As part of its quality management system, the College must specify where and how it receives data to bring about quality improvement.
This policy replaces the Unit Development and Improvement Survey Procedure.
This policy specifies the surveys the College conducts, or participates in, for the purposes of Quality Improvement.
This policy applies to Higher Education Courses and Students.
1 Introduction
Multiple student surveys track student attitudes and feedback across the student lifecycle in the College.
2 Surveys Participated In
The College will participate in the following surveys run by QILT (Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching)
- Graduate Outcome Survey (GOS)
- Graduate Outcome Survey Longitudinal (GOS-L)
- Student Experience Survey (SES)
- Employer Satisfaction Survey (EES)
When results are returned a report, with a list of recommendations for Quality Improvements, will be submitted to the Learning Teaching and Research Committee by the Dean of Academic Administration.
The Learning, Teaching and Research Committee will send the report with the list of agreed actions to the Academic Board.
Survey results will be made available to student through the QILT website.
3 Surveys Conducted
Survey Name | Short Name | Quality Improvement Area | Access to Reports | Initiation | Delivery Options |
New Student Survey | Transition into College | Processing Staff SLG |
Administration (Week 4) | Online | |
Early Student Perception of Unit Delivery Survey | Early-SPUD | Formative feedback on delivery | Lecturer Processing Staff |
Lecturer | Paper Online |
Student Perception of Unit Delivery Survey | SPUD | Unit/Course development | Processing Staff Director of Learning and Teaching |
Administration | Paper Online |
Academic Feedback on Unit Delivery Survey | AFUD | Unit/Course development | Processing Staff Director of Learning and Teaching |
Administration | Online |
Student Perception of Unit Teaching Survey | SPOUT | Academic development | Processing Staff Dean of Faculty Faculty Manager |
At request of Dean of Faculty or Faculty Manager | Paper Online |
Practicum Survey | Practicum Survey | Placements | Processing Staff Practicum Coordinators |
Administration | Online |
All surveys initiated by Administration will occur at the end of the Unit delivery which is usually the end of Semester except for the new student survey.
All surveys initiated by Administration will be summarised and reported to the Learning, Teaching and Research Committee with recommendations or actions for Quality Improvements and forwarded to the Academic Board for review of Quality Improvements.
All surveys will be available electronically to students, and paper copies of some surveys, to ensure high completion rates, for completion during class time.
Survey results will be made available to students in a summarised form.
Changes in the Learning and Teaching Plan due to student feedback.