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Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (Quality Assurance) (GC-TEDQA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
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- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-tertiary-education-quality-assurance
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Coordinator
Arnaldo Barone
Intended learning outcomes
Graduates of this course will have advanced theoretical and technical knowledge of current research, debates, policies and practices in tertiary education policy, management and quality assurance from a multidisciplinary and global perspective, and should be able to:
- Critically analyse and evaluate and transform tertiary education management theories, debates, policies and practice through evidence based research
- Evaluate and analyse the political and historical contexts informing tertiary education management policies and practices
- Analyse, generate and apply established leadership, management and quality assurance theories to tertiary education management policy and practice
- Interpret and communicate contemporary tertiary education research ideas and findings to the wider educational community
- Critique and apply multidisciplinary leadership, management and quality assurance theories and evidence based research to inform tertiary education policy
- Critique and apply multidisciplinary leadership and management theories and evidence based research to improve tertiary education leadership and management professional practice
- Apply well developed professional judgement of current research, debates, policies and practices in tertiary education management, leadership, policy and quality assurance from a multidisciplinary and global perspective
- Interpret and transmit solutions and findings to the wider tertiary educational community through critical analysis of contemporary educational research ideas
Graduate attributes
Successful students will have acquired:
- Well-informed perspectives on the issues and challenges for tertiary education systems and institutions, with a particular emphasis on the role of QA in a dynamic sector
- An ability to apply the knowledge and skills gained in this program to engage more confidently and effectively in the tasks of leading people, influencing policy, and implementing QA policies and processes at both the system and the institutional level.
Last updated: 10 February 2024