Higher Education Evaluation Roundtable 9 Feb 2012

Higher Education Evaluation Roundtable 2012
Engaging with the Government’s Advancing Quality Agenda

The University of Western Sydney is pleased to invite you to an open forum designed to foster discussion about a range of issues and strategies for managing quality assurance and enhancement in universities and across the sector.

The Roundtable event will be interactive, with plenty of opportunity to discuss the recently released DEEWR Discussion Papers (opens in a new window) on proposed performance measurement instruments for assessing the quality of the student experience and learning outcomes. These measures are proposed for use on the MyUniversity website and to inform continuous improvement by universities.

Date: Thursday 9 February 2012
Time: 10.00am-3.30pm (9.30 am – morning tea/coffee)
Registration fee: $40 for morning and afternoon tea and lunch
Venue: Female Orphan School, (Bldg EZ), Parramatta South Campus (see Map PDF, 136Kb) 

For further enquiries, contact: Ruth Crilly

Program outline

Pre-reading
We ask attendees to read the three DEEWR Discussion Papers (opens in a new window) ahead of the event to maximize the opportunity for robust discussion and feedback to DEEWR.

Target Audience
University Survey Managers and Colleagues in quality units with responsibility for survey distribution and analysis

• Deputy and Pro-Vice Chancellors responsible for enhancing the quality of learning, teaching and the student experience
• Faculty and Department-based colleagues responsible for quality assurance and enhancement at course and program level
  Higher education policy researchers

Pre-reading
Details of the Discussion Papers are listed below for you to download.

• Development of Performance Measurement Instruments in Higher Education - exploring the balance of performance measurement instruments, potential uses, deployment methods and participation and selection of students (PDF 137KB | DOCX 85KB)
• Review of the Australian Graduate Survey (AGS) – examines the strategic position of the AGS in its relationship with other survey instruments, administration methods, timeliness and capacity to measure the diversity in student experience (PDF 632KB | DOCX 586KB)
• Assessment of Generic Skills – will focus on the development of an instrument appropriate for Australian universities in the context of the OECD’s Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) project (PDF 583KB | DOCX 399KB)