the colleges of the University of Sumer and requirements specified in those standards. This study is the first of its kind in the Iraqi environment in terms of the use of cycle Deming (PDSA) in the application of criteria for institutional accreditation to Iraqi universities. The results revealed a large gap in the application of institutional accreditation standards in Sumer University colleges prior to the implementation of the Deming Cycle (PDSA). But after the implementation of the Deming Cycle (PDSA), the gap Shrunken, indicating the contribution of the Deming Cycle to implementing institutional accreditation standards. This study is the first in the field of Iraqi institutional accreditation that divided institutional accreditation standards according to the stages of the Deming cycle (PDSA). The study presented a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the adoption of the methodology and method of the Deming cycle (PDSA) in applying the Iraqi institutional accreditation standards.