assuring quality at la trobe auqa – what does it mean for you?
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Assuring quality at La Trobe
AUQA – WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU?
AUQA and Quality
• Assuring quality at LTU is not just for AUQA – it is an important way of maintaining our good reputation
• The new national agency, TEQSA, will build on the work of AUQA, so audits will continue into the future
LTU Quality Management Framework
The LTU Quality Management Framework is based on the Planning – Implementation – Results – Improvement (PIRI) cycle and focuses on Continuous Quality Improvement
Continuous Quality Improvement
• Planning
• Implementation
• Results - Outcomes, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Improvement – Response and Communication
University purpose
and values
Planning
Implementation
Outcomes
Monitoring & Evaluation
Response
Communication
External environment
Stakeholderexpectations
Continuous Quality Improvement Framework
The framework may be found on the quality website at:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/quality/assets/downloads/2009-02-13-quality-improvement-framework.pdf
Organisational and Committee structures, resources
Planning framework, supporting policies and good management information
Desired outcomes
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AUQA visit
• Audit visit 21-24 September
• AUQA will interview about 300 members of the LTU community – staff, students, external community members
What do you need to do?
• Read the portfolio – it is framed around the Planning-Implementation–Results-Improvement cycle http://www.latrobe.edu.au/quality/portfolio/2009-performance-portfolio.html
• Reflect on your personal role in quality assurance and improvement. This includes:– Assuring quality in your sphere of influence –
Dean, HOS, course/subject co-ordinator, student administration etc
– Policy compliance www.latrobe.edu.au/policy
Some tidbits from the portfolio
Did you know
• Our international students are relatively happy with the quality of teaching and learning support, but think we could improve our careers advice and access to work experience
• Between 2005 and 2008 we closed 28 TNE programs and currently have 25 in operation
• Between 2007 and 2008 our international onshore HDR enrolments increased by 40%, with FSTE and FLM making large gains
PREQ Outcomes by Faculty
Average Completion Time for PhD
Higher Degree Research Completions
Share of Total Research Income
Share of Total Weighted Publications
Quality is… (True or False)
a) Something that Julie will take care of
b) Not my concern – I’m here to teach/research
c) An imposition by the Federal Government
d) Something our students and other stakeholders deserve
e) My individual responsibility as a teacher researcher and/or administrator
Thank You