Australian Catholic University

Objective 1: Maintaining and enhancing the academic rigour and professional relevance of undergraduate and postgraduate courses

 

Strategies

Performance Indicators

Current Outcomes

  • Review and evaluate courses on a cyclical basis
Graduate satisfaction as demonstrated through responses For 1994 and 1995 CEQ mean scores for overall satisfaction are reported as higher than the national average for listed fields of study as follows:
  • Optimise cost-effectiveness
  • Increase opportunities for access to courses off- campus and across campuses, including greater use of information technology
  • Provide professional development opportunities in teaching and learning for all academic staff, including skills for flexible learning modes
to Graduate Careers Council (GCCA) Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) 1994

 

 

1995

 

Humanities & Social Sciences

Education

Health

Business Studies

Education

Health

ACU

43

33

43

33

28

32

National

37

26

24

32

27

21

  • Continue systematic procedures for faculty quality assurance and improvement on an annual basis
Graduate satisfaction as demonstrated through responses to Graduate Careers Council (GCCA) Course Experience Questionnaire

 

 

For 1996 and 1997, the proportion of students across the University who are broadly satisfied with the following criteria is shown as increasing, as shown by the aggregated CEQ responses:

1996 Good Teaching 69.4%

Generic Skills 79.9%

Overall Satisfaction 85.9%

1997 Good Teaching 74.0%

Generic Skills 83.3%

Overall Satisfaction 87.7%

1994 and 1995 data were collated and recorded at campus level and are not recorded in the above format (institutional level).

  Satisfaction of employers as measured through graduate attributes and employer satisfaction surveys
  • Graduate attributes and employer satisfaction surveys being developed during 1998 for implementation in 1999.
  • Advice/feedback through Advisory Committee meetings for all courses reviewed in 1997. All courses are reviewed as part of a five-year process.
Since 1997 the University has been endeavouring to improve the response rates, and accuracy of data received for the GCCA surveys. During the period 1994 to 1997 the number of fields of study listed increased in line with changes to the recording of fields of study at the University, and also in line with an increase in the number of fields of study being offered across the University. Graduate employment rates as demonstrated through GCCA Graduate Destination Surveys (GDS)

 

  • ACU had the highest employment rate listed in 1996 for total graduates of all ages, and the 2nd highest rate for students under 25.
  • GDS employment rates listed for bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 in full-time employment are significantly above the national average as follows:
  • 1994 ACU 61.6% (National 46.4%)
  • 1995 ACU 83.0% (National 76.6%)
  • 1996 ACU 85.9% (National 78.4%)
  • The proportion of graduates in full-time study, as set out in the GDS, increased from 9.3% in 1994 to 13.3% in 1995, and in line with the downward trend for the national average, decreased to 10.8% in 1996.
  Student demand for places in courses at ACU Increased number of first preference applications in Queensland
  • 1996 837 at a time when the number of first preference
  • 1997 851 applications in Queensland decreased 1.5%.
  Retention, progress and completion rates
  • 1997 retention rate of 81.6%, up from 81.4% in 1996
  • Progress rates remained constant at 92% since 1995.
  • Based on 1997 equivalent full-time student unit (EFTSU) figures, course completions in 1997 were at a rate of 0.405 course completions per EFTSU.
  Outcomes from annual faculty Quality Management Plans
  • Details of objectives achieved in line with Faculty Quality Management Plans are set out in Faculty Annual Reports.
  • Specific outcomes include the development of Flexible Modes of delivery, and the integration of courses across campuses.

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