Education in the College of Arts & Social Sciences

Who manages Education in the College? | How are decisions about Education made?
How do we assure quality in education?

The College is the largest provider of undergraduate education in the University with over 2500 Equivalent Fulltime students in 2011. It teaches nearly 450 EFT Higher Degree by Research students and nearly 190 EFT postgraduate coursework students.

Who manages Education in the College?

(Note: Owing to staffing changes this page is being updated)

How are decisions about education made?

As part of its strategic planning, the College has developed an Education Operational Plan 2011 (PDF 304KB) which sets out its objectives in education for 2011. The Education Plan sets the framework within which Schools develop their programs and identifies specific targets for 2011. These will assist the College to achieve the longer-term goals of its Strategic Plan.

College Education Committee

Decisions about education are made at the College Education Committee and its subcommittees which:

• Monitors the quality of the programs through processes such as in student evaluation and benchmarking.
• recommends to the University Education Committee the approval of academic programs and courses developed by the teaching Schools of the College.
• reviews the content of courses and ensures that their assessment complies with University and College policies.
• develops College rules governing education on topics such as extensions for assignments, word limits for assessment.   

Academic staff from the College and representatives of ANUSA are represented on the CEC and its subcommittees. The secretariat for the College Education Committee is provided by Vanessa Gotting and Lucy Prior.

How do we assure quality in education?

The College is committed to ensuring its education programs and teaching are of the highest quality. We do this by:

• Using student evaluation to improve teaching - see our Student representation policy (PDF 53KB)
• Engaging students in dialogue about their learning experiences
• Benchmarking our programs and student results against comparable universities nationally and internationally
• Conducting regular academic reviews of programs and Schools, reviews that involve academic staff and students of the programs
• Maintaining an Education Development Studio which supports academic staff in course design, using digital technology in innovative ways to enhance learning and teaching, and developing assessment tasks and learning outcomes.

Rules and policies