(1) Academic Quality Assurance is fundamental to the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) and a number of the Threshold Standards specifically reference academic quality assurance. Information about these can be found in the TEQSA guidance note: academic quality assurance. Assurance of quality is achieved through Academic Quality Management. (2) These procedures are for the guidance of the staff of the University of New England in the implementation of the Academic Quality Assurance Rule. (3) These Procedures are to be used for all coursework courses and associated units offered by the University of New England including all partnership arrangements. Procedures for (4) (5) Monitoring provides the opportunity to respond promptly to changes in the (6) Ensuring that monitoring occurs is the responsibility of: (7) (8) (9) Oversight of course monitoring is the responsibility of the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and is managed by the Course Coordinator in conjunction with the relevant Academic Manager/Coordinator. (10) In circumstances where a (11) Each School will provide the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor with a summary of the responses to the monitoring outcomes and proposed action plans as required. (12) A summary report of the monitoring process will be presented by the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor to Academic Board. (13) (14) A (15) Major amendments to a (16) All Courses shall have a Course Advisory Board (CAB) which will meet at least once a year. Cognate Courses may be considered together under the one board. (17) The CAB will provide an external perspective for the Course Coordinator(s) and the University. The Course Advisory Board will consider and comment on the quality of the Course, annual Course data, issues and priorities for improvement, areas of strong performance and proposed (18) Membership of the Course Advisory Board should be determined by the Course Coordinator(s) in conjunction with the Head of School, Chairs of the relevant School Teaching and Learning Committees that have input into the Course, and the relevant Academic Managers. Membership shall include, but is not limited to: (19) Overview (20) A Course Review schedule will be developed by the Academic Quality Directorate in consultation with the Chairs of the School Teaching and Learning Committees. Cognate courses may be grouped for the purpose of review, and the timing of external processes for courses with professional accreditation requirements will be taken into account when the schedule is developed. (21) The schedule will be updated on an annual basis. The schedule will be approved by the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and reported to Academic Board at the December meeting of the preceding year. (22) Course Reviews are conducted by a Course Review Panel comprising but not necessarily limited to the following: (23) A single panel member may fill more than one of the above roles. (24) The Chair of the Review Panel will be appointed by the Head of School and may not be the Course Coordinator. (25) The constitution of the Course Review Panel will be approved by the Head of School and noted by the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor. (26) The Course Review Panel will consider and make recommendations on: (27) The Head of School, or the Course Coordinator (with Head of School approval), may include additional Terms of Reference to address issues specific to the course, for example unit action plans, and/or priorities determined by the University's current Strategic Plan. (28) The Course Coordinator will prepare an initial submission for the Review prior to the Course Review Panel meeting, using the Course Review Data Template. (29) The Course Coordinator is responsible for convening the Course Review Panel. Data collection and the Course Review Template should be made available to Panel members no fewer than ten working days prior to the scheduled date of the Course Review Panel meeting. (30) The Chair of the Course Review Panel, in conjunction with the relevant Academic Manager, will prepare the draft report incorporating the recommendations agreed by the Course Review Panel and will circulate this for final approval to the Course Review Panel within five working days of the meeting. The report should be finalised within ten working days and submitted to the Head of School. (31) On receipt of the report, the Head of School in conjunction with the Course Coordinator will consider the recommendations and prepare a response to the report. Following this consultation, the Head of School will submit the report and the responses within 15 working days to the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for approval. (32) A copy of the final report, the School's response and the initial submission document is to be filed in TRIM by the School. (33) The Course Coordinator, in consultation with the Head of School, is responsible for implementing the agreed recommendations of the Course Review Panel and reporting progress to the Head of School. The Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor will request reports on the progress of implementation from the Head of School at six months and twelve months after the initial submission of the Course Review Report. (34) Course review recommendations shall be implemented and finalised within twelve months of Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor approval of the final report. (35) The Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor will present an annual summary of the courses reviewed over the previous year to Academic Board. This summary will include the recommendations from the course reviews and progress on implementation.Quality Assurance Procedures for Courses and Units (Coursework)
Section 1 - Overview
Section 2 - Scope
Section 3 - Procedures
UNIT AND COURSE MONITORING
UNIT REVIEWS
COURSE ADVISORY BOARDS
COURSE REVIEWS
Scheduling of Course Reviews
Course Review Panel
Terms of Reference
Review Preparation
Course Review Report
Implementation and Reporting of Course Reviews
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