Teaching & Learning Presentation to Board July 2007

Target EnvironmentCurrent Environment

‘Building a vibrant T&L culture in the business school’

Introduction of Learning and Teaching Performance Fund

Low CEQ scores in many KPI’s (sector-wide)

High student/staff ratio compared with other faculties (but not other Business Schools)

Limited focus on out-of-classroom student experience

Perception of less career advancement opportunities from pursuing T&L excellence

Potential impact of the UWA Course Review

Business school CEQ scores above Go8 average in all disciplines

Sustained investment in student experience for Business School students

Excellence in T&L considered to be a serious route to promotion

Greater use of business-relevant research (including case studies) in teaching

Strategic Objectives

•Enhance the Student Experience

•Improve Teaching Quality

•Build links between teaching/research

Teaching & Learning Goals

Objective

Strategies Key Initiatives

Enhance the Student Experience

• Facilitate student transition to and from the Business School

•First Year Experience program •Orientation programs for PG programs•Survival skills seminars

•Enhance graduate career prospects

•Industry practicum for U/G courses•Support Students in competitions

• Increase overseas study opportunities

•China study program•Combine GSM/CELT programs under single Visa•Promote Study Abroad Program

•Develop a strong Student Community

•Support and engage student associations•Provision of student common rooms and facilities

•Obtain timely feedback on student experience

•Focus group sessions with final year students•Survey graduates after 3-5 years.

Enhance the Student Experience

Objective

Strategies Key Initiatives

Identify, enhance and value quality teaching

•More flexible approaches to T&L

•Use of Lectopia and web platforms such as WebCT and Quickplace.

•Encourage and acknowledge peer support•Electronic submission of work

•Expand opportunities for teaching professional development and training

•Offer professional development for new staff•Foundations of Teaching program•Teaching internship Scheme •Mentoring of teaching staff•Peer review •Encourage/support nominations for Excellence in Teaching Award and Teaching Fellowships•Regular review/input of courses by professional/industry bodies

•Focus on student learning outcomes

• Learning outcomes in all Unit Outlines• Link assessment to outcomes and learning activities •Discipline/major level outcome for the MBA, BCom and BEc awards

Improve Teaching Quality

Objective Strategies Key InitiativesContinue to build links between teaching and research

•Research-based learning in undergraduate courses

•Expose third year and postgraduate students to appropriate research techniques • Introductory Research and Information Skills (IRIS) for Business courses

•Reduce barriers between teaching and research

•Promote research in T&L areas •Disseminate exemplars of best practice•Teaching PD for Career researchers •Attendance at T&L conferences and forums

• Increase use of local cases for teaching purposes

•Develop Business School case-writing expertise•Work with business partners to identify possible cases

Build Links Between Teaching and Research

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LEGENDOIS – Overall Satisfaction IndexGTS – Good Teaching ScaleDME – Desired Mode of Employment

Comparison of Course Satisfaction across Go8

Moves to develop standard set of T&L Performance indicators across sector through future Carrick

research projects

1. Develop timely KPI’s to allow benchmarking across business schools

2. Identify and establish processes to support responsive curriculum (for industry associations)

3. Teaching and assessment of generic skills for business degrees

4. Identify strategies and methods to facilitate industry involvement with teaching and learning in business courses.