Handbook home
Quality Tertiary Teaching (EDUC90732)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017
Overview
Fees | Look up fees |
---|
This subject builds participants’ knowledge of the fundamental principles and practice of quality teaching, learning and assessment within tertiary education settings. Through a series of lectures, seminars and workshops, the subject provides an introduction to quality assurance frameworks, with a particular focus on the role of assessment for assuring quality and improving teaching and learning within higher level AQF courses. It draws upon the participants’ experiences as well as research on quality approaches, policies and measures used within tertiary education settings.
Intended learning outcomes
At completion of the subject, participants should have developed:
- a critical understanding of the principles of quality teaching, learning and assessment in tertiary education;
- knowledge of some of the key policies relating to quality teaching and assessment at this level, and the central debates in this field;
- an understanding of the strengths and limitations of quality assurance approaches and frameworks used within tertiary education settings;
- a student-centred perspective on the nature of assessment for teaching and learning purposes;
- skills in the design of assessment tasks and scoring rubrics for informing and improving teaching and student learning in tertiary education sectors.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- 2,500 word essay, due mid semester, 50%
- 2,500 word essay, due end of semester, 50%
Hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching
Last updated: 10 February 2024