AUQA Audit Report

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AUQA Audit Report
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AUQAs report of an audit of UniSA

• What is AUQA?
• the Australian Universities Quality Agencyan
  independent national body established in 2000
• engaged in a 5 year exercise to audit all
  universities in Australiafirst cycle is about
  half way complete
• audit visit to UniSA in 2004
• Why is the audit report important?
• major, public assessment of the University
• based on a detailed and thorough examination of
  aspects of our operation on and offshore
• findings reported in the national and higher
  education press
• we must act on its findings

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AUQA findings

• An Audit report
• quite detailed, typically around 40-60 pages long
• standard format, often in same structure as an
  institutions performance portfolio
• findings include
• Commendationsfor areas of good practice
• Affirmationsareas UniSA has identified for
  improvement and is currently working on
• Recommendationsareas for improvement

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Commendations

• UniSA received 16 commendationsthese were for
  substantial and central parts of our operation.
  Included among them
• governance and managementUniSA is a well managed
  University with the management group providing
  strong leadership (Audit report page 12)the
  far-reaching aspirations of the University and
  its ability as an organisation to consistently
  move towards them, is notable (Audit report page
  3)
• program and course quality assuranceAUQA
  commends UniSA for its thorough system of course
  and program evaluation and review (Audit report
  page 23)

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Commendationscontinued

• transnational operations and international
  student servicesthe University has a strong and
  sophisticated transnational education
  organisation (Audit report page 29)throughout
  the international students lifecycle from
  recruitment to graduation UniSA is providing
  excellent information and support services (Audit
  report page 26)
• technological capabilityAUQA commends UniSA for
  its ability to identify and implement
  technological solutions that support its campuses
  and programs, both within Australia and overseas
  (Audit report page 49)
• and many more

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Affirmations Recommendations

• AUQA also identified areas where improvement is
  already in hand (affirmations) or that will
  enhance our significant achievements
  (recommendations) including
• continuing to develop Graduate Qualities
• developing a conceptual and strategic planning
  framework for community engagement
• improving market research for new programs and
  stakeholder input to program evaluation
• enhancing aspects of student-centred learning
• investigating a wider range of outcome indicators

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Conclusions

• UniSA can be proud and pleased with the results
  of the audit
• Publication of the report gives recognition for
  our efforts
• Findings can now be considered as part of our
  normal review and planning processes