Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00105:reg:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00105
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 23737–26890

3              Teaching

3.1            Course Design

1.         The design for each course of study is specified and the specification includes:

a.    the qualification(s) to be awarded on completion

b.    structure, duration and modes of delivery

c.    the units of study (or equivalent) that comprise the course of study

d.    entry requirements and pathways

e.    expected learning outcomes, methods of assessment and indicative student workload

f.     compulsory requirements for completion

g.    exit pathways, articulation arrangements, pathways to further learning, and

h.    for a course of study leading to a Bachelor Honours, Masters or Doctoral qualification, includes the proportion and nature of research or research-related study in the course.

2.         The content and learning activities of each course of study engage with advanced knowledge and inquiry consistent with the level of study and the expected learning outcomes, including:

a.    current knowledge and scholarship in relevant academic disciplines

b.    study of the underlying theoretical and conceptual frameworks of the academic disciplines or fields of education or research represented in the course, and

c.    emerging concepts that are informed by recent scholarship, current research findings and, where applicable, advances in practice.

3.         Teaching and learning activities are arranged to foster progressive and coherent achievement of expected learning outcomes throughout each course of study.

4.         Each course of study is designed to enable achievement of expected learning outcomes regardless of a student's place of study or the mode of delivery.

5.         Where professional accreditation of a course of study is required for graduates to be eligible to practise, the course of study is accredited and continues to be accredited by the relevant professional body.

3.2            Staffing

1.         The staffing complement for each course of study is sufficient to meet the educational, academic support and administrative needs of student cohorts undertaking the course.

2.         The academic staffing profile for each course of study provides the level and extent of academic oversight and teaching capacity needed to lead students in intellectual inquiry suited to the nature and level of expected learning outcomes.

3.         Staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles in courses or units of study are equipped for their roles, including having:

a.    knowledge of contemporary developments in the discipline or field, which is informed by continuing scholarship or research or advances in practice

b.    skills in contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles relevant to the discipline, their role, modes of delivery and the needs of particular student cohorts, and

c.    a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for the course of study, or equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise, except for staff supervising doctoral degrees having a doctoral degree