The University of Wollongong recognises the importance of accountability, benchmarking and continuous improvement in its academic programs. To this end it has adopted a process for new course approvals which involves External Course Advisory Committees and has a commitment to regular unit and program review. Each Faculty updates annually its Rolling Academic Plan within which the Faculty's program for course evaluation is embedded. Policy outlines process for regular evaluation This policy outlines the process for regular evaluation of programs and courses.
Separate policies deal with review of academic units and evaluation of teaching.
Detailed guidelines attached Detailed guidelines for course and program evaluation and for evaluation of individual subjects are appended and the Academic Staff Development Committee and staff of the Academic Services Division provide an ongoing program of staff development to assist Faculties in implementing the policy and guidelines. Cross-faculty programs are encouraged by the University and should be evaluated cooperatively by the Faculties involved which will liaise in programming their review into each Rolling Academic Plan. The educational environment is dynamic. On one hand the nature of the student population and its background experience, capacity and needs is constantly changing and increasingly diverse. On the other hand, many of the disciplines are developing their fundamental information base and processes at an accelerating pace, and the social, economic and physical context in which knowledge is applied is also rapidly changing.