Articulation agreements: 1) formal arrangements with a higher education provider for the automatic granting of credit towards a Monash course for work undertaken at the host higher education provider/s; and/or
2) an arrangements that guarantees entry to a Monash course for a certain level of performance in a course at the host higher education provider/s.
Either aspect of an articulation agreement will normally involve collaborative teaching and/or curriculum development, or at least provisions in the agreement for Monash University to be notified in advance of any changes to course curriculum at the host higher education provider/s. Block Credit Transfer Arrangement: Involves credit being granted for a whole section of a course such as a semester or year of full-time study in the course, not necessarily for specified units (see credit transfer policy and procedures). CHEQ: Centre for Higher Education Quality Collaborative Delivery: Where Monash and a higher education provider share responsibility for providing teaching, academic support, administration, support services or facilities for a particular course. Monash is the home higher education provider, and students are enrolled and classified as Monash students. Course: The accumulation of units, according to a set of rules, that leads to the award of a qualification (eg Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Engineering). Curriculum: The specifications for a course or unit which describe all the learning experiences a student undergoes, generally including objectives, content, intended learning outcomes, teaching methodology, recommended or prescribed assessment tasks, assessment exemplars, etc. Higher Education Provider: A public or private body that is established or recognised by or under the law of the government of the home country. The higher education provider offers diploma or degree level courses equivalent to Monash standards. Host Higher Education Provider: The higher education provider at which a student undertakes a certain number of units as for a specified period of time. Home Higher Education Provider: The higher education provider at which the student has enrolled in a specified award course, and from where the student will graduate. Joint degree program: Where Monash and host higher education provider/s jointly develop a program and each higher education provider cross credits the units undertaken at the other institution. Off-campus (also referred to as Distance Education): Off-campus learning is a flexible mode of study. It is based on a combination of independent learning materials and learning support systems. Off campus learning requires minimal or no student attendance on campus. Transnational collaborative delivery program: A collaborative delivery program offered in an overseas location, excluding Monash campuses or centres. TQAIC: Transnational Quality Assurance Implementation Committee Twinning Programs: A course, formalised by an agreement, where a reputable higher education provider delivers the first year or two years of an undergraduate course and Monash delivers the final year or sometimes two years at one of its campuses. Students who successfully complete the host higher education providers program are granted credit to enter into the final stage of a Monash course. Students are enrolled as Monash students and are taught by Monash academics. The division of time spent between Monash and the host higher education provider is described by such labels as ‘1+2’, ‘2+1’ or ‘2+2’ Unit: The basic component of a course. |