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Academic Quality

Academic Quality and Standards supports the ECU Excellence Framework, by coordinating quality improvement activities and providing support and advice in relation to:

  • course approval and accreditation;
  • preliminary course approvals for new courses, majors and specialisations;
  • administration of the Curriculum Approval and Publications System (CAPS);
  • advice on approval and publication timelines and exception processes for the withdrawal and archiving of courses, unitsets and units;
  • annual course and unit reviews (ECUonQ);
  • major course reviews;
  • professional accreditation;
  • external standards and regulations including TEQSA, ASQA, CRICOS, HESF and the AQF;
  • academic related policies and University Rules;
  • development and management of post-nominals; and
  • academic prizes.

Course Approval and Accreditation

Academic Quality and Standards manage the course approval process, including the quality and compliance review and approval processes for new and updated courses, units and unit sets.

This involves playing a key role in the course approval process, providing quality and compliance into the development of new and revised courses, majors and specialisations. Our clients are academic staff, School staff, Associate Deans (Teaching & Learning) and the academic committees.

The Academic Programs Adviser is the primary contact for course approvals, providing advice on academic programs to ensure that course approval delegations are adhered to and to advise colleagues about course and unit structures, quality requirements, documentation requirements, approval and publication timelines, and other matters relating to the development, review and archiving of courses, units and unitsets. Academic Quality and Standards also manage course approval timelines to ensure external reporting and publication dates are met.

For information and resources related to course approval and accreditation please use the following links:

Contacts:

Drew Lefroy
Phone: 6304 6654
Email: a.lefroy@ecu.edu.au

Academic Programs Adviser Portfolio:

- School of Arts and Humanities
- School of Education
- Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

Shann Phua
Phone: 6304 3043
Email: w.phua@ecu.edu.au

Academic Programs Adviser Portfolio:

- School of Business and Law
- School of Medical and Health Sciences
- Graduate Research School
- Academic Pathways
- Kurongkurl Katitjin
- Centre for Learning and Teaching

Michelle Hignett
Phone: 6304 3439
Email: m.hignett@ecu.edu.au

Academic Programs Adviser Portfolio:

- School of Nursing and Midwifery
- School of Science
- School of Engineering

Quality Reviews and Professional Accreditation

ECU’s Excellence Framework is supported by the Academic Quality and Standards unit to ensure the regular review, monitoring and continual improvement of courses and units.

The Academic Quality and Standards Advisers are the primary contacts for Schools and provide advice, guidance and support on:

Academic Quality and Standards Adviser:

Phone: 6304 5678
Email: aqs@ecu.edu.au

External Standards

We are also the key contacts in relation to external standards and regulation and provide expert advice on the Higher Education Standards Framework (HESF) 2021, the Education Services for Overseas Students Act (ESOS) 2000, the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 and other matters regulated by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).

Rules and Policies

We provide advice on the implementation of, and compliance with academic policies and rules and contribute to the review of relevant policies and rules.

Contact

For further information, please contact Academic Quality and Standards:

Email: aqs@ecu.edu.au
Phone: 6304 5678

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