C/4.3 Capabilities for QUT graduates

Contact Officer	Pro Vice-Chancellor (Digital Learning)
Approval Date	18/03/2016
Approval Authority	University Academic Board
Date of Next Review	31/03/2019

4.3.1 Policy principles
4.3.2 Policy outcomes
4.3.3 Capabilities
4.3.4 Implementation and monitoring
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Modification History

4.3.1 Policy principles

QUT is committed to developing graduates who will thrive in changing and volatile environments over the long term, contribute productively as individuals and in teams and combine depth in professional knowledge with broad perspectives based on exposure to new ideas and different cultures. Industry, the professions and the community need to be confident that graduates will have employability skills as well as disciplinary expertise and be prepared to effectively contribute to an ever changing environment. Graduates, in turn, need to be confident in articulating and demonstrating their capabilities and their preparedness for a challenging and dynamic future.

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4.3.2 Policy outcomes

This policy is intended to:

provide reference points for graduate capabilities that are articulated and developed through QUT courses
provide faculties with guidance on the implementation of graduate capabilities within courses.

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4.3.3 Capabilities

QUT courses aim to develop graduates who can demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills that are informed by the following reference points:

the field(s) of education or disciplines involved
the QUT Real World Learning 2020 Vision
the relevant Australian Qualifications Framework level criteria and qualification type descriptor and the Higher Education Standards Framework
professional capabilities including, where relevant, those stipulated for qualifications with professional accreditation or recognition.

These reference points should inform:

the development of course learning outcomes for the mapped components of each course including discipline knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills
students’ course learning experiences
the assurance of learning that students demonstrate as part of their course of study.

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4.3.4 Implementation and monitoring

The University recognises that capabilities for graduates are ideally articulated, developed and assessed within discipline and interdisciplinary contexts. Course coordinators and course teams are responsible for designing, implementing and assuring the mapped components of courses that develop and evidence graduate capabilities in line with QUT’s whole of course design approach (C/4.1). Course design, development and review processes should also leverage close collaborations with employers, industry and/or professional bodies, students and alumni to inform the graduate capabilities in courses.

The appropriateness of the course design to develop and assure graduate capabilities is initially considered during course accreditation (C/4.1) and monitored throughout implementation as part of the course quality assurance (C/4.6) and evaluation of courses, units, teaching and student experience (C/4.7). Assurance of learning is monitored through formal assuring practices undertaken by unit coordinators and course coordinators during the accreditation period.

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Modification History

Date	Sections	Source	Details
18.03.16	All	University Academic Board	Revised policy
19.02.11	All	Vice-Chancellor	Policy revised to include approved name change for Office of Teaching Quality to Learning and Teaching Unit
23.07.10	C/.4.3.6	University Academic Board	Policy revised to include SAMS terminology and processes
18.09.09	All	University Academic Board	Revised policy
14.11.08	All	University Academic Board	Policy renumbered to C/4.3 (formerly C/1.4)
01.07.05	All	University Academic Board	Revised to include updated statement of postgraduate capabilities for research higher degree graduates (endorsed by Teaching and Learning Committee 14.06.05 and University Research and Development Committee 03.06.05)
26.11.04	C/4.3.3	Chair, University Academic Board	Revised policy (approved executively by Chair, University Academic Board 26.11.04)
16.11.04	All	Secretariat	Editorial (renumbered to C/1.4 - formerly C/1.3)
13.08.04	All	University Academic Board	Revised to include statement on graduate capabilities in postgraduate courses (endorsed by Teaching and Learning Committee 27.07.04)
16.11.01	All	University Academic Board	Approved new graduate capabilities

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