Themes
Along with reviewing the progress since our Cycle 1 Audit in 2004, AUQA will focus on two specific themes. A theme is defined as a “distinct unifying concept that is significant for an institution’s strategic plan or academic profile”.
Consultation with AUQA has resulted in the identification and scoping of two themes. These themes have been selected with reference to the University’s strategic objectives and associated academic risks. The themes selected are:
Internationalisation
AUQA have advised the following scope:
- the teaching and learning experience of international students (undergraduate, postgraduate and HDR) in Australia
- teaching and learning experience of international students offshore, including QA and equivalence
- partner arrangements for offshore teaching
- staff and student mobility and exchanges
- internationalisation of the curriculum
- international student support systems
- staff professional development for internationalised education
- International collaboration for research and teaching.
A task force has been set up and the current contact for this theme is Ms Sue Moloney, the Manager of the Office of International Relations.
Professional Education and Practice Based Learning
The following scope has been agreed:
- graduate outcomes and academic standards
- graduate and student satisfaction
- graduate attributes
- professional accreditation
- curriculum development, design and review (including design for flexible delivery)
- assessment design and practice
- design and delivery of placements and practice-based learning within courses (all modes)
- support for student placements and practice-based learning
- articulation and credit transfer
- infrastructure to support professional education and practice based learning.
A task force has been established and led by Professor Joy Higgs from The Education for Practice Institute. The contact person is Donna Bridges (dbridges@csu.edu.au).
Senate Self-Review
In addition to these themes, the University will also conduct a Senate Self-review which will critically examine Senate’s role and processes as they relate to the student lifecycle. The AUQA “framework” will be used as a guide to check that all relevant issues are covered. This will be conducted by Dr Nick Drengenberg from Academic Governance.