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The Faculty will evaluate the viability of its programs and units using an agreed set of indicators and referenced against Faculty and University objectives.
Membership of the Review Panel
The Deputy Dean, Education, will establish a review panel each year consisting of:
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Associate Dean (Undergraduate) – Panel Chair;
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Heads of Departments or nominee/s;
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Course Directors;
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Heads of Schools where relevant;
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Finance Manager; and
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Faculty Manager or nominee/s.
Course Viability
Courses making less than 20 offers in the VTAC selection are referred to the review process.
In addition, any program with a commencing load of less than 20 EFTSL, or that which is deemed in some other way no longer relevant, will be referred to the review panel.
The panel makes an assessment of the program, in conjunction with returning EFTSL and total load EFTSL data.
The panel may, at its discretion, vary the EFTSL criteria for Graduate/Postgraduate programs.
The criteria for determination include:
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educational considerations;
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financial considerations;
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strategic importance to the Faculty and/or the University;
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role in double degrees or other combinations; and
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period of time course been offered (with a three year honeymoon period for new courses).
The recommendation to discontinue or disestablish the course is made by the Course and Unit Viability Review panel.
Unit Viability
The criteria for unit viability is 20 enrolments for every unit offering option for the lowest paying unit. The panel will review unit viability with regard to the number of times the unit is offered, campus of offering and mode of offering.
The criteria for determination include:
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educational considerations;
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financial considerations;
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strategic importance of the unit to the Department and/or the Faculty;
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frequency of offering;
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campus of offering; and
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mode of offering.
The panel proposes a recommendation to the Faculty Education Committee regarding the retention or disestablishment of units.
The Faculty Education Committee makes a recommendation on retention or disestablishment of units.
If the panel recommends the unit be disestablished, the Head of Department may submit a response to Faculty Education Committee as to why the unit should be retained using the relevant criteria for determination.
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