Terms of reference

To advise the Faculty on each of the following:

Leadership, organisational structure and management

1. The Faculty's success in maintaining and developing its academic standing and reputation both within and beyond the University.
2. The alignment of the Faculty's vision and its development strategy with university strategic directions and policy and planning documents (Monash University: Excellence and Diversity: Strategic Framework 2004-8; Learning and Teaching Plan; Research and Research Training Management Plan; Global Development 2002-6, Marketing Plan 2002-3 Leading the Way: Monash 2020).
3. The effectiveness of the Faculty's organisational structure and its policies and procedures in promoting, realising and sustaining a positive and productive workplace, considering such matters as:
   • organisational climate and working relations
   • consultation both within and beyond the Faculty
   • staff development and performance management
   • equity objectives.
4. The effectiveness of the Faculty's organisational structure and its policies and procedures in promoting, realising and sustaining positive outcomes consistent with its vision and its development strategy, including such matters as:
   • quality assurance
   • financial management including the alignment of planning, budgeting and funding
   • risk management.

Environment, resources and support services

5. The appropriateness of the staffing profile for enabling the Faculty to promote, realise and sustain positive outcomes consistent with its vision and development strategy.
6. The appropriateness of the distribution of physical, library and IT resources for enabling the Faculty to promote, realise and sustain positive outcomes consistent with its vision and development strategy.
7. The quality and efficiency of the delivery of support services (student, academic, physical, library and IT).

Course and unit profile

8. The appropriateness and sustainability of the Faculty's profile of award and non-award courses and units, considering such matters as:
   • the existing and potential student profile
   • market attractiveness and student demand
   • professional standards and informed community requirements and expectations
   • flexibility, accessibility, location and modes of offering
   • the allocation of resources .
9. The effectiveness of the Faculty's decision making and other processes and procedures for introducing, developing, revising and rationalising award and non-award courses to ensure effective use of resources (human, physical and financial) , including where partnerships and other organisational relationships are involved.
10. The quality and accuracy of advice (including marketing, academic and other course advice) provided to students from initial contact to enrolment, course progression and beyond.
11. The appropriateness of admissions, credit, fees and scholarships policies and procedures in relation to the Faculty's vision and its development strategy.

Students, teaching, learning and assessment

12. The Faculty's success in producing the graduates it envisions considering:
    • the student profile
    • equity objectives
    • student progress and achievement
    • the qualities and quality of graduates
    • graduate destinations.
13. The appropriateness and quality of the curriculum and pedagogy of courses and units (including placements and fieldwork) in relation to the existing and potential student profile and the Faculty's vision for teaching and learning and research training, and the effectiveness of processes and procedures for course and unit development and review.
14. The appropriateness of information and feedback to students, considering such matters as:
    • the Faculty's commitment to academic excellence and consistency of standards
    • the alignment of assessment processes and tasks with course and unit objectives
    • the quality and timeliness of feedback
    • complaints and grievances
    and the effectiveness of processes and procedures for monitoring, maintaining and developing consistently good practice in this regard.

Research and research training

15. The range and scope of research activity and the performance and reputation of the Faculty in relation to its research and scholarship.
16. The Faculty's processes and procedures to monitor, maintain and develop excellence in research, considering such matters as:
    • information, induction and mentoring
    • facilities and infrastructure
    • research culture
    • research relationships (including collaborations and partnerships)
    • the role and contribution of Centres.
17. The Faculty's processes and procedures to monitor, maintain and develop excellence in research training, considering such matters as:
    • information and induction
    • facilities and infrastructure
    • research supervision training
    • collegial support community
    • complaints and grievances.

Professional and community activities

18. The range, scope and impact of the Faculty's professional and community engagement, considering such matters as:
    • the local community, associations, employers, public and private sector organizations
    • participation in local, national and international professional societies and activities
    • partnerships and other relationships
    • public commentary and advocacy
19. The performance and reputation of the Faculty and its Centres in relation to the academic and business facets of its commercial provision of research, development, and consultancy and professional advice and services.
20. The Faculty's processes and procedures to monitor, maintain and develop the quality of its professional and community engagement.