(1) This Policy provides guidance on the development of subjects to ensure compliance with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)and their contribution to the aspirations articulated in the La Trobe Strategic Plan 2013-2017. (2) Applies to: (3) Subjects form the component parts of courses of the University and may be cornerstone, midpoint, capstone, core, core-choice and/or elective. (4) In designing subjects staff will ensure that all subjects and their assessment items are clearly linked to Subject Intended Learning Outcomes, and that non-elective subjects link to relevant Course Intended Learning Outcomes and Graduate Capabilities. (5) The combination of subjects within a course should ensure that all Course Learning Outcomes are addressed, and a suitable process should be adopted to demonstrate that this occurs. Subjects designed to build a major sequence should be designed in a complementary fashion to ensure that intended learning outcomes for that particular area of study are addressed. (6) Subjects should also be designed to be generally consistent with the relevant AQF Learning Outcome levels: (7) In line with the AQF and the University requirement for subjects at different levels to have qualitatively different learning outcomes, multi-level coding of subjects will not be approved. Where subjects are developed to give breadth rather than strict progression the level coding should be set at the highest level of offer. (8) When designing a subject, consideration of the means by which the subject may be offered on multiple campuses must be included. (9) The use of subject aliases will require a case developing the educational rationale to be presented to the Education Committee. (10) For subjects where discipline expertise is located outside the school/department from which a course emanates, Course Co-ordinators are required to give due consideration to the involvement of the ‘external’ discipline experts in the development and/or teaching of these subjects, as defined in the Service Teaching Policy and Procedures. (11) Nil. (12) For the purpose of this Policy:Subject Lifecycle - Subject Design Policy
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This is not a current document. It has been repealed and is no longer in force.
Responsibility for implementation – Pro Vice Chancellors (ASSC & SHE); Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors (Coursework); Heads of School; Subject Co-ordinators; and members of the subject teaching team.
Responsibility for monitoring implementation and compliance – College Academic Committees; Coursework Committee; and Education Committee.