Faculty of Business and Economics

Curricula, teaching methods and assessment

1. Improve quality of course outlines by complying with Faculty guidelines and having this ready for first day of semester
2. Reduce staff student ratio
3. Provide timely assessment and feedback
4. Use Student Evaluation of Course report to improve teaching
5. Improve assessment methods
• Develop policies on examination moderation
• Develop marking criteria and rubric
• Develop policies on extension and late assignments
• Develop policies on timing and amount of assignments for students at different levels
• Identify weak and underperforming students for remedial teaching and counselling

CC, HOS, AD (L&T)

2010-12

1. Short turn-around time
2. Development of examination moderation policy which is benchmarked
3. Development and use of marking criteria and rubric for each course
4. Development and use of student workload model
5. Number of remedial teaching undertaken

1.4 Convert additional full programmes at both Undergraduate and postgraduate level into a flexible distance learning format

1. Assess status of courses in different modes
2. Identify courses to be converted into DFL format
3. Identify courses to be revised
4. Develop plan for revision and conversion of courses into a DFL format
5. Increase number of Accounting courses to be converted into DFL format
6. Offer MCom Professional Accounting courses on trimester basis
7. Increase number of Governance courses to be converted into DFL format

HOSs, CC, HOS SOAF & staff HOS SGDIA & staff

2010-2012

1. Number of full programs offered in DFL format
2. Number of courses revised
3. Number of courses converted into DFL format
4. Number of accounting courses converted into DFL format
5. Number of Governance courses converted into DFL format

1.5 Have external Advisers for all programs

1. Act on recommendations of External Advisers who visited in 2009
2. Have EAs for other schools on site
3. Act on recommendations

HOS – SOAF, SOE, SOMPA, GSB HOS – STHM, SAFT, SGDIA HOS – STHM, SAFT, SGDIA

2010-12 2010-2012

1. School reports and action plans submitted to Council
2. Implementation of plans

1.6 Seek International accreditation of professional degrees

1. Identify requirements for accreditation
2. Start discussion with international accreditation body
3. Develop plan for fulfilling requirements for accreditation
4. Establish MOU with several Australian and NZ Universities

HOS – SOAF, STHM and staff

2010-12

1. Accreditation of Programs

1.8 Increase student work-placements, attachments and internships

1. Identify ministries/organizations etc where students can do attachments
2. Develop policies on timing, duration and accreditation of this component into the course
3. Develop plan for implementation of work placement plan

STAR, HOSs, Program Advisory Committee, CC

2010-12

1. Number of students on work placement each year

1.9 Implement graduate attributes in all courses and programs (The University will deliver relevant and high quality programs leading to improved levels of student success and graduates who are

1. knowledgeable and well-informed
2. creative and critical thinkers
3. superior problem solvers
4. effective communicators and team players
5. competent team leaders
6. innovative and entrepreneurial
7. ICT and information literate
8. socially and culturally responsive and
9. self motivated and independent learners

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1. Identify school specific graduate attributes
2. Students to begin study portfolios to file evidences of such attributes as team work etc
3. Mapping of courses to assess inclusion of attributes

STAR, HOS, staff

1.10 Implement a standardized student workload

1. Develop policy on student workload at 100,200 and 300 levels.

HOS, Staff

1. Implement student workload model

1.11 Expand the face to face component where viable

1. Offer course by face to face in regional campus on condition they have the numbers
2. Continue with cohort group face to face teaching in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
3. Offer face to face tutorial to students in regional campuses during mid-semester break if they have the numbers

CC, HOS

1. Number of courses offered on Laucala campus during the breaks and offered in regional campuses as flexi schools

2.1. Conduct a review of the whole academic portfolio in terms of relevance, quality and viability

1. All courses to have course outlines and to follow faculty Course guidelines
2. Map courses for overlap
3. Map courses for incorporation of graduate attributes
4. Develop policies on examination moderation
5. Develop student workload policy at different levels – timing and amount of assignments

STAR, HOS and staff

2010-12

2.2 Introduce four core courses at Undergraduate level

1. Introduce UU 114 and UU100
2. Introduce UU2xx-Pac Studies and UU2xx Information

Mandatory

2010 2011

1. Courses included in all programs

2.3 Promote Pacific consciousness to all staff and students

1. Inclusion of the 200 level Pacific Studies course
2. Ensure Pacific content in courses

2010-12

1. Pacific Studies course offered to all students

2.4 Based on regional needs and market assessments offer a broader range of Masters Degrees

1. Develop Executive MBA program
2. Fully develop the Masters in Accounting (Professional) by course work program
3. Fully develop the Masters in Finance by coursework
4. Develop Masters Program in International Affairsand Diplomacy

Dean, Head, GSB and staff Dean, Head, SOAF and staff Dean, Head, SOAF and staff Dean, Head, SGDIA and staff

2010-2012

1. Approval of Executive MBA program
2. Offerring of Mcom (Professional)
3. Approval of core courses in Mcom (Finance)
4. Approval of aster

2.5 Further develop courses and Programs that meet regional priorities, particularly in the areas of Pacific Studies, Social change and Development, Economic Growth, Trade and Development, Governance, Security and Public Sector Management, Agriculture and Food Security and Technology

1. Develop Honors program in Economics
2. Develop courses and programs in Trade and Development
3. Develop courses in Governance – Diplomacy and International Affairs
4. New Courses in Public Sector Management
5. Develop courses in Preliminary Economics and Accounting
6. Development of Postgraduate in Forensic Accounting Program
7. Offer B Com Hotel Management

Dean, HOS-SOE HOS – SGDIA and staff HOS – SOMPA and staff

2010-2012

1. The approval of Honors program
2. The approval of courses and programs

Offer flexi schools in regional campuses on demand basis Offer accounting courses in face to face mode in Solomon Islands

2010

Provide more staff-student interaction through informal meetings and student society Provide more interaction with the industry through the Program advisory Committee

Implement the Graduate Employment Plan

3.1 Improve peer review teaching

1. Staff training in peer review of teaching
2. Identify groups in each school to review each other’s teaching
3. Implement peer review of teaching

AD (LnT), HOS, Staff

2010-2012

Implementation of peer review of teaching

3.2 Introduce a Teaching Excellence Award

1. Set up faculty committee on Teaching excellence
2. Develop criteria for Teaching excellence
3. Implement policy in each school for a Faculty award
4. Faculty winner to go for the Institution award

Dean, AD (LnT) and HOSs

2010-2012

1. Set up of faculty committee on teaching excellence
2. Award of faculty excellence

3.3 Improve training and staff development of academic staff through Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Tertiary Teaching

1. Identify staff members with no teaching qualification
2. Develop plan for training of identified staff members needing training.
3. Implement plan

AD (LnT) and HOSs

1. Number of Staff trained each year

3.3a Improve staffing profile &staff development

1. Hire more senior staff
2. Staff to attend short workshops on teaching and learning and DFL training programs
3. Junior staff to do PhD overseas
4. Staff to attend relevant local and international conferences

3.4 Improve process for student evaluation of teaching

1. Report on issues raised by students in SEC
2. Issues are submitted to ASQC and relevant sections for action
3. Students are informed of actions taken in Course Outline
4. Development of continuous online feedback process in order to capture student concerns during the course rather than at the end of the course
5. Detailed analysis of in-house student evaluation

CC and HOS AD (LnT) Head of SOAF

1. Increase in response rate

3.5 Significantly expand the implementation of Moodle as a learning management system

1. Identify courses to use MOODLE
2. Develop plan for implementation of Moodle to identified courses
3. Implement plan

HOS, CC

1. Number of courses using MOODLE