New Topic Proposal

New topic proposal

Academics and professional staff collaborate to complete this proposal, according to the Courses Policy.

To make a change to an existing topic, use the change to an existing topic proposal.

1.concept

Academic staff member
1.1.Topic code / 1.2.Topic title
(max 150 characters)
1.3.Short title
(max 80 characters) / 1.4.Abbreviated title
(max30 characters)
1.5.Effective from / Year / Semester
1.6.6 digit Field of Education code refer to Guide) ONE ONLY / Code: / Description:
1.7.Mode of delivery / ☐ Internal – on campus attendance required / ☐ External – mainly online with a block on campus attendance required (eg.intensives)
☐ Online – 100% online / ☐ External – distance (not online)
☐ Other (specify)
1.8.Is there a third party arrangement involved? / ☐Yes ☐No
If yes, please provide details:
1.9.Credit/unit value
If not 4.5 units provide reason
1.10.Grading mode / ☐Standard University grading (HD, DN, CR, P, F) / ☐ Non-graded pass only (NGP)
1.11.Course(s) in which this topic will be offered: / Core/option topic? / Stream/major/minor/specialisation
1.12.If any course(s) are accredited, will the introduction of this topic impact on accreditation? Provide details.
1.13.Teaching program that will administer topic / 1.14.College
1.15.Teaching Programs teaching into this topic / %
1.16.Topic Coordinator
1.17.Will this proposed topic replace an existing topic? If YES, please complete details below of the topic(s) being replaced. Please note that a Topic Change form to discontinue the superseded topic is required. Contact .
Topic code / Topic title / Proposed transition arrangement
1.18.What are the strategic and academic reasons for proposing this new topic? (max 400 words)
1.19.What are the expected enrolments for this topic? (Provide reason if less than the thresholds below)
1st year undergraduate
Threshold:30 enrolments / 2nd year undergraduate
Threshold:15 enrolments / 3rd and 4th year undergraduate
Threshold:15 enrolments / Honours and postgraduate
Threshold:7 enrolments
1.20.What resources are required for delivering this topic?(Indicate amount)
Additional staff (academic and/or professional)
Library/text resources (text books, reference books, preliminary reading)
Specialist teaching space
(laboratories, studio, etc)
Online learning team support
For online and/or blended activities, which of the following resources will students need?
☐ / Individual device (tablet)
☐ / University computer lab
☐ / Off campus internet
☐ / Other (specify)
1.21.Does the proposed effective date meet timetabling requirements? ☐YES ☐NO EQT to complete this question
1.22.Provide evidence that this proposal has been discussed with and supported by relevant key staff:
Name / Role / College / Date of consultation and outcome
Teaching Program Director(s)
Course Coordinator(s)

2.TOPIC DETAILS

Enter the topic description/syllabus(max 150 words)You are encouraged to contact the Academic Developer aligned with your College for advice.

2.2.What are the educational aims?(max 150 words)You are encouraged to contact the Academic Developer aligned with your College for advice.
2.3.What are the expected learning outcomes?(max 150 words)You are encouraged to contact the Academic Developer aligned with your College for advice.
At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:
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2.4.How do the learning outcomes contribute to the course in which the topic will be offered?(max 150 words)
2.5.Select the assessment methods that will be used (Methods will be entered into Student Two and appear online)
You are encouraged to contact the Academic Developer aligned with your College for support/advice.
☐ Assignment(s)
☐ Aural
☐ Case Studies
☐ Examination(s)
☐ Fieldwork
☐ Laboratory exercise(s)
☐ Laboratory participation
☐ Library exercise
☐ Oral / ☐ PBL
☐ Placement (clinical)
☐ Practical work
☐ Project
☐ Seminar
☐ Test(s)
☐ Tutorial participation
☐ Tutorial presentation
☐ Other (specify)
2.6.List the assessment requirements (to populate draft Statement of Assessment Methods)
Assessment name / Method / Graded/NGP / Describe the assessable work / Assessment weight as % of total assessment / List the assessed learning outcomes
2.7.Enter the tuition details including independent study expectations
(See topics on web for examples. For support, contact local timetabling staff. Use copy and paste to add more rows.)
Activity type / Pattern of delivery e.g. 2 x a fortnight OR 5 x a semester OR once only / Length of session in hours / Is timetabling required?
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Student workload hours / (Add up total hours, including independent study and clinical placement.
135 hours is standard for 4.5 unit topics.)
Specify tuition for availabilities with study modedifferent to that above
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Student workload hours / (Add up total hours, including independent study and clinical placement.
135 hours is standard for 4.5 unit topics.)

2.8.For each Study Period: Specify the mode of delivery and topic availability dates (if non–semester)

SEMESTER 1

☐ Internal study mode
(regular attendance requirements)
Select teaching location(s):
☐ Bedford Park
☐ Adelaide CBD (Victoria Square)
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☐ Tonsley
☐ Daw Park
☐ Alice Springs
☐ Darwin
☐ Riverland
☐ Other (specify)
(Barossa, Singapore, Brisbane, Nanjing etc) / ☐ Online study mode
(fully online, no on-campus attendance requirements, all materials online, Distance Education) / ☐ External study mode
(excludes fully online, no regular on campus attendance requirements;
all attendance is of incidental, irregular, special or voluntary nature, Distance Education)
Specify teaching location if applicable:

SEMESTER 2

NON SEMESTER or SUMMER SCHOOL

☐ Internal study mode
(regular attendance requirements)
Select teaching location(s):
☐ Adelaide CBD (Victoria Square)
☐ Bedford Park
☐ Tonsley
☐ Daw Park
☐ Alice Springs
☐ Darwin
☐ Riverland
☐ Other (specify)
(Barossa, Singapore, Brisbane, Nanjing etc) / ☐ Online study mode
(fully online, no on-campus attendance requirements, all materials online, Distance Education) / ☐ External study mode
(excludes fully online, no regular on campus attendance requirements;
all attendance is of incidental, irregular, special or voluntary nature, Distance Education)
Specify teaching location if applicable:
☐NS1 ☐NS2 ☐Summer School / ☐NS 1 ☐NS2 ☐Summer School / ☐NS1 ☐NS2 ☐Summer School
Start date of teaching / Start date of teaching / Start date of teaching
End date of teaching / End date of teaching / End date of teaching
Start date of assessment / Start date of assessment / Start date of assessment
End date of assessment / End date of assessment / End date of assessment
☐NS1 ☐NS2 ☐Summer School / ☐NS 1 ☐NS2 ☐Summer School / ☐NS1 ☐NS2 ☐Summer School
Start date of teaching / Start date of teaching / Start date of teaching
End date of teaching / End date of teaching / End date of teaching
Start date of assessment / Start date of assessment / Start date of assessment
End date of assessment / End date of assessment / End date of assessment
2.9.What are the topic requisites? / Provide details
a)Is enrolment in this topic restricted to admission into specific degrees/pathways? (List the degree(s) and pathways)
b)Are there any pre-requisites for enrolling in this topic?
(List the code and title. When a pre-requisite is applicable to a particular pathway/major/minor/specialisation/stream, specify the pathway.)
c)Are there any co-requisite topics that must be taken at the same time as this topic? (List the code and title)
d)Are there anti-requisite topics precluding a student from enrolling in this topic? (List the code and title)
e)Are there any enrolmentconditions for this topic?
f)Is there assumed general knowledge, skills or competencies that students are expected to have prior to enrolment in the topic?
2.10.What approach will be taken regarding Work Integrated Learning (WIL)?
☐ / PLAC / Directed work experience in industry or professional workplace
(eg clinical placement, field placement, practicum, internship)
☐ / SIM / Simulated workplace settings on campus (egmoot court, in-house production, lab)
☐ / ASS / Assessment activities designed to simulate authentic workplace activities or requirement
(egdeveloping a business plan, preparing an executive briefing, writing a professional submission, providing a service to an imagined client, objective structured clinical examination)
☐ / GEN / Generic work experience topics will be made available as electives in this course (eg. Topics that are structured in a similar manner to those designed to offer directed work experience in industry or a professional workplace, but the educational aims and learning objectives are not specific to any discipline or profession.
☐ / N/A

2.11.If there is a requirement to undertake work integrated learning in industry or the professional workplace, please provide details of the proposed WIL placement (e.g. how many hours per week, number of weeks, etc.)

Topic code and title / Approach to WIL / Hours per week * / Weeks * / Total number of hours*
2.12.Select the descriptors relating tointernationalisation embedded in this topic
Descriptors
Curricula with international content / ☐
Curricula in which the content is broadened by internationally comparative approaches / ☐
Curricula that prepares students for defined international professions / ☐
Curricula in foreign languages / ☐
Curricula in linguistics that explicitly address cross-cultural communication issues and provides training in intercultural skills / ☐
Curricula leading to internationally recognised professional qualifications / ☐
Curricula of which compulsory parts are offered at or by offshore institutions by local lecturers (including exchange and study abroad programs) / ☐
Curricula in which the content is designed specifically for international students / ☐

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2.13.Describe the extent to which Indigenous knowledge and perspectives are embedded in the aims, intended learning outcomes, curriculum and delivery of this topic.

Curricula with Indigenous Australian content / ☐
Curricula in which the content is broadened by Indigenous comparative approaches / ☐
Curricula in which the content is broadened with diverse Indigenous knowledge domains / ☐
Curricula in which the content is broadened through a focus on the regeneration and transition of Indigenous knowledges / ☐
Curricula in which the content encompasses both discipline – and Indigenous specific cultural content / ☐
Curricula in which the content references Indigenous knowledges and Indigenous peoples connection to country (lands, waters and sky) / ☐
Curricula that prepares students for working with Indigenous people, their leaders and their representatives structures/organisations / ☐
Curricula in Indigenous languages that expressly address cross-cultural communication and develops intercultural skill sets / ☐
Curricula in which the content is designed specifically for Indigenous students / ☐
Curricula in which the content is designed to provide training in Indigenous Research Methodologies / ☐
Curricula in which the content includes Indigenous histories and Indigenous viewpoints on social, cultural and historical matters / ☐
Curricula in which the content draws directly on Indigenous voices as the primary source / ☐
Curricula in which the content problematizes and broadens knowledge construction, reproduction and dissemination as a teaching and learning methodology for the inclusion of Indigenous knowledges / ☐
Curricula in which the content centres a politics of Indigenous identity, agency and cultural action. / ☐

2.14.Does this topic contribute towards acquisition of each of the graduate qualities? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Version 3.0 (FINAL) 15.06.2018