Transnational Quality Assurance Procedures

Parent Policy

Collaborative Coursework Arrangements Policy

This set of procedures applies to all coursework programs that involve the delivery of Monash courses with higher education provider/s in other countries.

1. Quality monitoring and review will be undertaken to ensure that contractual arrangements are suitable and are being effectively implemented, and that the academic, business, strategic and reputational case for continuing each arrangement is appropriately considered.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

2. Monitoring and review activity consists of two elements:
a) an Annual Monitoring Report; and
b) a formal review of each agreement at least every three years. 

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

3. Annual Monitoring Report
The Annual Monitoring Report is to focus of the is on student performance and satisfaction and financial viability of each transnational arrangement.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

4. Faculties must complete and submit an Annual Monitoring Report to TQAIC before 1 October each year using the template approved by Education Committee.  

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

5. Formal Review Process
A schedule for reviews to be undertaken should be published on the TQAIC website.  It should include reviews planned at least the next three years into the future and recorded in the CHEQ Reviews Database.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

6. Where the University has multiple agreements with the one provider covering a number of courses, all courses will be included in the one review process.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

7. Agreements which are located in the same country will, wherever possible, be scheduled for review at the same time.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

8. The DVC(I) will appoint a panel (typically no more than five members) to undertake the review.  Panel members will usually be staff members experienced in transnational activities. 

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

9. The review panel will consider and report on:
  i. the suitability of the contractual arrangements and the effectiveness of their implementation; 
  ii. consistency with the original proposal; 
  iii. student performance and satisfaction data and their comparability with those of equivalent courses offered elsewhere by Monash; 
  iv.ongoing financial viability of the arrangement; 
  v. strategic and reputational issues; 
  vi. compliance with legislative requirements in the country of operation and relevant guidelines such as those issued by Department of Education, Science and Training and Universities Australia.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

10. To commence the process, a self-review will be undertaken by each faculty which operates courses under the agreement.  The self-review document will be written using a template approved by TQAIC and published on the TQAIC website.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

11. Relevant senior staff of the contractual party will be invited to make a formal written submission to the review panel.  If the panel deems appropriate a site visit may be conducted.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

12. The review will include a site visit by some or all panel members to the contractual party. The schedule for the site visit will be developed by the review panel, in consultation with relevant Monash and other staff.  The site visit will include interviews with staff involved with the Monash course (academic and administrative) and with students and will usually also include a tour of facilities. Meetings with relevant accrediting bodies or other agencies may also be included.

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

Responsibility

Transnational Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee, Faculties

Contact Person: Education Policy