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Managing Quality Audits & Reviews in TE (MGMT90245)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2020
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Overview
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Internal and external quality audits and reviews are now ubiquitous in tertiary education. This subject equips students with knowledge and skills to understand, plan and manage quality audits and reviews in tertiary education for credible processes and productive outcomes. Current challenges and models for quality assurance and audit will be discussed but the main focus is on the practical aspects of managing audit and review activities to add value by improving organizational and academic effectiveness. Internal, related party and external audit models are explored, as the subject is designed to be relevant to both institutional managers and practitioners working in quality and related agencies.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of the growing convergence of 'traditional' models of quality audit and review in tertiary education and business models for organizational effectiveness;
- Plan and design a quality audit or review activity for first-party (internal), second-party (related-party) and third-party (external) relationships in tertiary education;
- Manage a credible independent quality audit process of a tertiary program or institution, including managing political and environmental elements; and
- Apply their understanding to identify improvements to current systems and the implications of new developments for tertiary education quality audit and review.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject participants will be able to:
- Distinguish and address the different types of relationships involved in various forms of quality audit and review;
- Practice advanced analytical and critical thinking skills; understand and apply the skills of oral and written communication required of audit and review processes;
- Identify and practice teamwork skills;
- Apply skills in acquiring and analysing data for quality audit and review.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Experience in developing, undertaking or participating in some form of quality audit or review process (internal or external) in tertiary education; general knowledge of the participant’s national or regional external quality assurance systems.
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 study analysis, to plan and design elements of an external quality review
| Week 3 | 30% |
Written assignment
| End of term | 70% |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2020
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