UniSA’s sixteen AUQA commendations
Listed below are the 16 commendations for good practice singled out by auditors from the Australian Universities Quality Agency as part of their report on the University of South Australia.
1. AUQA commends UniSA for its comprehensive annual planning and review
cycle that provides a solid framework for quality improvement.
2. The regular and productive monitoring and self-review of the University
Council.
3. Strong and effective management systems.
4. Effectiveness in the management of change.
5. The successful achievement of its goal of providing flexible delivery
models.
6. Its thorough system of course and program evaluation and review.
7. The information and support services it provides to international
students.
8. Its quality assurance system for transnational programs.
9. Introduction of a number of systems and processes to manage and support
research education, while noting that some are too recent for their
effectiveness to be assessed.
10. Commitment to, and range of activities in, community engagement,
particularly the UniSA Northern Adelaide Project.
11. Attention to the training and development needs of staff.
12. The training of promotion committee members.
13. The highly-valued services provided to both students and staff by the
Flexible Learning Centre.
14. The Library for its active support of the University's needs, and
particularly its attention to transnational programs.
15. Its ability to identify and implement technological solutions that
support its campuses and programs, both within Australia and overseas.
16. Blueprint 2005 which was soundly conceptualised and well-managed, and
has engendered a positive spirit.