Learning & Teaching

C1. Processes at the Course Level

The assessment related responsibilities at the course coordinator level are a combination of academic, pedagogical, professional, management and quality assurance issues. The academic, pedagogical and professional issues should be clarified in conjunction with the academic staff involved, External Advisory Committee members and representatives of professional organisations. The resultant overall structure for the course should incorporate assessment strategies relevant to the course outcomes. These broad assessment strategies will then be translated into actual assessment tasks within individual subjects. The Course coordinator has a quality assurance role to ensure that the balance and timing of assessment tasks between subjects is appropriate. Quality review by the course coordinator should also incorporate a plan for the regular review of subjects and courses, with processes to act on the outcomes of such reviews.

Overall plan - Subject assessment is integrated into an overall plan for course assessment; and

  • there is a clear alignment between expected learning outcomes, what is taught and learnt, and the knowledge and skills assessed; and
  • there is a steady progression in the complexity and demands of assessment requirements in the later years of courses.
  • Ideally the overall course plan is developed in conjunction with internal academics and relevant external professionals and organisations via an External Course Advisory Committee.
  • Course and Subject Approval Kit
Student workloads are considered in scheduling and designing assessment tasks.
  • A factor to be considered by the Unit-level assessment committee.
Subject outlines are reviewed before session for consistency and completeness of information on assessment.
A variety of assessment methods is employed so that the limitations of particular methods are minimised.
  • Table 1 in Section A
There is a regular cycle of review of courses/ subjects that includes review of the appropriateness and monitoring of assessment.
  • Course and Subject Review Guidelines
Review of subjects includes communication with co-ordinators of all course programs that include the subject/s.
  • As above
Last reviewed: 25 October, 2011