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External Quality Assurance (MGMT90117)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 3
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
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Overview
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This subject provides an international overview of how different governments approach External Quality Assurance (EQA) in tertiary education, including key concepts and definitions, the role of EQA agencies and surrogates, the use of standards and criteria, the processes of self-assessment, internal quality assurance, and external review.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse implications of the legal basis of the institution and how its mission is defined;
- Critique, synthesise and apply common models of quality assurance (QA) in tertiary education institutions, including major modalities and approaches to quality internal and external QA; key definitions and vocabulary of external QA; and the practical effects of variations in external QA standards, criteria, and procedures;
- Locate stakeholder groups affected by critical decisions by government and external quality assurance (EQA) agencies regarding agency autonomy, focus-level-scope, policies relating to quality control, self-management or improvement, policy dimension of standards and criteria; and, emerging challenges for EQA agencies;
- Plan and evaluate a consultation process to win support for a new policy or strategy; and
- Critically review and assess effectiveness of performance information systems and committees.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject participants should be able to distinguish between different approaches to external quality assurance and critically examine how well a given model fits a specific national context.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written response to external quality assurance debates
| Week 3 | 30% |
Written assignment
| End of the teaching period | 70% |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 3 - Online
Coordinator Arnaldo Barone Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 13 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements Subject will open one week prior for pre-readings. Teaching period 20 July 2020 to 13 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 July 2020 Census date 7 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 August 2020 Assessment period ends 20 September 2020 Term 3 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Contact: Dr Arnaldo Barone, arnaldo.barone@unimelb.edu.auPhone: + 61 3 8344 8380Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Selected readings and notes to be provided prior to commencement
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (Quality Assurance) Course Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (Management) Course Master of Tertiary Education (Management) - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024