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The National Graduate Attributes Project: Integration and Assessment of Graduate Attributes in Curriculum

Simon Barrie, Clair Hughes, Calvin Smith
The University of Sydney
2009
The University of Sydney
Griffith University, The University of Queensland
Final Report Download Document (818.73 KB)
http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/nationalgap/resources/gamap/introduction.htm http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/nationalgap/resources/discussionpapers.htm http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/nationalgap/resources/videos.htm

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Introductory Commentary

  1. The National Graduate Attributes Project Issues papers
  2. Role of Graduate Attributes in Emerging Institutional Quality Assurance Processes video
  3. Graduate attributes statements database

The National Graduate Attributes Project Issues papers: http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/nationalgap/resources/discussionpapers.htm

This is a collection of eight issues to consider in the renewal of learning and teaching experiences.
 
The National Graduate Attributes Project (GAP), a national scoping study of Australian Universities' recent activities in relation to the development of graduate attributes underpins the project.
 
The papers provide an introduction to each of the key elements identified as being important for universities to consider when engaging in curriculum renewal to achieve graduate attributes. Each paper is short and points to additional references. The eight elements of the institutional framework are not independent and recommended by the authors to be read in sequence. The papers are presented as starting points for reflection.
 
The eight papers focus on (1) Conceptualisation, (2) Stakeholders, (3) Implementation, (4) Curriculum, (5) Assessment, (6) Quality Assurance, (7) Staff Development, and (8) Student Centred. They are most helpful to those involved in considering whole of institution (or faculty) approaches to Graduate Attributes implementation. They make a good starting point and are easily downloadable separately or as one PDF document.

 

Role of Graduate Attributes in Emerging Institutional Quality Assurance Processes video: http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/nationalgap/resources/videos.htm 

This 13-minute video is titled "Role of Graduate Attributes in Emerging Institutional Quality Assurance Processes" by Dr Jeanette Baird, Australian Universities Quality Agency, and produced as part of the National Graduate Attributes Project (2007-08) which explores curriculum renewal strategies to achieve graduate attributes in Australian universities.
 
The video provides a quality assurance perspective on how universities (and higher education institutions, HEIs) implement Graduate Attributes. Dr Baird suggests there are two overall questions that HEIs should ask: "How do you know that graduates achieve the Graduate Attributes?" and "What improvements to students' learning outcomes have resulted from these Graduate Attributes?". Evidence is required to support HEIs' claims about Graduate Attributes.
 
Dr Baird then goes on to three specific areas: (1) alignment between Graduate Attributes and HEI's institutional objectives; (2) curriculum review and implementation through mapping and contextualisation; and (3) internationalisation. Other topics include (briefly): employer feedback; CEQ Generic Skills results as a proxy for Graduate Attribute achievement; curriculum mapping and the reflection required in relation to assessment; the challenges of internationalisation and Australian HEIs; consistency of the student experience across campus. Underlying this approach is the OADRI framework (Objectives, Approach, Deploy, Review and Improve).
 
This resource is particularly useful and relevant to those considering a whole of institution approach and deployment of Graduate Attributes implementation in the curriculum, as well as internal and external quality assurance. It is clearly presented and to the point. The video is easily accessible to most users, and plays within the web page and on most browsers.
 

Graduate attributes statements database:  http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/nationalgap/resources/gamap/introduction.htm

This is one of the outcomes of the National GAP (Graduate Attributes Project), a national scoping study of Australian universities' recent activities in relation to the development of graduate attributes. It is an aggregation of de-identified university graduate attributes statements, gathered in 2007-08. The statements were sorted into groups describing similar graduate attributes. They are presented as 'Enabling' level attributes (broader dispositions: scholarship, global citizenship, life-long learning) and 'Translation' level (more discrete, discipline-specific attributes: research and enquiry; information literacy; personal and intellectual autonomy; ethical, social and professional understanding and communication).

The boundaries between categories are artificial and some relate to more than one category.

This web resource includes a clickable visual map showing these eight subcategories. Links take the user to an aggregation of university statements of attributes -- for example, when universities include an attribute related to critical thinking, here are examples of how they phrase that statement. Even though these were gathered in 2007-08, they are unlikely to date -- the database shows the similarities and differences in statements.

This is a useful resource for those considering reviewing their attributes. It also shows the broad emphases in attributes across the sector.

30th September 2010

Authentic Assessment in Practice Settings: a Participatory Design Approach

Di Bloomfield, Belinda Chambers, Suzanne Egan, James Goulding, Peter Reimann, Fran Waugh, Simone White
The University of Sydney
2013
The University of Sydney
Charles Sturt University, Monash University
Final Report Download Document (1.66 MB)
http://www.teacherassessment.net/ http://socialworkfieldassessment.net/

Assessing and Assuring Australian Graduate Learning Outcomes: Principles and Practices Within and Across Disciplines

Simon Barrie, Clair Hughes, Geoffrey Crisp, Anne Bennison
The University of Sydney
2014
The University of Sydney
RMIT University, The University of Queensland
Final Report Download Document (1.55 MB)
http://www.sydney.edu.au/itl/projects/aaglo

Services Science Management and Engineering Learning and Teaching Project

Joseph Davis
The University of Sydney
2011
The University of Sydney

Themes central to the study of services were identified as: service system fundamentals, service systems management, service systems engineering, service technologies, business process modelling, knowledge management systems, customer relationship management, and modern organisations. Detailed course descriptions and some teaching materials for each of these themes were developed.

Also implemented was a Service Learning and Teaching Foundry, which provides a virtual space for students to learn important service-oriented approach/business process modelling (SOA/BPM) concepts, gain hands-on experience with service-oriented software engineering, and practise their skills using real world examples. http://soc.cse.unsw.edu.au/teachingfoundry/

The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland
http://altcgrant.it.usyd.edu.au/

Creating a Student-Centred Online Learning Environment for Report Writing in the Sciences and Engineering

Peter McGee, Helen Drury, Janet Jones, Peter O'Carroll, Richard Massey, Natassia Goode, Pam Mort, Sue Starfield, Melinda Cook, Kathy Kuzmanovic, Aida Yalcin
The University of Sydney
2009
The University of Sydney
The University of New South Wales
Final Report Download Document (1.68 MB)
http://www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/

Fostering Institutional and Cultural Change Through the Australian Network of University Science Educators: ‘SaMnet’

Manjula Sharma, Will Rifkin, Susan Jones, Brian Yates, Stephanie Beames, Marjan Zadnik, Elizabeth Johnson, Simon Pyke, Cristina Varsavsky, Kelly Matthews, Andrea Crampton, Vicky Tzioumis, Matthew Hill
The University of Sydney
2014
The University of Sydney
Charles Sturt University, Curtin University, La Trobe University, Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Adelaide, The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania
Final Report Download Document (1.34 MB)
http://samnet.edu.au

Virtual World Interview Skills Training for Health Professionals

Andrew Campbell, Andrew Gonczi, Michelle Lincoln, Steve Cumming, Krestina Amon, Victoria Neville, Melanie Nguyen, Lynne Magor-Blatch, Navjot Bhullar, Amanda George, Toni Green, Lisa Oxman, Hugh Selby
The University of Sydney
2014
The University of Sydney
The Australian National University, University of Canberra
Final Report Download Document (562.6 KB)
http://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/prometheus-twb/research.shtml