PROJECT METIS: STAGE THREE – DEVELOPMENT OF RMIT ACADEMIC MODEL CRITERIA AND STANDARDS

Development of Teaching Criteria and Indicators

Research criteria and indicators to be updated/ developed (by R&I?) esp. re Research impact

Engagement criteria and indicators – need to identify SMEs (Ron Wakefield re USA examples), local universities which have adopted engagement as a criteria

ACTION / RATIONALE / DETAILS / WHO / WHEN
  1. Comms from DVCE to key stakeholders
/ To update stakeholders on developments to date and secure buy-in to next stage of project / Email to DPVCs L&T for college and school nominees (in addition to DHoS L&T and focus group participants)
Heads-up to all re review of AUTCAS criteria (esp re Scholarship requirement)
Email to VCE for PCG membership / MC for DVCE / 18-10-16
  1. Review AUTCAS criteria and Indicators
/ To make any necessary threshold amendments to reflect RMIT directions and format to facilitate review and feedback academic staff / Meeting 13th Oct to scope change
OUTCOME: starting point for RMIT deliberations / MC & HS with CS
HS/MC draft/check amendments
High level input from Ref Grp
HS to finalise / 13-10-16
17-10-16
18-10-16
19-10-16
  1. Feedback on AUTCAS from academic staff
/ Engage academic staff in design process
Test acceptance of AUTCAS as framework for RMIT / Format RMIT-customised AUTCAS to facilitate comments and suggestions
2 weeks for feedback
OUTCOME: input to design; data for website (inviting further feedback?) / HS to format
DC/CS for graphic/form design
DC to update webpages/ collate feedback
MC/CS to post and collect feedback / 20-10-16
21-10-16
24-10-16
4-11-16
  1. Review use of AUTCAS at other universities *
/ To identify options and issues encountered elsewhere
To develop a framework for validation of RMIT model / (a) Summarise AUTCAS case studies
(b) Collect additional data from Curtin, Monash, Deakin, Melbourne (Richard James), (Macquarie?)
OUTCOME: reports for website; validation framework (see below) / a)DVCE intro emails to Denise Chalmers; Angela Carbone and Beverley Oliver (Belinda Probert?) for HS/MC (MC for DVCE)
b)HS to collate data
HS to organise follow-up meetings
If Macquarie – book Gloria Blonde (exUTS) for contact / 22-10-16
22-10-16
By 11-11-16
  1. Develop 1st draft Teaching criteria and indicators
/ To develop draft for broad consultation / Source materials include AUTCAS framework, other uni versities & initial feedback from academic staff (focus group participants & nominees)
OUTCOME: validated version for final drafting / HS & MC / 16-11-11
  1. Consultation with stakeholders
/ To validate draft criteria / Incorporate feedback into 2nd draft / MC with CS/ DC / By 25-11-16
  1. Develop 2nd draft Teaching criteria and indicators
/ To develop draft for consultation with DPVCs L&T and DHOS L&T / HS & MC / 2-12-16
  1. Draft to VCE
/ OUTCOME: validated final version for VCE endorsement / 8-12-16

Review of practices at other Universities

*Proposed outcome is a report to RMIT stakeholders on the application of AUTCAS. Include table enabling comparison between like universities, with analysis of issues encountered and implications for RMIT.

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