Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

Preliminary Timeline

2009 Cycle 2 AUQA Audit of CSU (including associated meetings and events)

* Please Note: numerous dates that refer to AUQA Audit activities (highlighted) are approximate only. Their timing has been determined from the typical sequence and timescale as outlined in AUQA’s Audit Manual v5.0 (June 2008).

Dates will be revised and/or confirmed as CSU receives advice.

December 2008
Wednesday 3 December Academic Senate Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Bathurst
Agenda closes – 18 November
Thursday 18 December University Council Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Bathurst Campus
Agenda closes – 4 December
Thursday 24 December Agreement that the University will have a reasonable understanding of its position in relation to each Theme and the Senate Review in terms of:
  • achievements to date ;
  • the position at the time of writing the portfolio and at the audit date; and
  • planned “work in progress” at audit and in the medium term.
February 2009
Tuesday 3 February AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
1.00pm – 2.00pm, Teleconference
Wednesday 11 February UCPC Meeting
10.00am – 12.00pm, Videoconference
Agenda closes – 28 January
Monday 23 February Autumn Session Begins
Monday and
Tuesday		 23 February and
24 February		 SEC Retreat
Bathurst
Wednesday 25 February Academic Senate Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Bathurst
Agenda Closes – 10 February
Thursday 26 February University Council Meeting
9.30am – 3.00pm, Goulburn
Agenda closes – 12 February
March 2009
Monday 2 March AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
1.00pm – 2.00pm, Teleconference
Monday and
Tuesday		 18 March and
19 March		 Vice-Chancellor’s Forum
Bathurst
Monday –
Wednesday		 23 March –
1 April		 Vice-Chancellor’s Roadshow
April 2009
Wednesday 1 April UCPC Meeting
10.00am – 12.00pm, Videoconference
Agenda closes – 18 March
Tuesday 7 April AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
11.00pm – 12.00pm, Teleconference
Thursday 9 April On-campus classes end
May 2009
Monday 4 May On-campus classes resume
Tuesday 5 May AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
11.00am – 12.00pm, Teleconference
Monday and
Tuesday		 11 May and
12 May		 SEC Retreat
Wagga Wagga
Wednesday 13 May UCPC Meeting
10.00am – 12.00pm, Videoconference
Agenda closes – 29 April
Wednesday and
Wednesday		 13 May; and
20 May		 Draft Performance Portfolio Chapters Due to the Office of Planning and Audit
Chapter 1 – 13 May
Chapter 2 – 13 May
Chapter 3 – 20 May
Wednesday 27 May Academic Senate Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Wagga Wagga
Agenda closes – 12 May
to comment on the Draft Performance Portfolio
Thursday 28 May University Council Meeting
9.30am – 3.00pm, Orange
Agenda closes – 14 May
June 2009
Wednesday 3 June AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
2.00pm – 3.00pm, Teleconference
Monday 22 June Senior Executive Committee (SEC)
to review and approve the Performance Portfolio
Wednesday 24 June Performance Portfolio sent to Print
Friday 26 June Autumn Session Ends
July 2009
Monday 6 July AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
1.00pm – 2.00pm, Teleconference
Tuesday 7 July Vice-Chancellor’s Forum
to receive and discuss CSU’s Cycle 2 AUQA Audit Performance Portfolio
Thursday and
Friday		 16 July and
17 July		 SEC Retreat
Bathurst
Friday 17 July Performance Portfolio submitted to AUQA
Monday 20 July University Council Meeting
9.30am – 3.00pm, Bathurst
Agenda closes – 6 July
to receive and note CSU’s Cycle 2 AUQA Audit Performance Portfolio
Monday 27 July Spring Session Begins
Expected  27 July  - 7 August Draft Audit Visit program provided, requests for further information required, details of offshore sites to be visited (if any) & parameters for Preparatory Visit sent to CSU.
Agent: Audit Director / Panel Chair / CSU
Expected 27 July  - 7 August Finalise program for Preparatory Visit
Agent: Audit Director / CSU
August 2009
Tuesday 4 August AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
11.00am – 12.00pm, Teleconference
Wednesday 5 August Academic Senate Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Albury-Wodonga
Agenda closes – 21 July
to receive and note CSU’s Cycle 2 AUQA Audit Performance Portfolio
Wednesday 12 August UCPC Meeting
10.00am – 12.00pm, Videoconference
Agenda closes – 29 July
Friday 21 August Request for Further Information to CSU no later than this date
September 2009
Tuesday 1 September AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
2.00pm – 3.00pm, Teleconference
Friday 4 September Preparatory Visit
Committee Room, The Grange
Bathurst Campus
Monday and
Tuesday		 7 September and
8 September		 Vice-Chancellor’s Forum
Bathurst
Tuesday 8 September Request for Further Information –
Chapter 3 Offshore and Onshore Partner Visits due to AUQA
Expected week beg. 7 September CSU sends AUQA further information requested.
Agent: CSU
Expected week beg. 7 September Final Audit Visit program sent to CSU
Agent: Audit Director
Expected week beg. 7 September CSU sends provisional list of names and positions of interviewees for each Audit Visit session to AUQA for comment
Agent: CSU
Friday 11 September On-campus classes end
Monday –
Monday		 15 September –
21 September		 Offshore Visits
16 September                    HELP, HELP University College,
                                              Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

18 September                    SPACE, University of Hong                                               Kong, Hong Kong, China

21 September                    Changchun Taxation                                                     College, Changchun, China
Tuesday 22 September Request for Further Information due to AUQA
Wednesday 23 September Academic Senate Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Goulburn
Agenda closes – 8 September
Thursday 24 September University Council Meeting
9.30am – 3.00pm, Albury -Wodonga
Agenda closes – 10 September
Monday and
Tuesday		 28 September and 29 September SEC Retreat
Wagga Wagga
Monday –
Wednesday		 28 September –
30 September		 Onshore Pre-Audit Visits
28 September                   Study Group Australia,Sydney

28 September                   Tertiary Education                                                        International

29 September                   CSU, Wagga Wagga                                                      Campus

30 September                   CSU, Goulburn Campus                                              (NSW Police College)
October 2009
Thursday 1 October AUQA Steering Committee Meeting
11.00am – 12.00pm, Teleconference
Tuesday 6 October On-campus classes resume
Monday –
Thursday		 12 October –
15 October		 AUQA Audit
National Wine and Grape Industry Training Centre
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Campus
Monday –
Friday		 19 October –
23 October		 Vice-Chancellor’s Roadshow
Expected week beg. 19 October All interviewees at the Audit Visit invited to comment on the audit
Agent: AUQA
Wednesday 28 October UCPC Meeting
9.00am – 3.00pm, Bathurst
Agenda closes – 14 October
November 2009
Wednesday and Thursday 4 November and 5 November Vice-Chancellor’s Forum
Wagga Wagga
Friday 27 November Spring Session Ends
December 2009
Wednesday 2 December Academic Senate Meeting
10.00am – 3.00pm, Orange
Agenda closes – 17 November
Expected 7 December – 18 December Audit report revised and definitive draft sent to:
  • CSU (for comment on fact and emphasis; see Section 5.3 of Audit Manual)
  • AUQA Board (for information)
  • Panel members (for comment if desired)
Agent: Audit Director
Thursday 17 December University Council Meeting
9.30am – 3.00pm, Wagga Wagga
Agenda closes – 3 December
Expected week beg. 28 December CSU responds to definitive draft of audit report
Agent: CSU
January 2010
Expected week beg. 11 January Audit report finalised
Agent: Audit Director / Panel Chair
Expected week beg. 11 January Report sent to AUQA Board for approval of release
Agent: Audit Director
February 2010
  Audit report publicly released Placed on AUQA website and distributed to interested persons / bodies Agent: AUQA
  Feedback on audit process sought by AUQA from auditee contact person and panel members
Agent: CSU / Panel
  AUQA Board chair telephones CEO of auditee to invite any bbrief oral comments to supplement written feedback
Agent: AUQA Board Chair
  Good practices noted for inclusion in the AUQA Good Practice Database
Agent: AUQA Staff
January 2011
  AUQA writes to auditee requesting a progress report to AUQA showing actions taken in response to the audit report
Agent: AUQA
  Auditee provides the progress report, to be considered by AUQA
Agent: CSU
  Auditee publishes progress report on its own website and AUQA provides a link from its website to the progress report on the auditee’s website
Agent: AUQA / CSU
  Report sent to AUQA Board for approval of release
Agent: Audit Director