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Faculty of Human Sciences

Are we ready for AUQA?

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Context

• Changes since last AUQA Review– Strategic Directions: Partnership and

Performance 2008-2012– MU Research Strategic Plans 2006-08 and

2009-2011– Learning and Teaching Plan 2008-2012

• Faculty is building its Plan around these documents

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Faculty of Human Sciences

• Implementing Change to new structure• Participating in the Quality Enhancement

Framework (complementary governance structures in place)

• Staff are aware of Policy Central• Hearing Hub and Hospital interaction

with Research Park and local industry• PDs and PDRs for Heads of Departments

and Associate Deans

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International

• Participating in the approval process for offshore programs (no new programs since 2006?)– ASAM MSurgery (UKM – MoU in place)– Mexico (Monterrey program)– Renegotiation of new program in B Ed

TESOL in Malaysia

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Workload and PDR

• All Departments (except ASAM and IHCBS) use workload models

• There is no Faculty-wide model• PDR is operating but it is patchy in its

uptake• Casual staff should be offered induction• Application of LEU and LET not

systematic in every area

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Quality Enhancement

• FSQC in place• Engagement with the Internationalisation

Strategy and the Technology in Learning and Teaching is patchy

• FHS fully participating in curriculum review (People and Planet units developed; Capstone units developed; Induction units developed in some but not all areas)

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Macquarie’s 2 Tier Approach to International

• Internationalisation Strategy– Goals and aspirations

for learning, teaching and research

– Derived from University’s L&T Plan

– Compliments University’s Research Strategic Plan

• Macquarie International Strategy– Business plan

identifying objectives and outcomes for operational level activities

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International – Strategic Objectives

• Current position -19% of total Faculty enrolments but the vast majority of these are in the Department of Linguistics (64.3% of total);

• No International Committee – embedded in other committees

• Goals– Improve the balance of international student

enrolments across the Faculty and increase the number of local students and staff studying and researching overseas.

– Develop a Faculty Policy on internationalization that aligns with University policies and focuses on providing a quality international education experience for international and domestic students.

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Int’l Students in FHS

• From 2002 to 2008– Commencing load increased by 86%– Continuing load increased by 138%– Total student enrolment increased by 120%

• But from 2007 to 2008 there was – a 19% decline in commencing students– 1% decline in continuing students– 7% decline in total enrolments– Improving in 2009

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Int’l enrolments by type

• HDR commencements run at about 30 per year

• Continuing and total enrolments have quadrupled since 2002 (currently at 102 and 120, respectively)

• PG by coursework total enrolment dropped by 20% from ’07 to ’08 to 954 (a19% drop in continuing and 23% drop in commencing)

• UG enrolments increased by 26% from ’07 to ’08; Figures showed a 39% increase in continuing but an 11% drop in commencing students (67)

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Top Programs & Countries 2008

• HDR – PhD Ling, PhD ASAM, PhD Cog Sc

• PG – MT&I, M Ad Tran, MT&I/MIntRel

• UG – BA, BEd ECE, BA Psych

• Korea (21%)• Japan (20.8%)• Hong Kong (7.9%)

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Strategies and processes in place

• International issues are built into the terms of reference for all key academic committees (L&T, HDR, Research, FSQC, Faculty Board, Student Experience)

• Major programs like T&I have administrative support staff in place

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T&L Arrangements

• In Australia– Academic Literacy

workshops through Linguistics

– CAPP100– HDR support– Drop-in tutoring

sessions– Peer-assisted learning

• Offshore– Formal agreements– Off-shore teaching

(Malaysia, Korea)– Moderation of

curriculum, facilities, teaching and grading

– HDR supervision (DApLing)

• Local library support• Web resources

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Internationalisation

• Curriculum– Content integral to

some courses– International

comparisons and data used in most courses

– Workshops planned through L&T

• Mobility– Exchanges

(Psychology, IEC, ASAM)

– Co-tutelles (Linguistics, Psychology, Education)

– OSP – Volunteer Programs

promoted

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Other activities

• Research Partnerships – industry (Yokogawa Electric Corporation through KIT)

• Joint delivery of courses in Malaysia (B Ed TESOL), Korea (PGDipT&I), Mexico (DApLing – shared resources)

• Moderating CAPP100 for SIBT

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Benchmarking

• None